Dr George Prpich
Research Fellow
Location: Building 56b, Cranfield campus
E: g.prpich@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1234 750111 x2788
Environmental Science and Technology
Current activities
Dr George Prpich is the Course Director for the Environmental Risk Management course within the Environment Programme.
Dr George Prpich joined Cranfield University in 2008 as a Research Fellow working within the Collaborative Centre of Excellence in Understanding and Managing Natural and Environmental Risks.
Dr Prpich is responsible for leading a research project focused on development of strategic risk methodologies and communication tools for Defra. The project is jointly funded by EPSRC, ESRC, NERC and Defra.
Clients
- EPSRC
- ESRC
- NERC
- Defra
Background
Dr George Prpich is a Chemical Engineer who received his PhD from Queen’s University, Canada. His research interests lie within the area of environmental engineering and environmental biotechnology and include treatment of contaminated soil and water via physical, chemical and biological means.
Dr Prpich’s wider interests include providing clean drinking water in impoverished areas and development of alternative energy initiatives.
Selected publications
- Rehmann L, Prpich GP, Daugulis AJ, Bioremediation of PAH contaminated soils: application of a solid-liquid two-phase partitioning bioreactor, Chemosphere, 73: 798-804, 2008
- Prpich GP, Daugulis AJ, A novel solid-liquid two-phase partitioning bioreactor for the enhanced bioproduction of 3-methylcatechol, Biotechnology Bioengineering 98:1008-1016, 2007
- Prpich GP and Daugulis AJ, Biodegradation of a phenolic mixture in a solid-liquid two phase partitioning bioreactor, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 72:607-615, 2006
