Randhir Deo

Dr. Randhir Deo is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the College of Natural & Applied Sciences at University of Guam. Dr. Deo graduated with his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biology in 1997. He received his Master’s degree in Chemistry in 2000 from University of the South Pacific, Fiji. He then moved to United States where he completed his second Master’s in 2004 and a Ph.D. in 2005, both in Chemistry, from New Mexico State University. His Ph.D. thesis was titled “Novel electrodes for electrochemical detection”. Prior to joining University of Guam, Dr. Deo was Postdoctoral Research Associate at Arizona State University, where he worked on inter-disciplinary research for predicting the fate and designing cleanup strategies of environmental contaminants.

Research Expertise/Interest

Development of Electrochemical Detection Devices for Environmental Monitoring and Clinical Diagnostics, Modeling for Bioremediation and Fate of Environmental Contaminants, Environmental Chemistry, Sustainable Pollution Prevention

Education

2010, Postdoctoral training in Environmental Biotechnology, Arizona State University, USA

2005, Ph.D. in Chemistry (Electrochemical Analysis), New Mexico State University, USA

2004, M.S. in Chemistry, New Mexico State University, USA

2000, M.S. in Chemistry (Analytical), The University of the South Pacific, Fiji

1997, B.S. in Chemistry and Biology, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji

Publications

Deo RP, Rittmann BE, Reed DT. (2011) Biodegradation Bacterial Pu(V) reduction in the absence and presence of Fe(III)-NTA: modeling and experimental approach in press.

Deo RP, Halden RU. (2010) Empirical models for predicting the occurrence and concentration of organic chemicals in biosolids, ACS Book Chapter 19 In: Halden RU (ed) Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Environment: Ecological and Human Health Considerations; ACS Symposium Series; American Chemistry Society: Washington, DC

Weir A, Moiles WE, Brockman B, Mattick CS, McClellan K, Gerwe L, Deo RP, Halden RU. (2010) Concentrations of hydrophobic organic pollutants in U.S. wastewater treatment plants and in receiving surface waters modeled from EPA biosolids monitoring data, ACS Book Chapter 21 In: Halden RU (ed) Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Environment: Ecological and Human Health Considerations; ACS Symposium Series; American Chemistry Society: Washington, DC

Reed DT, Deo RP, Rittmann BE. (2010) Subsurface interactions of actinide species with microorganisms. Chapter 33 In: Morss LR, Edelstein NM, Fuger J (eds) The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements, Vol. 6. Springer, New York, pp.

Deo RP, Halden RU. (2010) Journal of Environmental Monitoring In-silico screening of unmonitored, potentially problematic high production volume (HPV) chemicals prone to sequestration in biosolids 12: 1840-1845. Highlighted in Science Daily News

Deo RP, Songkasiri W, Rittmann BE, Reed DT. (2010) Environmental Science & Technology Surface Complexation of Neptunium (V) onto Whole Cells and Cell Components of Shewanella alga 44: 4930-4935.

Deo RP, Halden RU (2010) Water Research Comment on “the removal of pharmaceuticals, personal care products, endocrine disruptors and illicit drugs during wastewater treatment and its impact on the quality of receiving waters” by Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern, Richard M. Dinsdale, and Alan J. Guwy 44: 2685-2687. pdf

Deo RP, Halden RU (2010) Journal of Environmental Monitoring Effect of filtration on the quality of monitoring data reported for organic compounds in raw wastewater 12: 478-483. pdf Highlighted in Chemical Science News

Deo RP, Halden, RU (2009) Environmental Chemistry Empirical Model for Predicting Concentrations of Refractory Hydrophobic Organic Compounds in Digested Sludge from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants 6(6):544-550

Reed DT, Pepper SE, Richmann MK, Smith G, Deo RP, Rittmann BE (2007) J. Alloys Compd. Subsurface bio-mediated reduction of higher-valent uranium and plutonium 444-445:376-382

Deo RP, Wang J, Block I, Mulchandani A, Joshi KA, Trojanowicz M, Scholz F, Chen W, Lin Y (2005) Anal. Chim. Acta Determination of organophosphate pesticides at a carbon nanotube/organophosphorus hydrolase electrochemical biosensor 530:185-189

Hocevar SB, Wang J, Deo RP, Musameh M, Ogorevc B (2005) Electroanalysis Carbon Nanotube Modified microelectrode for Enhanced Voltammetric Detection of Dopamine in the Presence of Ascorbate 17:417-422

Lawrence NS, Deo RP, Wang J (2005) Electroanalysis Comparison of the Electrochemical Reactivity of Electrodes Modified with Carbon Nanotubes from Different Sources 17:65-72

Deo RP, Wang J (2004) Electrochem. Commun. Electrochemical Detection of Carbohydrates at Carbon-Nanotube Modified Glassy Carbon Electrodes 6:284-287

Deo RP, Lawrence NS, Wang J (2004) Analyst Electrochemical Detection of Amino Acids at Carbon Nanotube and Nickel-Carbon Nanotube modified electrodes. 129:1076-1081

Lawrence NS, Deo RP,Wang J (2004) Talanta Detection of homocysteine at carbon nanotube paste electrodes 63:443-449

Lawrence NS, Deo RP,Wang J (2004) Anal. Chem. Biocatalytic Carbon-Paste Sensors Based on a Mediator Pasting Liquid 76:3735-3739

Lawrence NS, Deo RP,Wang, J (2004) Anal. Chim. Acta Electrochemical Determination of Hydrogen Sulfide at Carbon Nanotube Modified Electrodes 517:131-137

Wang J, Deo RP,Musameh M (2003) Electroanalysis Stable and Sensitive Electrochemical Detection of Phenolic Compounds at Carbon Nanotube Modified Glassy Carbon Electrodes 15:1830-1834

Wang J, Deo RP,Poullin P, Mangey M (2003) J. Am. Chem. Soc. Carbon Nanotube Fiber Microelectrodes 125:14706-14707

Hocevar SB, Wang J, Deo RP,Ogorevc B (2002) Electroanalysis Potentiometric Stripping Analysis at Bismuth-Film Electrode 14:112-115

Wang J, Deo RP,Thongngamdee S, Ogorevc B (2001) Electroanalysis Effect of Surface-Active Compounds on the Stripping Voltammetric Response of Bismuth Film Electrodes 13:1153-1156

Wang J, Hocevar SB, Deo RP,Ogorevc B (2001) Electrochem. Commun. Carbon-fiber microsensor for in vivo monitoring of trace zinc(II) based on electrochemical stripping analysis 3:352-356