September 2022 - Present | Associate Teaching Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | |
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August 2018 - August 2022 | Assistant Teaching Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology ‐ Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering | |
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August 2012 - July 2018 | Assistant Professor, Louisiana Tech University ‐ Civil Engineering | |
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June 2012 - August 2012 | Senior Research Associate, Prairie View A&M University ‐ Civil & Environmental Engineering | |
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January 2007 - August 2011 | Graduate Assistant, Texas A&M University ‐ Zachry Department of Civil Engineering | |
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September 2004 - August 2005 | Graduate Assistant, Texas A&M University ‐ Texas A&M Transportation Institute | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Capacitive deionization, electrokinetic barriers, electrokinetic remediation, greywater/water reuse, resource recovery, water quality, geoenvironmental processes, bio-filters, electrochemical processes, environmental separation processes, geographic information system, sustainability, infrastructure resiliency, and engineering education
Grants
2023 - Present | Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance and Training |
Environmental Protection Agency - 97798301 | |
Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant | |
Role: Co-PI | |
Colleague(s): Douglas Neidigh | |
$296,424 | |
2020 - 2022 | Pollution Prevention Technical Assistance and Training |
Environmental Protection Agency - 97785501 | |
Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant | |
Role: Co-PI | |
Colleague(s): Douglas Neidigh | |
$45,710 | |
2017 - 2018 | Augmented Reality Sandbox for Hands-On Learning Environment Using 3D Visualization |
College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University | |
Innovative Education Grant | |
Role: Primary Investigator | |
$5,000 | |
2017 - 2018 | Combined effect of sea-level rise and coastal land subsidence – Identification of critical transportation infrastructure at-risk in coastal SPTC region |
Southern Plains Transportation Center (U.S. Department of Transportation Region 6 Regional University Transportation Center) - SPTC17.1-10 | |
Role: Primary Investigator | |
$25,400 | |
2017 - 2018 | Identification of Transportation Infrastructure at Risk due to Sea Level Rise and Subsidence of Land in Coastal Louisiana |
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development through Louisiana Transportation Research Center - DOTLT1000194 / 18-5TIRE | |
Transportation Innovation for Research Exploration (TIRE) | |
Role: Primary Investigator | |
$28,345 | |
2017 - 2018 | Protecting subsurface freshwater using electrokinetic barriers against seawater intrusion in coastal Louisiana |
The Water Institute of the Gulf through the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana - CPRA-2015-COE-JE | |
Role: Primary Investigator | |
$57,519 | |
2016 - 2017 | Corrosion Map for Metal Pipes in Coastal Louisiana |
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development through Louisiana Transportation Research Center - DOTLT1000094 / 16-5GT | |
Role: Primary Investigator | |
$49,999 | |
2016 - 2017 | Enhancement of Surveying Laboratory of Louisiana Tech University |
Louisiana Contractors' Educational Trust Fund | |
Role: Co-PI | |
$131,600 | |
2015 - 2016 | Capacitive Deionization based Treatment and Metal Recovery from Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Wastewater Stream |
NSF EPSCoR and Louisiana Board of Regents | |
Opportunities for Partnerships in Technology with Industry (OPT-IN) | |
Role: Primary Investigator | |
$15,000 | |
2014 - 2016 | Technology-Rich Transportation Engineering Projects |
Southern Plains Transportation Center (U.S. Department of Transportation Region 6 Regional University Transportation Center) - SPTC14.1-70 | |
Role: Primary Investigator | |
$131,627 | |
2005 - 2006 | Carbon Aerogel Electrodes: Absorption-Desorption and Regeneration Study for Purification of Water |
USGS Research Grant through Texas Water Resources Institute | |
Role: Primary Investigator |
Professional Service and Affiliations
Present | Chair of Undergraduate Student Awards Subcommittee, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Division of Environmental Chemistry | Present | Committee Member: Desalination & Water Reuse , Water Pollution, Student Members, American Society for Civil Engineers | Present | Division officer: Environmental Eng., Ocean and Marine Eng., American Society for Engineering Education | Present | Student Services Committee, Education Committee, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors | Present | Chapter Director, Missouri Society of Professional Engineers - Ozark Chaper | Member, American Geophysical Union |
Honors and Awards
- Missouri S&T Faculty Achievement Award presented by the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO. December 8, 2022. (1 annually)
- Joseph H. Senne Jr. Faculty Teaching and Service Achievement Award presented by the Academy of Civil Engineers, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla, MO. October 7, 2021. (1 annually)
- ASCE Student Chapter Crying Towel Award, Louisiana Tech University, 2015-2016
- ASCE Student Chapter Crying Towel Award, Louisiana Tech University, 2012-2013
- Mills Scholarship by Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University, 2009-2010
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2008-2009
- Graduate Program Enhancement Scholarship, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2006-2007
- Joseph A. Orr Fellowship, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2006
- Departmental Fellowship, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2002-2004
- Graduate Research Fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, 2000-2002
Courses
- CE 3334 Water Resources Engineering
- CE 2401 Fundamentals Of Surveying
- CE 5360 Water Resources and Wastewater Engineering
- CE 2601 Fundamentals Of Environmental Engineering
- CE 3330 Engineering Fluid Mechanics
- CE 3615 Water & Wastewater Engineering
- ME 2350 Engineering Mechanics - Dynamics
- CVEN 357 Engineering and Construction Surveying
- CVEN 254 Plane Surveying
- CVEN 310 Water Resources Engineering
- CVEN 314 Environmental Engineering
2011 | Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University | |
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2002 | M.Tech. in Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee | |
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2000 | B.S. in Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Surat | |
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Links
Contact Information
(417) 837-2304 (work)
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