RAGHAVA R. KOMMALAPATI, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Prairie View A&M University
Phone: (936) 261-1660(direct)/1665 (Dept), Fax: (936) 261-1662
E-mail: rrkommalapati@pvamu.edu

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND	PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND	GRANTS AND CONTRACTS	PUBLICATIONS	PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
TEACHING	SERVICE	HONORS AND AWARDS	PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS	PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

Ph.D. in Civil (Environmental) Engineering 1995 - Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA-70803
MS in Civil (Environmental) Engineering 1994 - Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, LA-70803
M.S. in Engineering Structures 1990 - Kakatiya University (Regional Engineering College, REC), Warangal, AP, INDIA
B.S. in Civil Engineering 1988 - Nagarjuna University, Guntur, AP, INDIA
P.E. Texas No 95283 (Civil and Environmental)

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), September 2004- Present
Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU), July-August 2005 and August 2006.
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), June 1998-August 2004
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU), July-August 2002 and July-August 2003.
Research Associate (Started as level III later promoted to level V), Hazardous Waste Research Center, Louisiana State University, January 1996 - May 1998
Research Assistant (or Teaching Assistant), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University, August 1990 – December 1995
Research Assistant (or Teaching Assistant), Department of Civil Engineering, Regional Engineering College (REC), Warangal, India, September 1988- July 1990.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As Faculty at PVAMU

Director, Summer Transportation Institute, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored program for high school students, 2006 -Present.
Represented Civil Engineering at the College level ABET Committee and was instrumental in the ABET preparation of the department particularly the Assessment of the courses and the program.
Program Coordinator, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sponsored Summer Transportation Institute for high school students, 2000 – 2005.
Instrumental in getting the Department name changed from Civil Engineering to Civil and Environmental Engineering effective Fall 2005.
Developed a new Environmental Engineering Concentration in the Master of Science in Engineering Program (from Fall 2004).
Revised the undergraduate environmental curriculum and developed a Minor in Environmental Engineering at the undergraduate level and developed the curriculum.
Directed research as Principal Investigator (or Co-PI) on numerous research and other external grants.
Faculty Advisor for American Society of Civil Engineers PVAMU student Chapter, 2002-2005.

As Visiting Faculty at Louisiana State University (5 summers)

Worked on 2 NSF Research Opportunity Award grants related to Atmospheric Fog and the Interfacial Chemistry (2002 -2006).
Responsible for publishing technical reports and journal articles

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

Promoting workforce development for the transportation profession through a multi-university/agency partnership, PI with Judy Perkins, University Transportation Center for Mobility, 4/2008- 3/2009, $117,464.
Host Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at Prairie View A&M University, PI, Federal Highway Administration thru Texas Department of Transportation, 4/1/2/008-12/31/2008, $45,871.
Partnering to Promote Workforce Development for the Transportation Profession, University Transportation Center for Mobility, 9/2007- 6/2008, $40,000.
Host Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at Prairie View A&M University, PI, Federal Highway Administration thru Texas Department of Transportation, 2007, $43,000/year.
Enhancing the Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Equipment Grant, PI, Ed Rachal Foundation, Corpus Christi, TX, 2006-2008, $50,000.
Host Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at Prairie View A&M University, PI, Federal Highway Administration, 2006, $40,800/year.
Recruit and Prepare Underrepresented Environmental Engineers and Natural Resources Engineers, US Department of Agriculture, with J. Perkins. 2005-2008, $199,980.
Host Site for Summer Transportation Institute (STI) at Prairie View A&M University, with R. Radha, Federal Highway Administration, 2000-2005, $42,000/year (total ~$260,000).
Adsorption and Photochemical Transformations of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons at the Air-Water Interface (Fog and Ice) in the Atmosphere, NSF- RUI supplemental grant thru Louisiana State University for 2004-2006, $59,800.
Air-Water Interfacial Chemistry of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Relevance to Atmospheric Deposition Processes, NSF- RUI supplemental grant thru Louisiana State University for 2002 -2004, $32,500.
Evaluation of Methods to Reduce Green House Gases at Cement Manufacturing Facilities, Holcim Corporation, 2001-2003, $10,000.
Evaluation of Monitored Natural Attenuation of Potential Groundwater Contaminants of Concern at the Pantex Plant, Amarillo, TX, EM Federal, 2001-2002, $30,000.
A Literature Review on The Evaluation of Design Parameters for Modern Grease Traps and High Strength Wastes, Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council, 2000, $15,000.
A Literature Review on Effect of Long Term Infiltration Rate at On-site Sewage Disposal Systems, Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council, 1999, $15,000.
Estimation of Time Dependent Soil Source Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration in Construction Excavations, Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission, 1999, $15,000.
Partition Coefficient and Bioavailability Research Projects for the PPI Site, with K.T. Valsaraj, W.D. Constant and C. Zhang, U. S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1998, $98,500.
Use of Plant-Based Natural Surfactants and Mineral-Oxide Adsorbents in Soil Remediation, with K.T. Valsaraj and W.D. Constant, U.S. Dept. of Interior, 1996-1998, $213,840.
In-situ Soil Washing Using Surfactants and Colloidal Gas Aphrons to Enhance Pump and Treat Remediation, with K.T. Valsaraj and W.D. Constant, U. S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1997, $76,000.
Soil-Water Partition Coefficients for the Harbinger Compounds at the PPI Site to Support Natural Attenuation Project: Desorption and Column Experiments, with K.T. Valsaraj and W.D. Constant, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1997, $16,091.
Measurement of Soil-Water Partition Coefficients for the Harbinger Compounds at the PPI Site, with K.T. Valsaraj and W.D. Constant, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1996, $37,690.

PUBLICATIONS

Thesis/Dissertation

Ph.D. Dissertation: Remediation of Contaminated Soils using a Plant Based Surfactant
M.S. Thesis: Soil Flushing of Non-Aqueous Phase Liquids using Conventional Surfactant Solutions and Colloidal Gas Aphron Suspensions.
M.S. Thesis: Stress-Strain Characteristics of Axially Loaded Concrete Compression Members Confined by Ferro-Cement Shell in addition to Lateral Ties.

Book in Preparation

Atmospheric Aerosols: Characterization, Chemistry, Modeling and Climate, K.T. Valsaraj and R.R. Kommalapati (editors), ACS Symposium Series, Volume 1005, Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Oxford University Press. (Approved by the publisher and expected to be out late 2008 or early 2009)

Book Chapter

Atmospheric Aerosols and their importance, R.R. Kommalapati, and K T Valsaraj, Atmospheric Aerosols: Characterization, Chemistry, Modeling and Climate, K.T. Valsaraj and R.R. Kommalapati (editors), ACS Symposium Series, Volume 1005, Division of Environmental Chemistry, American Chemical Society, Oxford University Press. (expected to be out late 2008 or early 2009)
R.R. Kommalapati, W.D. Constant, and K.T. Valsaraj, 2005, A Case Study in The Application of Environmental Chemodynamics Towards The Selection of A Remediation Scheme for A Superfund Site in Water Pollution: Environmental Impact Assessment of Recycled Hazardous Waste Materials on Surface and Ground Waters, Volume 3: Engineering Modeling and Sustainability, Tarek Kassim (ed), ISBN: 3-540-23585-X, SPRINGER-VERLAG.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

S. Raja, R. Raghunathan, R.R. Kommalapati, T. Lee, X. Shen, J. Collett, and K.T. Valsaraj, (2008), Organic Composition of Fog Water in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Corridor, (in Review).
S. Raja, R. Raghunathan, X. Yu, T. Lee, J. Chen, R.R. Kommalapati, K. Murugesan, X. Shen, Y. Qingzhong, K.T. Valsaraj, J. Collett, (2008) Fog Chemistry in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Corridor, Atmospheric Environment Vol 42 (9): 2048-2061.
S Raja, R Ravikrishna, R R Kommalapati and K T Valsaraj, 2005, Monitoring of Fogwater Chemistry in the Gulf Coast Urban Industrial Corridor: Baton Rouge (Louisiana), Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Vol 110 (1-3): 99-120.
S. Lee, R.R. Kommalapati, K.T. Valsaraj, J.H. Pardue, and W. D. Constant, 2004, Bioavailability of Reversibly Sorbed and Desorption Resistant 1,3-Dichlorobenzene from a Louisiana Superfund Site Soil, Water, Air and Soil Pollution Vol 158: 207-221.
P. Jones, R.R. Kommalapati, W. D. Constant, 2002, Phytobuffering of Lower Chlorinated Benzene Contamination via Willows at the PPI Superfund Site. Journal of Hazardous Substance Research, Vol 3: 5-1-5-17.
S. Lee, R.R. Kommalapati, K.T. Valsaraj, J.H. Pardue, and W. D. Constant, 2002, Rate-Limited Desorption of Volatile Organic Compounds from Soils and Implications for the Remediation of a Louisiana Superfund Site, Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, Vol 75(1): 93-111
R.R. Kommalapati, K.T. Valsaraj, and W. D. Constant, 2002, Soil-Water Partitioning and Desorption of Some Volatile Organic Compounds from a Louisiana Superfund Site Soil, Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, Vol 73(3): 275-290.
K.T. Valsaraj, R.R. Kommalapati, W. D. Constant and E.D. Robertson, 1999, Partition Constants and Adsorption/Desorption Hysteresis for Volatile Organic Compounds on soil from a Louisiana Superfund Site, Environmental Monitoring & Assessment, Vol 58 (2): 227-243.
R.R. Kommalapati, K. T. Valsaraj, W. D. Constant, and D. Roy, 1998, Soil Flushing using Colloidal Gas Aphron Suspensions Generated from Plant-based Surfactant Solutions, J. Hazardous Materials, Vol 60: 73-87.
K. T. Valsaraj, P. M. Jain, R. R. Kommalapati, and J. S. Smith, 1998, Reusable Adsorbents for Dilute Solution Separation and Wastewater Treatment, 1. Adsorption of Phenanthrene on Surfactant-Modified Alumina Particles, Separation & Purification Technology, Vol 13:137-145.
W. A. Jackson, R.R. Kommalapati, D. Roy and J. Pardue, 1998, Enhanced Transport of Bacteria through Soil Matrix using Colloidal Gas Aphron Suspensions, J. Environmental Science and Health, Vol 33(3):369-384.
R.R. Kommalapati, D. Roy, K.T. Valsaraj, and W.D. Constant, 1997, Aqueous Solubility Enhancement and Desorption of Hexachlorobenzene from Soil using a Plant-based Surfactant, Water Research, Vol 31 (9) 2161-2170.
D. Roy, R.R. Kommalapati, S. Mandava, K.T. Valsaraj, and W.D. Constant, 1997, Soil Washing Potential of a Natural Surfactant, Environmental Science & Technology, Vol 31 (3): 670-675.
W. D. Constant, E. McLaughlin, and R. R. Kommalapati, 1997, Role of the University as Court’s Expert in the Cleanup of the Petro Processors Superfund Site, Proceedings of the AWRA/UCOWR Symposium on Water Resources Education, Training, and Practice: Opportunities for the Next Century (peer reviewed), Keystone, CO, June 29-July 3, 1997.
R.R. Kommalapati and D. Roy, 1997, Bioenhancement of Soil Microorganisms in Natural Surfactant Solutions: III- Effect of Hexachlorobenzene, J. Environmental Science & Health. Vol 32A(6):1763-1779.
R.R. Kommalapati and D. Roy, 1997, Bioenhancement of Soil Microorganisms in Natural Surfactant Solutions: II- Anaerobic, J. Environmental Science & Health, Vol 32A(3):835-847.
R.R. Kommalapati and D. Roy, 1996, Bioenhancement of Soil Microorganisms in Natural Surfactant Solutions: I- Aerobic, J. Environmental Science & Health, Vol 31A (8): 1951-1964.
R.R. Kommalapati, D. Roy, K.T. Valsaraj and W.D. Constant, 1996, Characterization of Colloidal Gas Aphron Suspensions Generated from Plant-based Natural Surfactant Solutions, Separation Science & Technology, Vol 31 (17):2317-2333.
D. Roy, R.R. Kommalapati, K.T. Valsaraj and W.D. Constant, 1995, Soil Flushing of Residual Transmission Fluid: Application of Colloidal Gas Aphron Suspensions and Conventional Surfactant Solutions, Water Research, Vol 29 (2):589-595.
R.R. Kommalapati, G.T. Wang, D. Roy and D.D. Adrian, 1992, Transport and Retention of Microorganisms in Porous Media: Comparison of Numerical Techniques and Parameter Estimation, J. Environmental Systems, Vol 21(2):121-142.

Conference Proceedings and Presentations

K.T. Valsaraj, S. Raja, R. Raghunathan, R.R. Kommalapati, T. Lee, X. Shen, and J. Collett, (2008), Organic Composition of Fog Water in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Corridor, 64th Southwest Regional ACS meeting, Little Rock, AR, October 1-4, 2008.
P. Biney, R. Kommalapati, Michael Gyamerah, A Annamalai, P. Obiomon, X. Peng, M. Ketkar, N. Sarker, R. Iyengar, Development of Performance Criteria for Assessing Program Outcomes in Engineering, Engineering Technology & Computer Science Programs, to be presented at the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 22 - 25 - Pittsburgh, PA
Cooksey, T., Wheeler C. and Kommalapati R.R., 2007, Synthetic Drilling Mud Improves the Environmental Impact of Drilling, Presented at the 5th annual TAMUS Pathways Symposium, Stephenville, TX, November 2-3, 2007.
Obioma S., Alkarboly Y. and Kommalapati R.R., 2007, Long Term Effectiveness of Bioremediation for Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Clean-Up, Presented at the 5th annual TAMUS Pathways Symposium, Stephenville, TX, November 2-3, 2007.
J. L. Collett, L. Rinehart-Mazzoleni, P. Herckes, X. Shen, T. Lee, A. Sullivan, S. Raja, R. R. Kommalapati, K. T. Valsaraj, 2007, Carbonaceous aerosol processing by clouds and fogs, Presented at the 234th National meeting of the American Chemical Society, August 19-24, 2007, Boston, MA.
S Raja, R Ravikrishna, X-Y Yu, T Lee, J Chen, R.R. Kommalapati, K Murugesan, Y Qingzhong, X Shen, J L Collett, K T Valsaraj, 2007, Fog Water Chemistry in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast of the United States, 4th International Conference on Fog, Fog Collection and Dew, 22-27th July, City of La Serena, Chile.
R.R. Kommalapati, S Raja, R Ravikrishna, K Murugesan, J L Collett, K T Valsaraj, 2007, Fog water Chemistry and Air Quality in the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Corridor, Presented at the 2007 Joint Assembly of the American Geophysical Union, 22-25 May, 2007, Acapulco, Mexico.
S. Sanga, K. Murugesan, R. R. Kommalapati, 2006, Effect of Fog Events on Air Quality Characteristics in the Gulf Coast Region: A Preliminary Study. Presented at the 4th annual TAMUS Pathways Symposium, Prairie View, TX, November 27-29, 2006.
K. Murugesan, R. R. Kommalapati, 2005, Fogwater Characteristics in the Gulf Coast Region: A Preliminary Study. Presented at the 3rd annual TAMUS Pathways Symposium, Kingsville, TX, November 4-5, 2005.
K.T. Valsaraj, S. Raja, R.R. Kommalapati, R. Ravikrishna, 2003, Adsorption of Aromatic Hydrocarbon Vapors at the Air-Water Interface and Wet Deposition Processes, Presented at the 96th Annual Conference & Exhibition of the Air and Waste Management Association, San Diego June 23-27, 2003.
R. R. Kommalapati, 2001, Evaluation of Design Parameters for Modern Grease Traps and High Strength Wastes, Presented at the annual Meeting of the Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council.
R. R. Kommalapati, 2001, Small Business Mentoring Program at Prairie View A&M University, DOD Technical Assistance Conference, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL, January 29-31, 2001.
R. R. Kommalapati, 2000, Effects of Long-Term Effluent Infiltration Rates at On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council.
R. R. Kommalapati, 2000, Remediation of Contaminated Soils Using a Plant-based (Natural) Surfactant, Presented at the Symposium “Convergence of Higher Education and New Economy: Faculty’s Role in Empowering Change”, Hempstead, TX, November 9, 2000.
R. R. Kommalapati, 1999, Potential Opportunities for Collaboration on EPA-SBIR R&D Awards, Presented at the EPA SBIR Conference in Washington, DC, September, 9, 1999
R. R. Kommalapati, 1999, A Literature Review on Effects of Long-Term Effluent Infiltration Rates at On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems, Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council.
R.R. Kommalapati, W.D. Constant, K.T. Valsaraj, 1998, Soil Flushing Using Colloidal Gas Aphron Suspensions in 1-D and 2-D Systems, Spring Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New Orleans, March 1998.
R.R. Kommalapati, W.D. Constant, K.T. Valsaraj, 1997, Soil Flushing of Superfund Site Waste Using Conventional Surfactant Solutions and Colloidal Gas Aphron Suspensions in a Two Dimensional System, Proceedings of the I&EC Special Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management IX, ACS, Sept. 14-17, 1997, Pittsburgh, PA.
W. D. Constant, M.L. Smith, R.R. Kommalapati, and K.T. Valsaraj, 1997, Mobilization and Recovery of Hexachlorobenzene using Conventional Surfactant Solutions and Colloidal Gas Aphron Suspensions, Proceedings of the WERC/HSRC 1997 Joint Conference on the Environment, April 22-24, 1997, Albuquerque, NM.
M.L. Smith, R.R. Kommalapati, W.D. Constant, and K.T. Valsaraj, 1996, Soil Flushing of Hexachlorobenzene using Surfactant and Colloidal Gas Aphrons in a Two Dimensional System, Poster Presented at the HSRC/WERC Joint Conference on the Environment, May, 1996, Albuquerque, NM (Outstanding Poster).
R.R. Kommalapati, K.T. Valsaraj, W.D. Constant, and D. Roy, 1996, Remediation of Contaminated Soils using Plant-Based Surfactants, Proceedings of the I&EC Special Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VIII, ACS, September 1996, Birmingham, AL.
R.R. Kommalapati, M. L. Smith, W.D. Constant, and K.T. Valsaraj, 1996, Soil Flushing of Hexachlorobenzene using Surfactant and Colloidal Gas Aphrons in a Two Dimensional System, Proceedings of the I&EC Special Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VIII, ACS, September 1996, Birmingham, AL.
R.R. Kommalapati and D. Roy, 1995, Application of a Natural Surfactant in the Remediation of Contaminated Soils, Proceedings of the I&EC Special Symposium on Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VII, ACS, September 1995, Atlanta, GA.
R. R. Kommalapati, D. Roy and P. Chaphalkar, 1994, Application of CGA Suspensions for In-situ Flushing of Soils Contaminated with Hydrophobic Organic Compounds, Proceedings of the 87th Annual Meeting of Air & Waste Management Assoc., June 1994, Cincinnati, Ohio.
R. R. Kommalapati, P. Chaphalkar and M. Liu, Washing of 2,4-D, 1992, Anthracene and Automatic Transmission Fluid from Soil using Colloidal Gas Aphrons, Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Fine Particle Society, July 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada.
D. Muirhead, D. Roy, D. D. Adrian, P. Chaphalkar, R. R. Kommalapati, C. Hinz, A. Jackson, M. Liu, and G. T. Wang, 1992, Enhancement of Subsurface Oxygen Transport using Colloidal Gas Aphrons, Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Fine Particle Society, July 1992, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Grant Reports

R. R. Kommalapati (2007), Summer Transportation Institute at Prairie View A&M University, Annual Report Submitted to Texas Department of Transportation and Federal highway Administration.
R. R. Kommalapati (2006), Summer Transportation Institute at Prairie View A&M University, Annual Report Submitted to National Transportation Institute Resource Center, South Carolina State University (FHWA Program).
R. R. Kommalapati, and R. Radha (2000-2005, total 6 reports), Summer Transportation Institute at Prairie View A&M University, Annual Reports Submitted to National Transportation Institute Resource Center, South Carolina State University (FHWA Program).
R. R. Kommalapati, 2003, Methods to Reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions at Cement Manufacturing Facilities, Submitted to Holcim, Inc.
R. R. Kommalapati, 2002, Work Plan for Additional Testing to Support Natural Attenuation of Explosive Compounds at The Pantex Plant, EM Federal Foundation, Inc.
R. R. Kommalapati, 2000, A Literature Review On the Evaluation of Design Parameters for Modern Grease Traps and High Strength Wastes, Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council.
R.R. Kommalapati, K.T. Valsaraj, and W.D. Constant, 2000, Soil-Water Partition Coefficients, Adsorption/Desorption Hysteresis, Desorption Kinetics and Bioavailability of Chlorinated Organic compounds at the PPI Site, Submitted to Hazardous Substance Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
R. R. Kommalapati, 2000, Estimation of Time Dependent Soil Source Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Concentration in Construction Excavations, submitted to Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission.
R. R. Kommalapati, 1999, A Literature Review on Effects of Long-Term Effluent Infiltration Rates at On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems, Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council.
K.T. Valsaraj, W.D. Constant and R. R. Kommalapati, 1996, In-Situ Soil Washing using Surfactants and CGAs to Enhance Pump & Treat Remediation, Research Report Submitted to Hazardous Waste Research Center, College of Engineering, Louisiana State University.
K.T. Valsaraj, W.D. Constant and R. R. Kommalapati, 1996, Measurement of Soil-Water Partition Coefficients for the Harbinger Compounds at the PPI Site, Research Report Submitted to Hazardous Waste Research Center, College of Engineering, Louisiana State University.
D. D. Adrian, D. Roy, G. Breitenbeck, C. Hinz, G. T. Wang, D. Muirhead, S. Kallur, R. R. Kommalapati and A. Jackson, 1993, Accelerated Biodegradation of Herbicides Applied in the Roadside Environment using Adopted Soil Microorganisms, Research Report Submitted to Louisiana Transportation Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Session Co-Chair for Atmospheric Aerosol Processes, at the 234th National Meeting & Exposition, American Chemical Society, August 19-24, 2007, Boston, MA.
Session Co-Chair for Atmospheric Aerosol Processes, at the 2007 Joint Assembly of the American Geophysical Union (AGU),May 22-25, 2007, Acapulco, Mexico.
Session Vice-Chair for “Innovative Techniques for Site Remediation” at the 1998 spring meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, New Orleans, March 1998.
Session Co-Chair for “Mobilization and Fate of Contaminants in Surfactant Augmented Pump and Treat Systems”, I&EC Special ACS Symposium on “Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management IX, Pittsburgh, PA, September 15-17, 1997.
Session Co-Chair for “Application of Surfactants for Remediation of Contaminated Soils”, I&EC Special ACS Symposium on “Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management VIII, Birmingham, AL, September 9-11, 1996.

TECHNICAL REVIEWS OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNAL ARTICLES/PROPOSALS

Served as Reviewer for Environmental Science and Technology, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Bioresource Technology, Soil and Sediment Contamination: An International Journal, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment (EMA), Journal of Hazardous Substance Research, Journal of Air and Waste Management Association, Chemosphere, Water Research (Journal of International Water Association), The Research Grants Council of Hong Kong. Also reviewed several text books and book chapters for various publishers

TEACHING

COURSES TAUGHT (Developed 10 new courses (6 UG and 4 Grad) denoted with *)

Undergraduate Civil Engineering Courses

Application of GIS in Environmental & Natural Resources Fields* (CVEG 4103)
Water Resources Management* (CVEG 4103 Special Topics)
Environmental Engineering (lecture with Lab, CVEG 3043)
Environmental Engineering Design* (CVEG 4043)
Hydraulics (lecture with Lab, CVEG 3063)
Waste Management* (CVEG 4103 Special Topics , Now CVEG 4223)
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory (CVEG 3024 lab part)
Construction Materials Laboratory (CVEG 3031)
Air Pollution and Control* (MCEG 4163 Special Topics, Now CVEG 4243)
Water Quality Management* (CVEG 4103 Special Topics, Now CVEG 4233)
Computer Applications in Engineering (ELEG 1043)
Engineering and Technology Seminar (TECH 1002)

Graduate Courses

Engineering Probability and Statistics (GNEG 5033)
Hazardous Waste Management (CVEG 5143)
Biological Wastewater Treatment (CVEG 5153)
Air Pollution (CVEG 5163)
Remediation Technologies (CHEG 5043)
Environmental Modeling*(GNEG 5193 Special Topics)
Physical/Chemical Unit Operat. in Environ. Eng.*(GNEG 5193Special Topics)
Eng. Application of Information Technology* (GNEG 5193 Special Topics)
Geoenvironmental Engineering * (GNEG 5193 Special Topics)

Courses Taught at Louisiana State University (1991- 1998)

Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Laboratory
Water and Wastewater Treatment
Biological Unit Operations in Environmental Engineering (Graduate Course, co-instructor)

SERVICE

University

Chair, Water Resources/Environmental Faculty Search Committee, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (2008)
Member, Search Committee for Dean of Engineering (2007)
Member of Faculty Senate (2003- 2007, retired)
Member of 3 committees and chair of nominating committee and chair of election committee within the senate
University Committee on Research (2000- present)
PVAMU Public Safety Council (2000- present)
Member of the University Tuition and Fees Advisory Committee (2004-present)
ABET Committee (Fall 2002-present)
Developed Environmental Engineering Concentration in Master of Science in Engineering
Civil Engineering Strategic Planning Committee (1998-2004)
Alternate Property Officer, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (2004-)
Developed Curriculum for Environmental Engineering Minor
Special Assistance to Department Head on ABET Preparation and Laboratory Development and other ABET related issues.
Freshman Advisor (Fall 1998- Spring 2002)
Faculty Advisor for American Society of Civil Engineers, PVAMU Student Chapter, 2002-2005.

Community/State

Director (2006- ) and Program Coordinator (2000-2005) for FHWA sponsored Summer Transportation Institute, offered every summer since 2000 for high school students in the state of Texas and beyond with the objective of exposing the young minds to careers in transportation industry.
Member of Technical Advisory Panel, Research Management Committee-3 to over see the Texas Department of Transportation research in hydraulics, environment and Right of way divisions.
Collaborated with University Research Director, Dr. Kumar, on Small Business Mentoring program funded by EPA and DARPA through the Science and Engineering Alliance (2000- 2004) and made several presentations to small businesses on how to apply for SBIR grants from EPA

HONORS AND AWARDS

Award for Outstanding Performance at Prairie View A&M University in 1999.
Two separate commendations (Fall 2004) from Dean of Engineering and Department Head of Civil Engineering for Outstanding Contribution to College and Department ABET preparation.
Award for Outstanding Contribution to Summer Transportation Institute, 2005, Prairie View A&M University in 2005 (received similar award every year since the program started in 2000).
Certificate of Appreciation from Texas On-site Wastewater Treatment Research Council for participation as a speaker at the 2001 Annual Conference, February 2001.
Certificate of Appreciation from Texas On-site Wastewater Treatment Research Council for participation as a speaker at the 2000 Annual Conference, February 2000.
Certificate of Appreciation from American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Environmental Division for Outstanding Contribution as Vice-Chair of the session titled “Innovative Techniques for Site Remediation”, March 1998.
Award for “Outstanding Poster” Presented by the Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Hazardous Substance Research Center and Waste Management Education and Research Consortium, 1996.
Member of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and Sigma XI, The Scientific Research Society (Honor Society).
Recipient of University Grants Commission, India, Fellowship during Masters Program, Regional Engineering College, Warangal, India (1988-1990).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Water Environment Federation (WEF)
LSU Student Chapters of AWRA and ASCE.
President, AWRA LSU Student Chapter, 1992, 1993 and 1994.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Celebrate a Decade of Best Assessment Processes Symposia, Organized by ABET, Atlanta, GA
April 25-26, 2008
234th Annual Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA, August 19-24, 2007.
2007American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007.
ABET Evaluator Training at the 2006 Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 06), October 22, 2006.
2006 Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC 06), October 22-25, 2006.
2006 American Society for Engineering Education conference and exposition, June 18-12, 2006, Chicago, IL.
Introduction to GIS (I &II), 1-week training session, ESRI, San Antonio, Feb13-17, 2006.
Defining Research and Development Opportunities in Engineering Education, 2005 NAE/CASEE Symposium, Indianapolis, IN, October 17-19, 2005.
Pedagogies and Technologies for the Emerging Global Economy, Frontiers in Education 2005 Conference, Indianapolis, IN, October 19-22, 2005
Translating How People Learn into a Roadmap for Institutional Transformation, Project Kaleidoscope 2005 National Colloquium, Kansas City, MO, September 30-October 2, 2005.
Conducting Rigorous Research in Engineering Education(RREE) workshop organized by Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, July 31-August 5, 2005
General Education and Assessment Conference Organized by American Association of Colleges and Universities, February 2005.
Faculty Advisor Training Workshop for ASCE Faculty Advisors, American Society of Civil Engineers, September 2002.
Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd), 1-Week Workshop Sponsored by American Society of Civil Engineers for Civil Engineering Faculty, July 14-19, 2002.
First Annual distance Education Workshop, Sponsored by the University Distance Education Council, PVAMU, April 2001.