Khaled Axel Djebbari
PhD Student, Environmental Science and Engineering
Ph.D. (in progress), Environmental Science & Engineering, University of Connecticut, 2026 (expected)
Doctor of Medicine, Sorbonne University, Faculty of Medicine, 2021
M.S., Bioengineering, École Nationale Polytechnique, 2019
B.Eng., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, École Nationale Polytechnique, 2018
kad@uconn.edu
Research Focus
- Fate, transport, and transformation of PFAS, microplastics, and other emerging contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial systems
- Molecular modeling of contaminant–polymer and contaminant–biomolecule interactions
- Development of soil-on-chip platforms for studying microbial–contaminant interactions and biodegradation dynamics, and development of advanced treatment technologies (e.g., catalytic filters, biofiltration using bivalves, microalgae-based remediation) for PFAS and microplastics removal
- Cellular uptake, bioaccumulation, and toxicological pathways of emerging contaminants at the organismal and tissue level
- Exposure modeling of contaminants across environmental and biological compartments, integrating experimental and computational approaches
