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Associate Professor, Civil And Environmental Engin
Professional Service
- AEESP.
Session Chair at AEESP annual conference on Wastewater Treatment.
06/29/2022 - present
- Environmental Protection Agency.
Peer reviewer—Environmental Protection Agency panel.
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022
- NSF.
Peer reviewer—National Science Foundation panel and ad hoc reviewer.
01/01/2022 - 12/31/2022
- Environmental Protection Agency.
Peer reviewer.
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021
- National Science Foundation.
Peer reviewer, 3 panels.
01/01/2021 - 12/31/2021
- SERDP.
Role: Session Chair.
Session Chair—SERDP/ESTCP Conference, Range Resiliency: Fate, Transport & Mitigation of Legacy & Insensitive High Explosive Constituents.
12/09/2020 - 12/12/2020
- Water Journal.
Role: peer reviewer.
peer reviewer, manuscript.
09/10/2019 - 09/30/2019
- NC Sea Grant Program.
Role: peer reviewer.
peer reviewer, proposals.
06/01/2019 - 07/01/2019
- Chemosphere journal.
Role: peer reviewer.
manuscript peer reviewer.
04/01/2019 - 04/15/2019
- Canadian Council for the Arts.
Peer reviewer for Killam Research Fellowship Application.
11/30/2018 - 12/30/2018
- National Science Foundation.
Proposal peer reviewer.
03/15/2018 - 03/16/2018
- Austria Research Council.
Proposal peer reviewer.
01/14/2018 - 01/15/2018
- Water Journal.
Role: Peer reviewer.
Manuscript Reviewer.
11/20/2017 - 12/20/2017
- Food Microbiology Journal.
Role: peer reviewer.
Manuscript peer reviewer.
10/23/2017 - 11/23/2017
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Role: peer reviewer.
Manuscript peer reviewer.
09/13/2017 - 10/13/2017
- Applied Environmental Microbiology Journal.
Role: peer reviewer.
Manuscript peer reviewer.
08/28/2017 - 09/28/2017
- Batelle Chlorinated Conference.
Session Chair.
08/01/2017 - 04/12/2018
- North Carolina Sea Grant Program.
Proposal peer reviewer.
07/01/2017 - 07/30/2017
- Journal of Water and Health.
Role: peer reviewer.
Manuscript peer reviewer.
06/23/2017 - 07/23/2017
- Water Environment Research Foundation .
Role: Peer reviewer.
Project Advisory Committee.
06/07/2017 - 06/06/2020
- Austria Research Council.
Proposal peer reviewer.
05/15/2017 - 06/15/2017
- Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), Department of Defense.
Proposal peer reviewer.
05/10/2017 - 06/10/2017
- Environmental Science and Technology Journal.
Role: peer reviewer.
Manuscript peer reviewer.
04/30/2017 - 05/30/2017
- Environmental Protection Agency, P3 Program.
Proposal peer reviewer.
03/10/2017 - 03/15/2017
- US EPA.
Role: Proposal panel member.
Peer reviewer, P3 program.
03/01/2017 - 03/30/2017
- National Science Foundation, CBET.
Proposal peer reviewer.
02/01/2017 - 02/15/2017
- NSF.
Role: Proposal panel member.
Peer reviewer, NSF-CBET panel.
01/02/2017 - 02/28/2017
- Utah DEQ.
Role: Council Member.
Wastewater Operator Certification Council.
12/30/2016 - present
- USDA.
Role: Proposal panel member.
Peer reviewer, BARD program.
12/01/2016 - 01/20/2017
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Mentor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
University of Utah,
05/04/2018
- Career and Professional Development Center Faculty Recognition Award.
University of Utah,
04/27/2018
- Best Paper Award, Rocky Mountain Section American Society of Engineering Education, September 22-23,
Brigham Young University.
American Society of Engineering Education,
09/23/2017
- Ben Jacobsen Kingfisher Bend Ranch Award for Exceptional Effectiveness in Teaching, 2016-2017.
05/03/2017
- Excellence in Teaching Award.
West Virginia University,
05/2016
- CAREER Award.
National Science Foundation,
03/2016
- Excellence in Teaching Award.
West Virginia University,
05/2015
- Certificate of Commendation for Exceptional Service as Faculty Advisor .
American Society of Civil Engineers,
05/2013
Internal Service
- CVEEN water resources faculty position search.
committee member,
01/01/2024 - 05/31/2024.
Department service.
- CVEEN department chair search.
committee member,
08/01/2023 - 05/31/2024.
Department service.
- Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity committee.
committee member,
01/01/2022 - present.
Department service.
- Executive committee member—Global Climate and Sustainability Center (GCSC).
08/19/2021 - present.
University service.
- working group, 4900-4910 planning.
member,
10/25/2019 - 01/01/2020.
Department service.
- Undergraduate Recruitment and Outreach.
Chair,
08/15/2019 - present.
Department service.
- Nuclear Endowed Chair Search.
Committee Member,
10/01/2018 - 03/01/2019.
Department service.
- ACCESS program.
Presenter,
07/26/2018 - 12/31/2021.
College service.
- Hi-GEAR camps for girls entering 10-12 grades.
Presenter,
06/11/2018 - present.
College service.
- COE orientation sessions.
Presenter,
06/05/2018 - present.
College service.
- USPCAS-W May 2018 mission to Mehran University of Engineering and Technology.
Peer trainer,
05/05/2018 - 05/13/2018.
Department service.
- Peer teaching evaluator for Dr. Yang.
Teaching evaluator,
02/16/2018 - 02/17/2018.
Department service.
- Peer teaching evaluator-Dr. McPherson.
Peer evaluator,
02/14/2018 - 02/14/2018.
Department service.
- USPCAS-W Executive Committee .
Committee Member,
01/01/2018 - 12/31/2019.
Department service.
- Organizer-mini engineering day, recruitment for high school students at the University of Utah .
11/01/2017 - 03/08/2018.
Department service.
- Nuclear Position Search Committee.
Committee Member,
09/01/2017 - 03/01/2018.
Department service.
- USPCAS-W, July-August 2017 mission to Mehran University of Engineering and Technology. Peer trainer, 07/29/17 - 08/06/17. Department service.
07/29/2017 - 08/06/2017.
Department service.
- USPCAS-W, December 2016 mission to Mehran University of Engineering and Technology.
Peer trainer,
12/11/2016 - 12/18/2016.
Department service.
Outreach
- Community water fair—training 85 households at a title 1 school (Salt Lake City School for Science Education) how to test their tap water samples. The project included 15 high school students who helped trained the public attending the event, November 22.
11/22/2022 - 11/22/2022
- K-12 classroom outreach—hands on class room demonstrations of structural, environmental and geotechnical engineering activities. Visited 22 local K-12 schools with approximately 800 students .
08/19/2022 - present
- K-12 teacher training in engineering—developed and delivered training to 80 teachers in the Salt Lake City School District on incorporation of engineering into the classrooms aligned with the State of Utah Science with Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards, .
08/19/2022 - 08/19/2022
- Community water fair—training Navajo Nation Citizen Scientists to conduct water testing on 40 household, groundwater well and reservoir samples, March 26, Dine College, Tuba City, AZ.
03/26/2022 - 03/26/2022
- Community water fair—training 100 households at a title 1 school (Bryant Middle School, Salt Lake City) on how to test their tap water samples. The project involved 20 high school chemistry students from the Salt Lake Center for Science Education who helped train the public attending the event, October 26.
10/26/2021 - 10/26/2021
- K-12 teacher training in engineering—developed and delivered training to 80 teachers in the Salt Lake City School District on incorporation of engineering into the classrooms aligned with the State of Utah Science with Engineering Education (SEEd) Standards, .
08/15/2021 - 08/15/2021
- Elementary school Dream Big outreach—Presentation of hands on STEM activity in 35 fifth grade elementary classrooms reaching ~1000 students .
08/15/2019 - 12/31/2019
- Exploring engineering day, presenter, University of Utah, College of Engineering.
06/15/2017 - 06/15/2017
In the Media
- Nguyen, J, “How do you test wastewater for COVID-19?” ABC News, October 30, 2020. 10/20/2020.
https://www.abc4.com/news/how-do-you-test-wastewat...
- McDonough, R, “Tracking the spread of coronavirus through the sewers,” The Hive, KCPW Radio, September 3, 2020. 09/03/2020.
https://kcpw.org/blog/local-news/healthcare/2020-0...
- Boal, J, “Update: Water quality engineers detect coronavirus through Utah’s sewage,” KSL TV, June 12, 2020. 06/12/2020.
https://www.ksl.com/article/46764191/update-water-...
- Maffly, B, “Testing sewage for coronavirus seemed to work. It detected the outbreak in Cache County,” Salt Lake Tribune, June 11, 2020. 06/11/2020.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2020/06/11...
- O’Donoghue, Amy, “Utah researchers looking at sewage for answers on coronavirus rates,” Deseret News, May 29, 2020 . 05/29/2020.
https://www.ksl.com/article/46758700/utah-research...
- Roe, G, “Water from Utah toilets helps researchers understand coronavirus," KUTV, May 19, 2020. 05/19/2020.
https://kutv.com/news/coronavirus/water-from-utah-...
- Betts, C, “Silicon Slopes Live: Jim Vanderslice and Jennifer Weidhaas,” May 15, 2020, . 05/15/2020.
https://youtu.be/NYRwWU9hWok
- Nelson, P, “Utah researchers look to the sewage system to better track coronavirus,” KSL News Radio, May 1, 2020. 05/01/2020.
https://kslnewsradio.com/1924325/utah-researchers-...
- Maffly, B, “Utah scientists to test sewage to see if it can reveal rates of coronavirus infections”, Salt Lake Tribune, April 2020, . 04/17/2020.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2020/04/17...
- When a mysterious chemical leaks, looking back at the anniversary of the MCHM spill in Charleston, WV. 01/04/2017.
https://www.soils.org/discover-soils/story/when-my...
- Home-Douglas, P, “Off-Campus Crusaders,” PRISM, American Society for Engineering Education, March-April 2016. 04/2016.
https://www.asee.org/documents/publications/prism/...
- Alexander Tullo, “Obscure chemical taints water supply, Chemical Engineering News, American Chemical Society,” February 17, 2014. 02/2014.
http://cen.acs.org/content/dam/cen/92/7/09207-cove...
- Shauna Johnson, “Study: Flushing made little difference for MCHM levels in homes,” MetroNews, February 5, 2014. 02/2014.
http://wvmetronews.com/2014/02/05/study-flushing-m...
- John Hockenberry, “Water in America: In the Tap We Trust,” The Takeaway, January 17, 2014 . 01/2014.
http://www.wnyc.org/story/water-history-quality-am...