Area of Interest Nanomaterials in the environment, Improved sensors for drinking water treatment. Professional Honors, Awards, and Recognitions NSF CAREER Awardee (2004-2009) Invited Participant at the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Symposium (2003) ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Fellow (2002) First Place - American Water Works Association (AWWA) Dissertation Award (2000) Honorable Mention - Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Dissertation Award (1999) American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Paper Award (1999) American Water Works Association Abel Wolman Doctoral Fellowship (1996-1998) American Chemical Society Division of Environmental Chemistry Graduate Student Award (1997)