Rate My Professor Navid Saleh

Saleh's research is structured around three thrust areas known as the 3Es: Evaluate—mechanistic studies on the fate of emerging contaminants such as nanomaterials, illicit drugs, and plastic waste; Engage—community-engaged research; and Engineer—development of community-embedded effective treatment solutions addressing water challenges for underserved communities. His scholarly contributions include more than 85 refereed journal publications and 8 book chapters, with over 12,400 citations and an h-index of 36. Key publications are "Aggregation and sedimentation of aqueous nanoscale zerovalent iron dispersions" (Environmental Science & Technology, 2007), "Titanium dioxide (P25) produces reactive oxygen species in immortalized brain microglia (BV2): implications for nanoparticle neurotoxicity" (Environmental Science & Technology, 2006), "Nano-Enabled Pesticides for Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security" (Nature Nanotechnology, 2022), and "Ionic Strength and Composition Affect the Mobility of Surface-Modified Fe0 Nanoparticles in Water-Saturated Sand Columns" (Environmental Science & Technology, 2008). He serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Hazardous Materials and President of the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization. Saleh teaches undergraduate courses including Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Designing Sustainable Nanomaterials, and Nanotechnology Laboratory, as well as graduate courses on Physical and Chemical Treatment and Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology. He is a Fellow in the 2022 cohort of the Provost's Teaching Fellows Program, with a focus on imagery for critical thinking in engineering and science education.