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Professor, Civil And Environmental Engin
Professional Service
- NSF.
Role: member reviewer.
ERASE-PFAS Panel.
05/03/2021 - 06/01/2021
- The University of Hong Kong.
Role: External reviewer.
External Examiner for Department of Civil Engineering.
09/01/2020 - 06/16/2024
- Algae Biomass Summit Organizing Committee, 2017.
Role: member.
Organizing committee .
03/2017 - 03/01/2018
- EPA.
Panel review member.
02/10/2016 - 02/12/2016
- Advances in Environmental Research - An International Journal.
Role: Member.
Editorial Board.
10/2012 - present
- U of U student team on EPA P3 project.
Role: Project PI and team advisor.
Led student team to complete an EPA P3 project on
Olive waste treatment for the West Bank.
08/15/2012 - 08/14/2013
- Sustainable Environment Research.
Journal Editor.
08/2011 - present
- Honde, Inc., China.
Consultant on soil remediation.
01/2011 - 12/31/2011
- Seimen (Shanghai).
Consultant on produced water treatment.
10/2010 - 12/31/2011
- Technical journals.
Reviewer of manuscripts.
01/2010 - present
- AEHS - International Journal on Soil & Sediment Contamination.
Editorial Board member.
01/2010 - present
- EPA.
Environmental Engineering Panel member.
01/2010 - present
- Utah-Tahu Institute of Environmental Research.
Scientific Advisor.
01/2010 - present
- Engineers Without Borders.
Role: Student Chapter Advisor.
Guide student projects.
01/2010 - 05/15/2013
Honors & Awards
- Top instructor for CVEEN 5610/6610.
College of Engineering, U of U,
08/2013
- Distinguished paper in the journal on: Pressure-Assisted O3/H2O2 process for Degradation of MTBE.
Journal of Environmental Engineering and Management,
2008
Internal Service
- RPT Committee.
Chair,
01/2023 - present.
Department service.
- Jointly with Chair conducted reviews for nontenured faculty in 2023.
Department RPT Chair ,
01/2023 - present.
Department service.
- Graduate Admission Committee.
member,
08/2022 - present.
Department service.
- Water resources faculty search committee.
member,
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2023.
Department service.
- Search Committee for Geotechnical Faculty .
member,
08/15/2020 - 05/15/2021.
Department service.
- Committee on Student Affairs.
member,
08/2020 - 06/2021.
University service.
- Safety Committee.
Member,
08/15/2018 - present.
Department service.
- RPT Committee.
Member,
08/15/2018 - present.
Department service.
- Search committees for Digital Engineering
Search committee for Geotech.
member,
08/15/2018 - 05/15/2020.
Department service.
- Chi Epsilon Chapter Advisor.
07/2018 - present.
Department service.
- RPT Committee.
Writer,
01/2017 - present.
Department service.
- Scholarship Committee.
member,
01/2017 - 01/01/2019.
Department service.
- Environmental Search Committee.
Member,
08/2015 - present.
Department service.
- Research Committee.
Committee Chair,
08/15/2013 - 08/14/2014.
Department service.
- Scholarship Committee.
Committee memvber,
08/15/2012 - present.
College service.
- RPT Committee.
Member and Subcommittee Chair,
08/15/2012 - 12/31/2014.
Department service.
- Scholarship Committee.
Committee Chair,
08/15/2012 - 05/15/2014.
Department service.
- RPT Committee.
Member/writer,
08/2012 - present.
Department service.
- Nuclear Faculty Search Committee.
Member,
08/2012 - 05/2015.
Department service.
- College Scholarship Committee.
member,
08/2012 - 05/2013.
College service.
- Scholarship Committee.
08/2011 - present.
Department service.
- Research Committee.
08/2011 - 05/2013.
Department service.
- RPT .
Chair,
08/2010 - 05/2012.
Department service.
- Department RPT Committee Chair.
05/2010 - 05/2012.
Department service.
- Member of a 3-member program review team for Mining Department.
03/2010 - 03/2010.
University service.
Outreach
- Graduate Institutes of Environmental Engineering, Taiwan.
05/15/2018 - present
- Introduced CVEEN faculty and program to various universities during visits of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
05/2010 - 08/2010
In the Media
- Interview with FOX 13 reporter Emily Tencer on PFAS in the environment that was shown on the channel. 03/15/2023.
- 20 INFLUENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING PROFESSORS. 01/2017.
https://www.onlineengineeringprograms.com/civil/en...
- Salt Lake Tribune - U. student teams win grants for
sustainability projects. 12/04/2012.
www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55401719-78/engineering...
- SCRUBBING MICRO-BUBBLES CLEAN POLLUTED LAKE
Discovery News. 10/14/2010.
- Microbubble technology
FOX TV Interview. 10/2010.
- KUER Radio Interview. 10/2010.
- Microbubbles clean dirty soil in China
Over 50 online and other news media coverages. 10/2010.
- Utah researchers look at ways to clean up oil spill
KSL TV. 05/03/2010.