Hana Jari

Hana is a highly motivated environmental health professional with a strong academic background and published research. She is seeking a challenging position to leverage her expertise in environmental health and drive positive change.

Education

• M.Sc. in Environmental Health Engineering
  Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Sanandaj, Iran
  • GPA: 17.38/20,
  • Supervisor: Dr. Afshin Maleki
  • Thesis title: Airborne Bacteria and Fungi in a Wastewater Treatment Plant: Type and Characterization of Bioaerosols, Emission Characterization, and Mapping
  • Key courses: Water Resource Management, Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems, Solid Waste Management, Environmental Toxicology, Air Pollution Control, Advanced Instrumental Methods in Pollutant Analysis.
• B.Sc. in Environmental Health Engineering
  Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences Sanandaj, Iran
  • GPA: 17.29/20
  • Research project: Removal of humic acid from aqueous media using magnetite nanoparticles.
  • Key courses: Food Hygiene, Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Microbiology, Urban and Industrial Solid Waste, Water Treatment, Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Health Management, Air Pollution, Industrial Wastewater, Environmental Toxicology.

Research Interests

• Environmental Microbiology
• Environmental Toxicology
• Environmental Management

Publications

1. Jari, H. Maleki, A. Dehestani, S. Mohammadi, E. Darvishi E. Ahmadi, M. Marzban, N. Tai Tang, V. Nouri, B. (2022) Airborne bacteria and fungi in a wastewater treatment plant: Type and characterization of bioaerosols emission characterization, and mapping , Aerobiologia, 38, 163-176.
2. Maleki, A. Jari, H. (2021) Evaluation of drinking water quality and non-carcinogenic and carcinogenic risk assessment of heavy metals in rural areas of Kurdistan, Iran , Environmental Technology & Innovation, 23, 101668.
3. Shahmoradi, B. Wantala, K. Jari, H. Zandsalimi, Y. Mohammadloo, S. Maleki, A.Shivaraju, H.P. Choi, S-S. Lee, S-S. (2021) Removal of humic acid from aqueous media using magnetite nanoparticles. Desalination and Water Treatment, 210, 273–280.

Awards and Honours

• Top student of the Faculty of Health in M.Sc.
• Ranked second among all fellow students and the Talented Students Office members in B.Sc.

Experiences

• Research Assistant (2018 to 2019) Laboratory of Environmental Microbiology, MUK, Kurdistan, Iran.
  • Bio-aerosol sampling
  • Bacterial identification (Cultural and PCR method)
  • Fungi identification (cultural method)
• Research Assistant (2016 to 2017) Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry, MUK, Kurdistan, Iran
  • Nanoparticle characterisation
  • Adsorption studies (effect of pH, contact time, adsorbent dosage, temperature)

Laboratory Courses

• Environmental Chemistry
  • Conducting comprehensive tests in the water and wastewater treatment process, including measuring chlorine levels, water hardness, pH, total suspended solids, jar test, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen (DO), turbidity, chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), and total nitrogen.
  • Executing various laboratory procedures to assess the performance of absorbents in removing pollutants.
  • Utilizing advanced pollutant detection instruments, such as Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy and spectrophotometry.
• Pathobiology
  • Identifying known disease-causing organisms.
• Environmental Microbiology
  • Conducting important water and wastewater microbiology tests, such as the identification of fecal coliforms
• Urban and Industrial Solid Waste
  • Designing urban waste collection routes
• Food Hygiene
  • Investigating the amount of mycotoxin in corn-based snacks

Skills

• Familiarity with risk assessment
• Statistical analysis with SPSS
• Proficient with office software programs
• Teamworking

Languages

• English: Professional Proficiency
• Kurdish: Native
• Persian: Fluent