Caroline Rose Alukkal — India
Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Ph.D.
Graduation: Summer 2023
Per or poly fluororalkylated substances (PFAS) are very persistent due to their special characteristics, but is indispensable in many products. So my research on how they behave in the wastewater treatment plant helps to understand how they behave during wastewater treatment and its impact on the PFAS load to the environment.
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What do you hope to do after graduation?
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Post doctoral fellow at Environmental Protection Agency
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What was the most valuable advice you received before or during graduate school?
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Be prepared to learn new ideas all the time
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Why did you choose Purdue Engineering for your graduate studies?
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Reputation and family-friendliness
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If you could describe Purdue Engineering Graduate Programs in 3 words, which would you choose?
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Always Supportive
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What is the coolest thing you have encountered at Purdue?
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Flexibility in work and freedom of choice
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What do you do for fun at Purdue or nearby?
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Community events
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If you could talk with any person, living or dead, who would it be and why?
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Jibin Joseph, my husband, because he made dream high, work towards it and endure the whole time
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What's something unique about you, or something most people don't know?
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Mom of two little kids
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Favorite quote and why:
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"And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age", because it has helped me to surpass all the struggles
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Favorite food and why:
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Sambar with rice. It is so rich with all nutrients and is very tasty
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Favorite vacation spot and why:
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Rocky Mountains, NC. Very nice place for a family get-away
