Ikrema Hassan

Background

• PhD. Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Western Ontario, Ontario, Canada
• MSc. Environmental Engineering, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
• BSc. Civil Engineering, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan

Research interests

Dr. Hassan’s research interests are focused primarily on the environmental and geoenvironmental fields, including sustainable environmental solutions, ground improvement and remediation of soil and groundwater. Dr. Hassan’s vision includes using innovative solutions and sustainable alternatives that result in minimum disturbance to subsurface conditions.

Dr. Hassan’s experience covers the design of experimental setups, data analysis, mathematical modelling, data processing, data interpretation and the use of electrokinetics to remediate soil contaminated with heavy metals.

Dr. Hassan has developed an innovative technique to enhance heavy metal removal by electrokinetics. In his research, Dr. Hassan has used solar panels to generate power for electrokinetic treatment. Solar energy is environmentally friendly, inexpensive, and suitable for treating contaminated soil and mine tailings at remote and abandoned sites with no active power lines or electricity.

Current research

• Production of hydrogen gas from electrolysis reactions during electrokinetic treatment
• Environmental restoration of brownfield sites and remediation of abandoned mine sites
• Ground improvement (enhancement of soil-bearing capacity around deep foundations)
• Enhanced bioremediation for soils and groundwater contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons
• Electrokinetic remediation for soils contaminated with heavy metals

Teaching interests

• Soil mechanics I (CE 2113 SJ0B)
• Structural analysis (CE 2033 SJ01B)
• Numerical problem-solving (CE 2913 SJ01B
• Mechanics II (APSC 1025 SJ01B/2B)
• Sustainability, engineering and environment (ENGG 5731)
• Civil engineering design I (CE2973)

Honours, scholarships and awards

• Talent Recruitment Fund, New Brunswick Innovation Foundation
• L. G. Soderman Award, Geotechnical Research Centre (GRC), Western University, London, Canada
• University Research Fund, University of New Brunswick

Current opportunities

Dr. Hassan has openings in his reach group for Masters and Ph.D. students in the environmental field.

Selected book publications

Ikrema Hassan, Eltayeb Mohamedelhassan, Ernest K. Yanful and Ze-Chun Yuan. 2018. Enhancement of Bioremediation and Phytoremediation Using Electrokinetics. Advances in Bioremediation and Phytoremediation, edited by Prof. Naofumi Shiomi, INTECH.

Articles published in refereed journals

Hassan, I. and Mohamedelhassan, E., (2023) Enhancing the Load-Capacity of H-Pile Foundation by Using Electrokinetic Treatment. International Journal of Civil Engineering.

Hassan, I., Chowdhury, S.R., Prihartato, P.K., and Razzak, S.A., (2021). Wastewater Treatment Using Constructed Wetland: Current Trends and Future Potential. Processes 2021, 9, 1917.

Hassan, I. and Mohamedelhassan, E., (2021) Efficacy of Electrokinetics in Remediating Soft Clay Slurries Contaminated with Cadmium and Copper. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 232:289.

Hassan, I. and Mohamedelhassan, E., (2021) Improving the characteristics of a lean clay by electrokinetic treatment. International Journal of Civil Engineering.

Hassan, I., Mohamedelhassan, E., Yanful, E. K., and Yuan, Z-C. (2019) Mitigation of soil contaminated with diesel fuel using bioelectrokinetics. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. ISSN: 1093-4529 (Print) 1532-4117.

Hassan, I., Mohamedelhassan, E., Yanful, E. K., and Yuan, Z-C. (2019) Isolation and characterization of novel bacterial strains for integrated solar-bioelectrokinetics of soil contaminated with heavy petroleum hydrocarbons. Chemosphere 237 (2019) 124517.

Hassan, I., Mohamedelhassan, E., Yanful, E. K., and Yuan, Z-C. (2017) Solar power enhancement of electrokinetic bioremediation of phenanthrene by Mycobacterium pallens. Bioremediation Journal. 21(2): 53-70.

Hassan, I., Mohamedelhassan, E., Yanful, E. K., and Bo, M. W. (2018) Enhanced electrokinetic bioremediation by pH stabilisation. Environmental Geotechnics. 5(4): 222-233.

Hassan, I., Mohamedelhassan, E., Yanful, E. K., and Yuan, Z-C. (2016) A Review Article: Electrokinetic Bioremediation Current Knowledge and New Prospects. Advances in Microbiology. 6(1): 57-75.

Hassan, I., Eastman, A. W., Weselowski, B., Mohamedelhassan, E., Yanful, E. K., and Yuan, Z- C. (2016) Complete Genome Sequence of Arthrobacter sp. Strain LS16, Isolated from Agricultural Soils with Potential for Applications in Bioremediation and Bioproducts. Genome announcements. 4(1).

Hassan, I., Mohamedelhassan, E., Yanful, E. K., and Yuan, Z-C. (2015) Sorption of phenanthrene by kaolin and efficacy of hydraulic versus electroosmotic flow to stimulate desorption. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering. 3(4, Part A): 2301-2310.

Hassan, I., Mohamedelhassan, E., and Yanful, E. K. (2015) Solar powered electrokinetic remediation of Cu polluted soil using a novel anode configuration. Electrochimica Acta. 181: 58-67.

Hassan, I., and Mohamedelhassan, E. (2014) Sorption, Desorption, Remediation, and Fertility characteristics of clay soil. Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 8: 1274-1284.

Hassan, I., and Mohamedelhassan, E. (2012) Electrokinetic Remediation with Solar Power for a Homogeneous Soft Clay Contaminated with Copper. International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Remediation (IJEPR). 1(1): 67-74.

Articles published in proceedings of conferences

Hassan, I. and Mohamedelhassan, E. (2023) Electrokinetic remediation of heterogeneous soils. The 8th International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Treatment and Protection (ICEPTP 2023), March 29-31, 2023, Lisbon, Portugal. Paper #185.

Hassan, I. (2021) Applications of Electrokinetic Remediation in Environmental Restoration, 6th World Congress on Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering (CSEE’21), Lisbon, Portugal- June 21-23, 2021. Paper No. ICEPTP 103.

Hassan, I., Yanful, E. K., Mohamedelhassan, E., and Yuan, Z-C. (2016) Electrokinetic Bioremediation of Phenanthrene. Electrokinetic Remediation (EREM), the 14th symposium in Electrokinetic Remediation. Sept. 5, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Paper#: EREM20160201.

Hassan, I., Yanful, E. K., Mohamedelhassan, E., and Yuan, Z-C. (2016) Solar powered Electrokinetic Bioremediation of Diesel Fuel Contamination. Electrokinetic Remediation (EREM) 2016, the 14th symposium in Electrokinetic Remediation. Sept. 5, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Paper# EREM20160303.

Hassan, I., Yanful, E. K., and Mohamedelhassan, E. (2014) Electrokinetic Remediation with Novel Electrode Configuration. Electrokinetic Remediation (EREM) 2014, the 13th symposium in Electrokinetic Remediation. Sept. 7-10, Malaga, Spain. Paper#: P116.

Hassan, I., Yanful, E. K., and Mohamedelhassan, E. (2014) Challenges facing applications of electrokinetic bioremediation: A Critical Review. The proceedings of GeoRegina 2014 conference, 67th Geotechnical Engineering Conference, from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2014, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Burlakovs, J., Stankevica, K., Hassan, I., Janovskis, R., and Lacis, S. (2014) Removal of heavy metals from contaminated soils by electrokinetic remediation. Annual 20th International Scientific Conference Proceedings, “Research for rural development”. May 21-23, 2014, Jelgava, Latvia.

Hassan, I., and Mohamedelhassan, E. (2012) Sorption, Desorption, Remediation, and Fertility characteristics of clay soil. The proceedings of GeoManitoba 2012 conference, 65th Geotechnical Engineering Conference, from Sept. 30 to Oct. 3, 2012, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Hassan, I., and Mohamedelhassan, E. (2012) Electrokinetic Remediation with Solar Power for a Homogeneous Soft Clay Contaminated with Copper. Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on environmental pollution and remediation. Aug. 28-30, 2012. Paper 39. Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Hassan, I. and Mohamedelhassan, E. (2011) Integrated solar electrokinetic remediation of clay soil with innovative anode configurations. Proceedings of the international conference on environmental pollution and remediation. Aug. 17-19, 2011. Ottawa, Ontario, Paper 148.

Hassan, I. and Mohamedelhassan, E. (2011) Integrated solar Electrokinetic remediation of heterogeneous soils contaminated with copper. The 14th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and 64th Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Oct. 2011, Toronto, Ontario, Paper #723.

Mohamedelhassan, E., Mohamed Ahmed* (Hassan). I., and Mahmoud, A. (2010). Electrokinetic remediation of soft clay soil contaminated with heavy metals. The proceedings of the 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Sep. 2010, Page (1192-1196).

Mohamedelhassan, E., Mahmoud, A., and Mohamed Ahmed* (Hassan), I. (2010). Electrokinetic treatment: influence of energy consumption on axial load capacity. The proceedings of the 63rd Canadian Geotechnical Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Sep.2010. Page (390-397).