Experience & Positions

Arthur H. Feagin Chair Professor of Civil Engineering (October 2014 – ), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Graduate Program Office (GPO) (2014–2023 April), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Professor (August 2013 – September 2014 ), Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Associate Professor (August 2007–2013), Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Professor (2006-2007), Affliated Professor (September 2007–2010), Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
Associate Professor (2000–2006), Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
Assistant Professor (1995–2000), Department of Civil Engineering, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
Visiting Assistant Professor (summers of 1995–1997), St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Postdoctoral Research Associate (1995–1996), St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Research/Teaching Assistant (1991–1994), St. Anthony Falls Hydraulic Laboratory/Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Assistant Research Engineer (1987–1989), Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, P. R. China.

Professional Licenses

Hydrological analysis and modeling (water resources engineering)
Hydraulic analysis and modeling (computational fluid dynamics)
Water quality monitoring and modeling in lakes, reservoirs and streams
Storm water management and modeling (sediment basins, erosion control measures, rainfall simulator)
Ecological modeling (fish habitat prediction)
Climate warming impacts on water quality and fish habitat in aquatic systems
Lake and reservoir hydrodynamics
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Web-based modeling system development