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Name: Iqbal, Javed Title: Lab Manager Specialization: Lab - Quality Control E-mail: Department: W. A. Callegari Environmental Center Organization: LSU AgCenter Address 1: 268K Knapp Hall Address 2: Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Phone Number: (225) 578-6998 Fax Number:

Education/Training Ph.D.: Currently enrolled as part-time Ph.D. student with LSU College of Engineering, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering (Supervisor: Dr. Chandra Theegala) M.S.: Environmental Sciences (LSU, Baton Rouge, La., August 2003) M.S.: Environmental Planning and Management (Peshawar University, October 1996) B.S. in Biological Sciences (Peshawar University, October 1992) Skills: Analytical Lab Skills: More than seven years of environmental chemical analyses involving calibration, operation and maintainence of Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP); Gas-Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS); GC/FID; Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC); High Pressure Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC); Ion Chromatograph (IC);  Mercury Analyzer; Microwave Accelerated Reaction System for acid digestion; Biodiesel Oxidation Stability Index tester; Biodiesel Flash Point test; Kinematic viscosity test; CN Analyzer; TOC analyzer, Fluorescence spectrophotometer; UV –Vis spectrophotometer; BioPro 190 Biodiesel processor; and FTIR spectrophotometer, and general lab an field instruments, field sampling & investigations. Also had a chance to work with industrial stack emissions and vehicular emissions monitoring. Perform extraction procedures for volatile, semivolatile and nonvolatile organic chemicals, plant tissue extraction procedures, fatty acid profiles of vegetable and animal fat oil, wet chemistry, organic and inorganic chemical analyses. Biodiesel quality control testing: All ASTM testing procedures for biodiesel certification Skills in Environmental Data Management and softwares: Skills in geographical information systems (GIS ArcView/ArcInfo) applications, MS Office, MS Access, Statistica Biodiesel Quality Control Analysis and production techniques Professional Affiliations: Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) (since 2002) International Society of Environmental Forensics (ISEF) (since 2005) Sigma Xi: The scientific Research Community (since 2006) US Composting Council (USCC). (since 2006) The Association for Environmental Health and Sciences (since 2006) United Nations Envir. Program (UNEP-RRC-AP) Air pollution knowledge Hub- 1998 http://ekh.unep.org/?q=node/141 World-Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) 1997 American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) International

Areas of Specialization/Research (1) Alternative Energy: Efficient biodiesel production procedures, biodiesel physico-chemical properties and analysis. Nonfood crop feedstock for biodiesel (2) Micro-Algal Biodiesel – Development of cost-effective and environmentally friendly lipid oil extraction procedures (3) Trace-level and forensic determination of petroleum specific biomarkers (steranes and triterpanes) and heavy metals in sediments, water, crude oil and refined petroleum products, and organic waste/compost: chemical fingerprinting and environmental forensic studies.

Professional Experience Started working for LSU Ag Center, WA Callegari Environmental Center, in November 2004. Job description as a laboratory manager includes development of analytical procedures and field techniques for wide variety of matrices (sediments, water, compost manure, crude oil and refined petroleum products, oilfield produce water, drilling fluids, hurricane impacted well water and sewage). The most recent activities enlisted include biodiesel process and QA/QC analyses, research/extension work for cost-effective biodiesel production from waste vegetable oil or nonfood crops. Prior work experience included Research Associate for the Louisiana State University/Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office, Office of the Governor of Louisiana conducting baseline sampling and analyses project for chemical and biological investigation of petroleum oil spill constituents in Coastal Louisiana and major Louisiana rivers. Areas of interest included fate, environmental forensics and source fingerprinting of petrochemical pollutants in coastal Louisiana, major rivers and the Gulf of Mexico, QA/QC of analytical results, GIS application, spatial analysis, and geostatistical analysis. Also worked as a Graduate Assistant in the LSU Department of Environmental Studies, SC&E on bioremediation of creosote contaminated Superfund Sites.

Awards/Grants Recipient of 2003-Kuniko Fujisaki Outstanding Research Award in environmental toxicology at the School of the Coast & Environment, LSU, Baton Rouge, La.

Publications/Presentations/Patents Iqbal J, Overton EB and Gisclair D. 2008. PAHs sources in Louisiana Rivers and Coastal Environments: Principal Component Analysis. 2007. International Journal of Environmental Forensics. Vol. 9 (4) 310-319 Iqbal J, Overton EB and Gisclair D. 2008. Polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Louisiana Rivers and Coastal Environments: Source Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Forensics. Vol. 9 (1) 63-74 Iqbal J, Portier RJ, Gisclair D. 2007. Aspects of petrochemical pollution in coastal Louisiana, USA. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 54 (6) 792–797 Iqbal J, Gisclair D, McMillin JD and Portier RJ. 2007. Aspects of Petrochemical Pollution in Southeastern Louisiana (USA): Pre-Katrina Background and Source Characterization. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Vol. 26 (9) 2001-2009 Iqbal J, Dickey CM, Portier RJ. 2007. Temperature Effects on in-situ Bioremediation of Creosote and PCP Contaminated South Louisiana Soils: A Laboratory Mesocosm Study. Journal of Soils and Sediments, Vol. 7 (3) 153–158. Portier RJ, Iqbal J, Dickey CM, Davis TM. 2007. Managing Bioremediation of a Creosote-Contaminated Superfund Site by Optimizing Temperature and Moisture. Remediation Journal. Vol. 18, Issue No. 1, pp 73 - 82 Gisclair D and Iqbal J. 2005. A three-year Baseline Sampling and Analysis Study of Petroleum Pollutants in Coastal Louisiana. Proceedings. 2005 International Oil Spill Conference. American Petroleum Institute. Publ. ID 273 Iqbal J, Portier RJ. 2005. Managing bioremediation at extreme creosote contaminated Superfund site by optimizing temperature and moisture using polyethylene heat entrapment. Proceedings. SETAC North America 26th Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD. No.198, pp 47 Iqbal J. 2007. Source Fingerprinting and Forensic Analysis of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Louisiana Coastal Environments. Proceedings. The Seventeenth Annual AEHS (Association for Environmental Health and Sciences) Meeting and West Coast Conference on Soils, Sediments, and Water, San Diego, CA, March 19-22, 2007 Iqbal J. 2004. Baseline Sampling and Analysis Program in Coastal Louisiana and Major Rivers: analytical results and data interpretation. Final report submitted to the Office of the Governor, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO), Baton Rouge Louisiana. Iqbal J. 2004. Analytical results and data interpretation for sediment samples collected for the LOSCO Baseline Sampling and Analysis Program: Southeast Louisiana. Final report on southeastern zone submitted to the Office of the Governor, Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO), Baton Rouge Louisiana Schellinger D, Iqbal J, Carney WA. 2005. Testing your well water for safety. Hurricane Katrina disaster recovery efforts. Peer Reviewer for: Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry; Environmental Science & Technology; and Marine Pollution Bulletin.