Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Science and Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX (September 1995) Dissertation Title – Laminar Fluid Flow, Particle Transport, and Permeate Flux Behavior in Crossflow Membrane Filters. (Advisor – Mark R. Wiesner)
- M.S., Environmental Science and Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX (May 1991) Thesis Title – Fluid Mechanics and Particle Transport in a Channel with One Porous Wall: Application to Membrane Filtration. (Advisor – Mark R. Wiesner)
- M.Sc. (Honors) Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India (May 1986)
- B.E. (Honors) Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India (May 1986)
Professional Experience
- Holder of the A.P. & Florence Wiley Professorship III, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, September 2021 – present
- J. Walter “Deak” Porter ‘22 & James W. “Bud” Porter ‘51 Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, August 2015 – August 2021
- Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (courtesy appointment), University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2008 – August 2015
- Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering(courtesy appointment), University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2004 – 2008
- Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering (courtesy appointment), University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2002 – 2004
- Assistant Professor, Department Civil and Environ. Eng. University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1999 – 2004
- Professional and Senior Engineer, Montgomery Watson Americas Inc., Herndon, VA, 1995 – 1999
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Howard University, Washington D.C., 1998 – 1999
- Lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 1998 – 1999
- Research Assistant, Rice University, Houston, TX, 1989 – 1995
- Process Engineer, J.K. Synthetics Ltd. Kota, India, 1986 – 1989