Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Fat, Roots, Oil, and Grease (FROG) in Sanitary Sewer Systems: Is a Sustainable Sewer system in Jeopardy

Presented at the NC Annual Onsite Water Protection Conference, Raleigh NC.

UV-LEDs for Water Disinfection – Are We Close?

Presented at the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Assessing the UV Dose Delivered from Two UV Reactors in Series: Can you always assume doubling the UV dose from individual reactor validations?

Presented at the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Combining CFD, floc dynamics, and biological reaction kinetics to model carbon and nitrogen removal in an activated sludge system

Presented at the Water Resource Research Institute (WRRI), Raleigh, NC.

Modeling of a Flow Through UV LED Reactor using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Presented at the North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association (NC AWWA) Water Environment Association (WEA), Concord, NC.

Water and Waster Treatment Process on Steriods: Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Drive out Unit Process Inefficiencies

Presented at the KECKS Futures Initiative, Irvine, CA.

Modeling and experimental Evaluation of UV LED Reactor using Computational Fluid Dynamics

Poster presented at the North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association (NC AWWA) Water Environment Association (WEA), Winston-Salem, NC.

Studying Formation of Nitrifying Aerobic Granules and Effect of Shear Distribution on Granulation

Presented at the North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association (NC AWWA) Water Environment Association (WEA), Winston-Salem, NC.

How are Fat, Oil and Grease (FOG) Deposits Formed in Sewer Lines?

Presented at the North Carolina Section of the American Water Works Association (NC AWWA) Water Environment Association (WEA), Winston-Salem, NC.

Velocity Profiles and their Relevance in UV Reactor Validation

Presented at the International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) workshop, Tracy, CA.

Combining CFD, FLOC Dynamics, and Biological Reaction Kinetics to Model Carbon and Nitrogen Removal in an Activated Sludge System

Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation, 2011(13), 3272–3282.

Grancrete as Adhesive for FRP Flexural Strengthening System for Concrete Structures

ACI Special Publication.

Behavior of Insulated Precast, Prestressed Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels Reinforced with CFRP Grid

PCI Journal, 56(2), 88–111.

Behavior of Concrete Piles Confined with CFRP

ACI Special Publication, (275), 275–311.

Adsorption of Organic Compounds by Activated Carbon

In J. K. Edzwald (Ed.), Water quality & treatment : a handbook on drinking water (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

Evaluation of Computational Fluid Dynamics for Modeling UV-Initiated Advanced Oxidation Processes

(Final Report No. 3176). Denver, Colorado: Water Research Foundation.

Agent-Based Modeling to Simulate Contamination Events and Evaluate Threat Management Strategies in Water Distribution Systems

Risk Analysis, 31(5), 758–772.

Using Niched Co-Evolution Strategies to Address Non-Uniqueness in Characterizing Sources of Contamination in a Water Distribution System

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011. Presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011, Palm Springs, California.

Using the Hydrologic Footprint Residence for Raising Awareness of Stormwater Sustainability

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011. Presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011, Palm Springs, California.

An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Evaluate Protective Action Strategies in a Water Distribution Contamination Event

World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011. Presented at the World Environmental and Water Resources Congress 2011, Palm Springs, California.