Full Name
Viraj DeSilva
Job Title
Engineer
Company
Freese and Nichols
Speaker Bio
Dr. Viraj deSilva is a Senior Treatment Process Leader at Freese and Nichols, specializing in PFAS management. He currently chairs the Microconstituents Community at WEF and previously led the PFAS Task Force. With over 164 PFAS-related publications and presentations, Viraj has received AWWA Best Paper Awards for "Managing and Treating PFAS in Membrane Concentrates" (2021) and "Potable Reuse and PFAS" (2022). He also serves on the Technical Advisory Group for PFAS research at five universities.
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