Professional Service

  • Entity: National Science Foundation Peer reviewer, 3 panels. 2021 - 2021
  • Entity: Environmental Protection Agency Peer reviewer. 2021 - 2021
  • Role: Session Chair. Entity: SERDP Session Chair—SERDP/ESTCP Conference, Range Resiliency: Fate, Transport & Mitigation of Legacy & Insensitive High Explosive Constituents. 2020 - 2020
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: Water Journal peer reviewer, manuscript. 2019 - 2019
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: NC Sea Grant Program peer reviewer, proposals. 2019 - 2019
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: Chemosphere journal manuscript peer reviewer. 2019 - 2019
  • Entity: Canadian Council for the Arts Peer reviewer for Killam Research Fellowship Application. 2018 - 2018
  • Entity: National Science Foundation Proposal peer reviewer. 2018 - 2018
  • Entity: Austria Research Council Proposal peer reviewer. 2018 - 2018
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: Water Journal Manuscript Reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: Food Microbiology Journal Manuscript peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Manuscript peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: Applied Environmental Microbiology Journal Manuscript peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Entity: Batelle Chlorinated Conference Session Chair. 2017 - 2018
  • Entity: North Carolina Sea Grant Program Proposal peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: Journal of Water and Health Manuscript peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: Water Environment Research Foundation Project Advisory Committee. 2017 - 2020
  • Entity: Austria Research Council Proposal peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Entity: Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), Department of Defense Proposal peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Role: Peer Reviewer. Entity: Environmental Science and Technology Journal Manuscript peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Entity: Environmental Protection Agency, P3 Program Proposal peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Role: Proposal Panel Member. Entity: US EPA Peer reviewer, P3 program. 2017 - 2017
  • Entity: National Science Foundation, CBET Proposal peer reviewer. 2017 - 2017
  • Role: Proposal Panel Member. Entity: NSF Peer reviewer, NSF-CBET panel. 2017 - 2017
  • Role: Council Member. Entity: Utah DEQ Wastewater Operator Certification Council. 2016 - present
  • Role: Proposal Panel Member. Entity: USDA Peer reviewer, BARD program. 2016 - 2017

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Mentor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. University of Utah, 2018
  • Career and Professional Development Center Faculty Recognition Award. University of Utah, 2018
  • Best Paper Award, Rocky Mountain Section American Society of Engineering Education, September 22-23, Brigham Young University. American Society of Engineering Education, 2017
  • Ben Jacobsen Kingfisher Bend Ranch Award for Exceptional Effectiveness in Teaching, 2016-2017. 2017
  • Excellence in Teaching Award. West Virginia University, 2016
  • CAREER Award. National Science Foundation, 2016
  • Excellence in Teaching Award. West Virginia University, 2015
  • Certificate of Commendation for Exceptional Service as Faculty Advisor. American Society of Civil Engineers, 2013

Internal Service

  • Executive committee member—Global Climate and Sustainability Center (GCSC). 2021 - present. service.
  • working group, 4900-4910 planning. Member, 2019 - 2020. service.
  • Undergraduate Recruitment and Outreach. Chair, 2019 - present. service.
  • Nuclear Endowed Chair Search. Committee Member, 2018 - 2019. service.
  • ACCESS program. Presenter, 2018 - present. service.
  • Hi-GEAR camps for girls entering 10-12 grades. Presenter, 2018 - present. service.
  • COE orientation sessions. Presenter, 2018 - present. service.
  • USPCAS-W May 2018 mission to Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. Peer Trainer, 2018 - 2018. service.
  • Peer teaching evaluator for Dr. Yang. Teaching Evaluator, 2018 - 2018. service.
  • Peer teaching evaluator-Dr. McPherson. Peer Evaluator, 2018 - present. service.
  • USPCAS-W Executive Committee. Committee Member, 2018 - present. service.
  • Organizer-mini engineering day, recruitment for high school students at the University of Utah. 2017 - 2018. service.
  • Nuclear Position Search Committee. Committee Member, 2017 - 2018. service.
  • USPCAS-W, July-August 2017 mission to Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. Peer trainer, 07/29/17 - 08/06/17. Department service. 2017 - 2017. service.
  • USPCAS-W, December 2016 mission to Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. Peer Trainer, 2016 - 2016. service.

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