Biography
Education
- PhD., Louisiana State University, 1994
- MS., Jordan University of Science & Technology, 1990
- BE., Yarmouk University, 1988
Appointments
July 2024 – Present: Senior Vice Provost, Northeastern University
April 2020 – Present: University Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University
October 2015 – Present: PI and Director, Northeastern University P50 Research Center, Sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH
May 2015 – Present: Director, Northeastern University R25 Education Grant, NIEHS, NIH
November 2011 – Present: George A. Snell Professor of Engineering, Northeastern University
April 2010 – Present: PI and Director, Northeastern University P42 Superfund Research Center, NIEHS, NIH
July 2007 – Present: Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University
January 2024 – July 2024: Senior Associate Dean for Research and Global Campus, Northeastern University
July 2019 – January 2024: Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, College of Engineering, Northeastern University
July 2015 – June 2019: Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering, Northeastern University
July 2002 – June 2007: Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University
June 1997 – June 2002: Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University
July 2002 – May 2008: Graduate Director, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University
August 2001 – June 2007: Director: SoilBED facility, NU Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems, NSF Sponsored Engineering Research Center
August 2005 – June 2006: Visiting Professor (Fulbright Scholar), Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
September 1996 – May 1997: Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Polytechnic University (Polytec), Brooklyn, New York
May 1994 – August 1996: Technical Director, Electrokinetics Inc., Baton Rouge, LA
Expertise
- Geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering
- Soil and Groundwater Remediation
- Electrokinetic and Electrochemical Processes
- Contaminant Fate and Transport
- Water resources
- Environmental health
Honors and Awards
- 2022 Northeastern COE Dean’s Award for Meritorious Service
- 2016 LSU CEE Hall of Distinction
- 2014 ASCE Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award
- 2012 ASCE Fellow
- 2009 Transportation Research Board, Certificate of Appreciation
- 2005-2006 Fulbright Scholar – Jordan
- 2004 College of Engineering Outstanding Researcher Award, NU
- 2001 National Science Foundation CAREER Award
Licensure
- Professional Engineer: Louisiana; Registration No. 28524, 1999