Francisco Barajas Rodriguez

Affiliation

AECOM

Biography

Francisco is a subject matter specialist working in remediation and industrial wastewater treatment. He has collaborated in over 100 treatability studies to improve project performance, lower treatment costs, and support technology selection, ranging from surface water treatment to complex industrial wastewater treatment, chemical and biological remediation of soil and groundwater, in-situ stabilization of waste and sediments, and immobilization heavy metals. Francisco works on research studies related to emerging contaminants like PFAS, 1,4-dioxane, and microplastics. He is pursuing technology development via collaboration with academia and technology vendors for contaminants removal and resource recovery. He holds a PhD from Clemson University in which he researched 1,4-dioxane bioremediation strategies.