Sumant Avasarala

Sumant Avasarala is a Senior Scientist at Anchor QEA since September 2022, specializing in leading environmental remediation projects within the Environmental Geochemistry Laboratory in Portland, Oregon. Prior to this role, Sumant served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, focusing on phosphorus and iron interactions in the Arctic Tundra, and as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California, Riverside, where research involved the treatment of contaminants in stormwater through collaborative efforts across five UC campuses. Sumant also worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the University of New Mexico, investigating uranium transport and remediation techniques in mining areas, and held research positions at the Illinois Sustainability Technological Center, Wayne State University, and Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, where projects spanned topics including biofuels, drug delivery, and biodiesel production. Sumant holds a PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of New Mexico, an MS in Chemical Engineering from Wayne State University, and a B-Tech in Chemical Engineering from Anna University Chennai.