Mobish Shaji Associate Director of Plasma Engineering Lab Assistant Research Professor Contact Email: ma3748@drexel.edu Phone: 445.208.7541 Biography Mobish Abraham Shaji is an Assistant Research Professor of Plasma Engineering at the C. & J. Nyheim Plasma Institute at Drexel University. His research focuses on atmospheric-pressure non-thermal plasma technologies for environmental, chemical, and energy applications, integrating experimental plasma engineering with chemical and fluid process modeling and data-driven optimization. Research Interests Non-thermal plasma systems, including gliding arc, dielectric barrier, and nanosecond-pulsed discharges Plasma-assisted nitrogen fixation, nutrient recovery, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance destruction Methane conversion, soot reduction, and plasma-assisted heavy hydrocarbon upgrading Plasma-activated water for environmental and agricultural applications Data-driven process optimization and multiphysics modeling using machine learning, DWSIM, ANSYS Fluent, and PHREEQC Publications Surace, M. J., Shaji, M. A., Heinzel, E., Murillo-Gelvez, J., Tubsuri, J., Fridman, A. A., ... & Sales, C. M. (2026). Unraveling the Role of Gas-Phase Plasma Species in PFAS Degradation During Treatment of Contaminated Water with Submerged Gliding Arc Plasma (GAP) Discharge. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 46(5), 82. Stine, N., Tubsuri, J, Shaji,M.A., “Destruction of Polyol Ester Oils Contaminated with the Hydrofluorocarbon R-134a via Liquid Injection Incineration Catalyzed by Non-thermal Gliding Arc Plasma: A thermodynamic-based kinetic modeling assessment”. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, vol 0, 10.1109/TPS.2026.3664317 (2026) Shaji, Mobish A., et al. "Investigating the Effects of Gliding Arc Plasma Discharge’s Thermal Characteristic and Reactive Chemistry on Aqueous PFOS Mineralization." Plasma 7.3 (2024): 705-720. Shaji, Mobish A., et al. "Plasma-Induced Abatement of Tar from Syngas Produced in Municipal Waste Gasification: Thermodynamic Modeling with Experimental Validation." Plasma 8.1 (2025): 6. Shaji, Mobish, et al. "Physical Properties of Plasma-Activated Water." Plasma 6.1 (2023): 45-57. Ginzburg, Joshua, Shaji, Mobish A., et al. "Effects of Non-Thermal Plasma on the Transition from Nano-Crystalline to Amorphous Structure in Water and Subsequent Effects on Viscosity." Plasma 7.1 (2023): 16-28. Surace, M. J., Murillo-Gelvez, J., Shaji, M. A., Fridman, A. A., Rabinovich, A., McKenzie, E. R., ... & Sales, C. M. (2023). Plasma-Assisted Abatement of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS): “Thermodynamic Analysis and Validation in Gliding Arc Discharge. Plasma, 6(3), 419-434. Education PhD, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University, 2025Bachelor of Technology in Mechancial Engineering. Mar Baselios College of Engineering and Technology Kerala, India, 2019