Phanikumar Mantha
Phanikumar Mantha
Associate Professor
Research Biography
Dr. Mantha's research interests are in the area of reactive transport and the fate of contaminants in surface water and groundwater. The focus of his current research is on understanding near-shore processes in the Great Lakes and the transport of pathogens in the environment. He is particularly interested in integrating laboratory and field-scale observations with modeling to explore the relevant processes and parameters. Dr. Mantha is developing improved methods for reactive transport modeling in the presence of physical and chemical heterogeneity as well as models for surface water groundwater interaction.
Selected Publications
- C. Shen, M.S. Phanikumar, T.T. Fong, I. Aslam, S.L. Molloy and J.B. Rose, Evaluating Bacteriophage P22 as a Tracer in a Complex Surface Water System: The Grand River, Michigan, Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 42, No. 7, pp. 2426-2431, doi: 10.1021/es02317t (2008).
- M.S. Phanikumar, I. Aslam, C. Shen, D.T. Long and T.C. Voice, Separating Surface Storage from Hyporheic Retention in Natural Streams Using Wavelet Decomposition of Acoustic Doppler Current Profiles, Water Resources Research, Vol. 43, No. 5, W05406, doi: 10.1029/2006WR005104 (2007).
- L. Liu, M.S. Phanikumar, D.J. Schwab, S.. Molloy, R.L. Whitman, D.A. Shively, M.B. Nevers and J.B. Rose, Modeling the Transport and Inactivation of E. Coli and Enterococci in the Near-shore Region of Lake Michigan, Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 40, No., 16, pp. 5022-5028, doi: 10.1021/es060438k (2006).
- M.S. Phanikumar, D.W. Hyndman, X. Zhao and M.J. Dybas, A Three-Dimensional Model of Microbial Transport and Bioremediation at the Schoolcraft, Michigan Site, Water Resources Research, Vol. 41, WO5011, doi: 10.1029 / 2004WR003376 (2005).
Selected Achievements and Awards
- Lilly Teaching Fellow, Michigan State University, 2004
- Project Member, Outstanding Remediation Project Award, NGWA, 2002
- Professor C.V. Raman Young Scientist Award, India, 1996