Nirupam Pal ProfessorEnvironmentalEmail: npal@calpoly.edu Office Hours Education B.Tech., Calcutta University, India, 1984M.Tech., Calcutta University, India, 1986Ph.D., New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1993 Interests Biodegradation of hazardous wastes (industrial waste, groundwater, soil)Metabolic manipulationOptimization of bioreactor configurationMicrobial kineticsMicrobial production of value added products from spent wastesPollution prevention