Biography

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Davis, 1998
  • M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Davis, 1994
  • B.S., Civil Engineering, University of California at Davis, 1993

Academic Appointments

  • Professor (2009-Present) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Davis, CA
  • Director (2009-Present) Center for Water-Energy Efficiency – Davis, CA
  • Associate Director (2009-Present) Energy Efficiency Center – Davis, CA
  • Associate Professor (2004-2009) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Davis, CA
  • Assistant Professor (Tenured 2004) (1999-2004) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Pullman, WA
  • Program Director, Water-Wastewater Treatment and Reuse (2002-2004) State of Washington Water Research Center – Pullman, WA
  • Post Graduate Research Assistant (1993-1999) Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Davis, CA
  • Civil Engineer (1993-1994) Wallace Kuhl and Associates – West Sacramento, CA

Awards

  • Ray B. Krone Endowed Professorship. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California Davis.  2013-Present.
  • Recipient of US Dept. of Energy Solar Decathlon Award (2015 & 2017). Faculty Advisor of a student group composed of over 12 graduate students and over 300 undergraduate students.  Details of the competition can be found at: http://www.solardecathlon.gov.  2014-Present.
  • Recipient of People Prosperity and Planet (P3) Award: National Student Design Competition for A Vegetated Cool Roof Retrofit-Phase II. Faculty Advisor of a student group composed of 4 undergraduate and graduate students.  Details of the competition can be found at: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/P3/.  2011-2012.
  • Recipient of People Prosperity and Planet (P3) Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability-Integration and Optimization of Sustainability Benefits from Shading-Type Green Roof Technology-Phase I. Faculty Advisor of a student group composed of 3 undergraduate and graduate students.  Details of the competition can be found at: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/P3/.  2010-2011.
  • Recipient of People Prosperity and Planet (P3) Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability-Commercialization of Natural Plastic in Wastewater Treatment-Phase II. Faculty Advisor of a student group composed of 5 undergraduate students.  Details of the competition can be found at: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/P3/.  2008-2009.
  • Recipient of People Prosperity and Planet (P3) Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability-Enhanced Biological Phosphorous Removal-Phase I. Faculty Advisor of a student group composed of 6 undergraduate students. Details of the competition can be found at: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/P3/.  2007-2008.
  • People Prosperity and Planet (P3) Award: National Student Design Competition for Sustainability-Natural Plastic in Wastewater Treatment-Phase I. Faculty Advisor of a student group composed of 5 undergraduate students.  Details of the competition can be found at: http://es.epa.gov/ncer/P3/.  2007-2008.
  • NSF Career Award, 2001-2006
  • ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Workshop participant, 2000
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency, STAR Fellowship, 1995-1997
  • Water Environment Federation, Student Paper Contest, 1996

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