Process modeling and design of physical, chemical,
and biological waste treatment systems
Hydrologic and hydraulic modeling of water resource systems
Fate and transport modeling of environmental contaminants in
both surface and ground water
Human and environmental health effects of endocrine disruptors
Accomplishments and Activities
Conducted waste characterization studies and
bench scale and pilot scale treatment studies
for numerous industrial waste treatment systems
Planned and designed industrial waste treatment facilities in
numerous industries, including food processing, fruit juice processing
and bottling, distilling, paper manufacturing, oil refining,
steel making, and metallurgical coke manufacturing
Developed, modified, and applied deterministic hydrologic and
water quality computer models for evaluation of both point source
and nonpoint source pollution
Developed and applied stochastic modeling techniques to the rainfall-runoff
process for characterization of the random nature of nonpoint
source pollutant loads
Research Philosophy
Engineering research is a two-pronged activity.
Research should be directed toward adding new
information to the body of knowledge within the
discipline without regard for potential applications,
and engineers have a professional and ethical
responsibility to promote the health and welfare
of the general public. Thus, research also should
be focused on developing innovative solutions
to real-world problems.
