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About Dr. Sanjay Tewari

Dr. Sanjay Tewari actively engages in pedagogical and scholarly activities as an Associate Teaching Professor at the Cooperative Engineering Program of Missouri University of Science & Technology and Missouri State University. At Missouri S&T, he is housed in the department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering S&T. He earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Surat, India; M. Tech. in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India; and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Dr. Tewari has been awarded multiple teaching awards and honors. He is involved with student-related activities of various professional organizations such as the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), and the American Chemical Society (ACS). In addition, Dr. Tewari has a strong interest in engineering education-related activities. He enjoys teaching various core classes and mentoring students and student engineering societies as a faculty advisor. Most of Dr. Tewari's teaching and research efforts are focused on environmental engineering and foundational civil engineering areas. Specifically, his focus is on drinking water quality, challenges related to wastewater treatment, sustainability, and resiliency. His recent efforts have been focused on a variety of separation processes such as physical, chemical, biological, and electrochemical. However, currently, he is more focused on capacitive deionization, electrokinetic, and electrocoagulation for improving water quality and better treatment of wastewater from industrial as well as municipal sources.  Recently funded projects have been in the area of pollution prevention and sustainability, application of Geographic Information System to environmental management, and resiliency of infrastructure. In addition to his involvement in academics, Dr. Tewari also works with AARC Consultants/Group as a consultant and solves problems and challenges in the field of risk/resilience related to infrastructure around us.

Positions

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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Curriculum Vitae

Disciplines

Research Interests

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
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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
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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

Education

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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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ORCID

Dissertations (2)

Research Works (28)