MS., Jordan University of Science & Technology, 1990
BE., Yarmouk University, 1988
Appointments
April 2020 – Present- University Distinguished Professor, Northeastern University
July 2019 – Present –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
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
May 2015-Present –Director, Northeastern University R25 Education Grant, NIEHS, NIH
October 2015-Present-PI and Director, Northeastern University P50 Research Center, Sponsored by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH
July 2007-Present –Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental 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