OUR TEAM Lusine Taslakyan
Ph.D. Water Resources
Lusine Taslakyan is a PhD Candidate in Water Resources (Science and Management). She works with Prof. Greg Möller on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Techno-Economic Analysis (TEA) for novel water treatment technology demonstrating 90%-99% total phosphorus removal, adsorption of phosphorus to biochar for recovery, and > 90% destructive removal of observed micropollutants. Recent research results indicate that biochar-integrated reactive filtration system is a biochar dose-dependent carbon-negative technology. Large-scale deployment of biochar-integrated wastewater treatment technologies presents an excellent opportunity for decarbonization of the water sector while advancing high-efficiency pollutant removal and resource recovery.
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Lusine has over 20 years of experience in aquatic ecology, water quality, water policy, and international water law, and brings a
global perspective to local environmental and sustainability issues. She hopes that her advanced knowledge and skills acquired during her PhD studies at the University of Idaho will open new career opportunities in academia, environmental consultancy or industry.
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Most recent publication:
Taslakyan, L., Baker, M., Strawn, & Möller, G. (2023). Biochar-integrated reactive filtration of wastewater for P removal and recovery, micropollutant catalytic oxidation, and negative CO2e: Life cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis. Water Environment Research, 95(12), e10962. https://doi.org/10.1002/wer.10962