Professional Interests:

• PM2.5 emission from automotive and aviation fuel combustion 
• Combustion chemistry and elementary reaction kinetics
• Mechanisms of formation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans 
• THC and PCDD/F emissions from cofired and non-cofired cement kilns
• Process modifications for sewage sludge incinerators to minimize NOx and yellow plume emissions
• Understanding catalytic effects of various surfaces on pollutant formation in post-combustion zones

Education:

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1992
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Osmania University, 1987

Affiliations:

American Institute of Chemical Engineers 

Selected Publications:

P. Varanasi, A. Fullana, and S. S. Sidhu, “Remediation of PCB contaminated Soils Using Iron Nano-Particles,” Chemosphere, 66, 1031, 2006.

M. S. P. Kahandawala, S. A. Corera, S. Williams, C. D. Campbell and S. S. Sidhu, “Investigation of Kinetics of Iso-octane Ignition under Scramjet Conditions,” Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 38, 194, 2006.

S. Sidhu, B. Gullett, R. C. Striebich, J. Klosterman, J. Contreras, and M. DeVito, “Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Emissions From Combustion Sources,” Atmos. Environ., 39, 801, 2005.

M. S. P. Kahandawala, J. L. Graham, and S. S. Sidhu, “Particulate Emission from Combustion of Diesel and Fischer-Tropsch Fuels: A Shock Tube Study," Energy and Fuels, 18, 289, 2004.

A. Fullana, A. A. Carbonell-Barrachina, and S. S. Sidhu, “Comparison of Volatile Aldehydes in the Cooking Fumes of Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Olive, and Canola Oils,” J. Agric. Food Chem., 52, 5207, 2004.

M. S. P. Kahandawala, J. L. Graham, and S. S. Sidhu, “Impact of Lubricating Oil on Particulates during Combustion of Diesel Fuel – A Shock Tube Study,” Fuel, 83, 1829, 2004.

S. Sidhu and P. Edwards, “Role of Phenoxy Radicals in PCDD/F Formation,” Int. J. Chem. Kinet., 34, 531, 2002.

S. S. Sidhu, N. Kasti, P. Edwards, and B. Dellinger, "Hazardous Air Pollutants Formation from Reactions of Raw Meal Organics in Cement Kilns," Chemosphere 42, 499, 2001.

A. Wehrmeier, S. S. Sidhu, P. H. Taylor, W. A. Rubey, and B. Dellinger, "Role of Copper Species in Acetylene Chlorination and Molecular Growth Reactions," Environ. Sci. Technol., 32, 2741, 1998.

S. S. Sidhu, L. Maqsud, and B. Dellinger, "The Homogeneous, Gas-Phase Formation of Chlorinated and Brominated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins from 2,4,6-Trichloro- and 2,4,6-Tribromophenols," Combust. Flame, 100, 11, 1995.