Srinivasa Reddy Mallampati, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Kirkland, WA, US

Greater Seattle

• Developed and implemented comprehensive medical cannabis/industrial hemp testing methods for pesticides, residual solvents, heavy metals, macro/micronutrients, terpene potency, and mycotoxins using advanced instruments.
• Conducted analysis of medical cannabis/industrial hemp samples in compliance with I-502, DOH, WSDA, WSLCB, EPA, and USP <232/233> <467> & ICH Q3D standards.
• As R&D lead, established, developed, and optimized strategies for nonpolar aerosol collection and heavy metal analysis of inhaled cannabis products for industry applications.
• Investigated the sources, mechanisms, and exposure profiles of heavy metals in cannabis vaporizer aerosols.
• As Project Lead, developed and validated pesticide and residual solvent test methods using GC-MS/HS.
• Participated as a scientific member in the cannabis science task force for the heavy metal workgroup at the Department of Ecology, State of Washington.

Greater Seattle Area

• Conducted routine chemical and physical testing of consumer products, cosmetics, and personal care products, adhering to regulations such as CPSC, ASTM, FDA, and EPA.
• Developed new test methods for the detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), residual monomers, phthalates, bisphenol A (BPA), and trace metals in consumer products, packaging products, cosmetics, and personal.
• Demonstrated hands-on expertise with advanced laboratory equipment such as Agilent 7890/5975, 5977 GC/GC/MSD, Intuvo 9000 GC System, PAL headspace, and LIMS, as well as instrumental software such as Mass.
• Led laboratory R&D activities, provided technical guidance to laboratory staff, and developed new analytical testing methods for cosmetics and personal care products.
• Reviewed and updated standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure efficient and effective testing procedures.
• Maintained laboratory equipment and ensured safe and efficient operation. Prepared and analyzed samples using established methods.

Greater Seattle Area

• Improved core laboratory services/business capabilities at the State of Washington Department of Ecology accredited full-service analytical testing laboratory.
• Developed and reviewed standard operating procedures for test methods, as needed, to address new or revised analytical methods.
• Developed and documented sample preparation procedures for heavy metals, semi-volatile organic compounds, PAHs, and pesticides using ICP, ICP-MS EPA 200.7 and 200.8, GC, GC/MS, EPA 8270, 625, and other methodologies.
• Conducted regulatory compliant data screening, provided analytical/environmental consultation and method development for clients.
• Conducted non-potable effluent and stormwater testing for trace metals, general chemistry, penetrant inspection oil analysis, and corrosion testing according to EPA, ASTM, NELAP standards.
• Developed materials testing methods for aerospace industry including coating weights, thicknesses, salt spray testing, wet and dry tape adhesion analysis, viscosity, electrical resistivity, and NVR for oxygen system.

Greater Seattle Area

• Provided environmental consultancy services, including environmental audit (EA) and environmental impact assessment (EIA), as well as industrial pollution assessment and monitoring studies.
• Expertise extends to marine pollution and sediment investigation and treatment, as well as hazardous and radioactive waste treatment.
• Offered advanced wastewater/leachate treatment through the use of the advanced oxidation process (AOP), as well as automobile and e-waste treatment.
• Committed to resources conservation and recovery technologies from waste, and offer cost-effective contaminated environmental remediation technology.
• Experienced in wastewater treatment/MBR through advanced oxidation processes (AOP) using pressurized Ozone (O3) and H2O2.
• Commitment to developing innovative solutions to environmental problems and recovering polluted environments.

Nam-gu, Ulsan, Korea

• Established "Environmental Nanotechnology and Waste Treatment Laboratory (EN&WTL)", led industrial and international research projects.
• Instructed undergraduate and graduate courses in analytical/environmental chemistry and nanotechnology while guiding multiple students and researchers.
• Secured research grants, administered research budgets, monitored expenses, and fulfilled administrative responsibilities.
• Secured 0.6 million USD in competitive research funding as a principal investigator (PI).
• Proficient in sourcing, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting lab instruments, developing methods, and implementing lab practices for documentation and QA/QC protocol. Also responsible for recruiting and.
• Developed and established novel analytical testing methods for polymers, nanomaterials, environmental, automobile, and E-waste samples using various techniques such as ICP/ICP-MS, AAS, GC/MS, XRF, FT-IR, SED-EDS, XRD.

Shobara, Hiroshima, Japan

• Specialized in environmental nanotechnology/analytical chemistry, with a focus on synthesizing and applying nano-size metallic calcium/iron dispersion for the detoxification of multi-pollutants, including POPs, heavy.
• Designed and fabricated bench and pilot-scale reactors with nano-Fe/Ca/CaO catalyst to effectively treat persistent emerging contaminants, including heavy metals, PCBs, 1,4-dioxane, and radioactive cesium.
• Accomplished lab studies have led to the implementation of field-scale reactors for the treatment of these persistent emerging contaminants.
• Proficient in material and nanomaterials characterization using ICP, SEM/EDS, XRD, TGA, FT-IR, Profilometry, UV-Vis, etc., and experienced in conducting contaminated land remediation studies.
• Skilled in maintaining, troubleshooting lab instruments, developing methods, and implementing best QA/QM lab practices.
• Participated in multi-disciplinary research and development programs, working both independently and as part of a team to achieve project objectives on time and within budget.

Hyderabad Area, India

• Established, operated, and managed a new environmental engineering/analytical chemistry and R&D laboratory.
• Oversaw analytical instrumentation sourcing, installation, calibration, maintenance, troubleshooting, and preventative maintenance in the lab.
• Well-versed in specific analytical techniques and proficient in operating advanced analytical instruments, including ICP, SEM-EDS, XRF, AAS, GC-MS, GC, FT-IR, CHNS analyzer, TOC analyzer, etc.
• Developed novel test methods for hazardous waste and wastewater samples, reviewed and created new SOPs for instrumental applications, and trained laboratory personnel.
• Focused on environmental/analytical chemistry topics, such as emerging contaminants, micropollutants, water treatment, and remediation.
• Conducted and supervised the maintenance, operation, and troubleshooting of analytical instrumentation and planned the development of new testing methods within the specified timeline and budget.

Hiroshima, Japan

• Successfully secured and completed research grants/projects from private industries and government agencies, with a focus on environmental/analytical chemistry topics such as emerging contaminants, micropollutants.
• Proficient in utilizing and troubleshooting a diverse range of analytical instruments including GC/MS, ICP/MS, ICP/OES, FT-IR, SEM, TGA, and XPS, among others.
• Maintained and calibrated all laboratory instrumentation to ensure reliable and productive results.
• Developed a hybrid selective surface hydrophilization method to separate hazardous chlorinated plastics from automobile/e-waste and plastic packaging waste.
• Proficient in characterizing polymers, including surface morphology, microstructure, hydrophilicity, surface chemistry, and additives.
• Experienced in reducing fouling in wastewater treatment/MBR through advanced oxidation processes (AOP) using pressurized Ozone (O3) and H2O2.

Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India

• Expertise in marine pollution, industrial pollution, and environmental management.
• Analyzed organic and inorganic contaminants in marine environment samples, such as sediment, seawater, plants, and biota.
• Conducted risk assessments of chemicals, such as PAHs, metals, hydrophobic insecticides, and PCBs, in aqueous and sediment-associated environments.
• Developed and validated methods for extracting, cleaning up, and analyzing POPs, PAHs, heavy metals, alky-PAHs, PCBs, PBDEs using ICP-MS, XRF, XRD, and GC-MS.
• Managed instrument calibration, operations, troubleshooting, and lab safety.
• Performed environmental sampling and testing for air quality, stormwater, hazardous waste, solid waste, and industrial wastewater for industries like chemical, metal, paper, cement, and thermal power plants.

Ph.D., Environmental Chemistry

Central Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute (CSMCRI), one of the prestigious national research laboratory of Council of.

M. Phil., Energy & Environment

Pollution assessment & monitoring of water, soil, sediment, fuel gas, ambient air quality studies and solid waste management studies.

Master'S Project Work (Dissertation), Environmental Impact Assisment Study

M.Sc., Environmental Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Chemistry