Position:
Director, Center for Research in Water Resources at University of Texas at Austin, Bettie Margaret Smith Chair of Environmental Health Engineering at University of Texas at Austin
Work:
University of Texas at Austin
since Sep 2011
-
Director, Center for Research in Water Resources
University of Texas at Austin
since Aug 2004
-
Bettie Margaret Smith Chair of Environmental Health Engineering
The National Academies
2005 - Sep 2011
-
Member, BEST
Hazardous Substance Research Center/S&SW
Jul 1995 - Sep 2007
-
Director
Hazardous Substance Research Center
1995 - 2007
-
Director
Louisiana State University
Oct 1981 - Aug 2004
-
Chevron Endowed Professor of Chemical Engineering
University of Sydney
1993 - 1995
-
Shell Professor of Environmental Engineeering
Education:
California Institute of Technology 1977 - 1982
MS, PhD, Chemical Engineering
Lamar University 1972 - 1977
BS, Chemical Engineering
Skills:
Environmental Engineering, Remediation, Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Awareness, Policy Analysis, Fundraising, Modeling, Metals, Water Resources, Water Quality, Hazardous Waste Management, Research, Environmental Science, Minitab
Interests:
environmental processes and effects, environmental transport phenomena, assessment and remediation of contaminated sites, sediments
personal interests sailing, hiking
Honor & Awards:
2011 AEESP Malcolm Pirnie New Frontiers in Research Award
2009 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
2007 Fellow, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
2005 National Academy of Engineering, For the “development of widely used means of management of contaminated sediments”
2004 Diplomate, American Academy of Environmental Engineers by eminence (Board Certified Environmental Engineer)
2004 Professor Emeritus, Louisiana State University
2002 Charles E. Coates Award - American Chemical Society/American Institute of Chemical Eng.
2001 Lawrence K. Cecil Award of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
1993 Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia
1987 American Association for the Advancement of Science Environmental Science and Engineering Fellow
1986 New Engineering Educator Excellence Award American Society for Engineering Education
1985 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, Society of
Automotive Engineers