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
