Effect of climate change on water quality; Sustainable urban development at the water-energy nexus; Transport of contaminants and colloids in the subsurface and groundwater; Stormwater capture, treatment, and reuse; Bioremediation

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• Ph.D. (2011), University of Colorado, Boulder
• M.S. (2006), University of Hawaii, Manoa
• B.Sc. (2000), Utkal University, India

• 2022: Distinguished Service Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
• AWRA Scholarship, Colorado Division, Fall 2008.
• Beverly Sears Graduate Grant Award (Best Proposal), U. Colorado at Boulder, Spring 2008.
• 2007 ASCE/Walter Lum Scholarship, Hawaii Division, Spring 2007.
• RCUH Recruiting Fellowship, U. Hawaii at Manoa, Fall 2006.
• Everett E. Black Scholarship, U. Hawaii at Manoa, Fall 2006.
• Stephen Lau Water Research Endowed Scholarship (Best Student Grant Proposal), Water Resource Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Fall 2005.
• National scholarship by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, for 3rd rank in the state merit list in graduate level examination in Physics, 2002

C&EE C159/C259: Green Infrastructure C&EE 153: Introduction to Environmental Engineering Science C&EE 164: Hazardous Waste Site Investigation and Remediation