Dr. Edward Kwaku Armah
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Focus: cold-region bioremediation experiments
People
Researchers, students, and alumni in the Dr. Torlapati's Research Group at Rowan University. Tags show project affiliations and domain (e.g., DoD, DHS, NJDEP, MFC).
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Now Hiring: Postdoctoral Research Associate in Arctic bioremediation and modeling —
contact Dr. Torlapati for details.
Graduate Students — Primary Advisees
Eliandre Russel Vistal (M.S.)
NJDEP — Eco-FAST (HTL)
Food-waste hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) process modeling and biocrude yield optimization.
Evans Eleezer (M.S.)
Microbial Fuel Cells (MFC)
Cold-temperature MFC design for heavy-metal remediation and electrochemical performance testing.
Jillian Peslak (M.S.)
DHS — Wellhead Ignition / FIRE-WISE
Plume behavior and burn-efficiency modeling for Arctic intentional wellhead ignition scenarios.
Mahmuda Akter Banna (M.S.)
Cold-Region Bioremediation
Psychrophilic bacterial adaptation and kinetics for diesel-range organics degradation in frozen soils.
Graduate Students Wanted!
We are recruiting M.S. and Ph.D. students interested in Arctic environmental remediation and modeling.
Reach out with your CV and interests.
Graduate Students — Committee Member
Rumman Mowla Chowdhury (Ph.D.)
Committee Member
Amna Abdeen MohamedAli (Ph.D.)
Committee Member
Mustafizur Rahman (M.S.)
Committee Member
Alumni
Past Personnel
- Dr. Shaini Aluthgun Hewage — Postdoctoral Research Associate
Past Graduate Students
- Kourtney Arena, M.S., May 2023 — Estimating the Impact of Intersection Traffic on Air Quality… (Primary Advisor)
- Oluwayinka Adedeji, Ph.D., May 2023 — Committee Member
- Grace Watson, M.S., May 2021 — Committee Member
Undergraduate Research Assistants
- 2025–Present: Grace Pearl Oyetunji
- 2024–2025: Abigail Jones, Justin Medrick, Kayleen Marinella-McGill
- 2023–2024: Julia Fiorentino, Bridget McDevitt
- 2022: Moira Smith
- 2021: Christopher Malone, Jason Russack, Averi Leadbeater