Lecturer
General Engineering
B01-L Holtzendorff Hall, Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: (864) 656-2542
Email: hkhedun@clemson.edu
Courses Taught
- ENGR 1020 - Engineering Disciplines and Skills
- ENGR 1410 - Programming and Problem Solving
Education
- Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of Mauritius (2012)
- D.E.S.S. Sciences et Gestions de l’Environnement Tropical (M.S., Environmental Science and Management), Université de la Réunion (2002)
- B.Eng. (Hons.) Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Mauritius (2001)
Experience
- Postdoctoral researcher, Texas A&M University
- Lecturer, University of Mauritius
Research and Teaching Interests
- Renewable energy
- Biomass and biofuels
- Solid waste management
- Environmental engineering and management
- Engineering economics
- Chemical engineering unit operations
Professional Activities
- Consultant for the National characterization of hazardous waste in Mauritius (2008)
- Scientific Assistant for the Collaborative Curriculum Development on Waste Management in Africa and the Pacific region (CODWAP) funded by ACP-EU (2009-2011)
Honors and Awards
- Fulbright Scholarship- Research Scholar at Artie McFerrin Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University (2007)
- Scholarship from the French Government (2001)
Selected Publications
- Rughoonundun H., Fu Z., Mann T., Holtzapple, M. T., Wales M., (2020) Oxidative submerged lime pretreatment and high-solids saccharification of corn stover. Biomass and Bioenergy. 139, 105626.
- Rughoonundun, H., Holtzapple, M. T. (2017). Converting wastewater sludge and lime-treated sugarcane bagasse – a potential pathway to ethanol biofuel production. Biomass and Bioenergy. 105, 73-82.
- Bond A., Rughoonundun, H., Petersen E., Holtzapple C., Holtzapple, M. T. (2017). Shock Treatment of Corn Stover. Biotechnology Progress, 33, 815-823.
- Rughoonundun, H., Mohee, R., Holtzapple, M. T. (2012). Influence of the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio on the production of carboxylic acids from the fermentation of sludge. Bioresource Technology. 112, 91-97.
- Rughoonundun, H., Granda, C., Mohee, R., Holtzapple, M.T. (2010) Effect of thermochemical pretreatment on sewage sludge and its impact on carboxylic acids production. Waste Management, 30, 1614-1621.
- Rughoonundun. H. (2008) Fermentation of sewage sludge using the MixAlco process. Journal of the University of Mauritius, 15, 350-357.
Book Chapters
- Nowbuth, M. D., H. Rughoonundun, C. P. Khedun (2018), Ocean Renewable Energy, in The Blue Economy Handbook of the Indian Ocean Region, Attri, V.N. and N. Bohler-Muller (Eds.), Africa Institute of South Africa, South Africa.
- Khedun, C.P., Sanchez-Flores, R., Rughoonundun, H., Kaiser, R.A. (2014). World water supply and use: Challenges for the future. Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems, 2nd ed., van Alfen, N.K. (Ed.), Elsevier, pp. 450-466.
