Research Highlights
· My research focuses on fundamental and applied topics in waste management and contaminant fate and transport. Over the past five years at UCF, I pioneered new research directions by integrating remote sensing and artificial intelligence into waste management systems.
· I have published 55 peer-reviewed journal articles (38 at UCF) in leading journals. My Google Scholar H-index is 21, with 1,622 citations.
· I have served as PI on 14 projects and Co-PI on 7 others, with federal and state funding from the National Science Foundation, Pacific Northwest National Lab, Department of Energy, National Institutes of Health, and the Hinkley Center. My external funding totals $2.3M, with $1.3M as my share.
· My research contributions have been recognized by multiple honors, including the AAEES 40 Under 40 Recognition, the UCF Excellence in Research Award, the ASCE GeoFrontiers Rising Star Lecturer, and the UCF Research Incentive Award.
Feature Project 1: Fate and Transport of Contaminants in Waste Management
Designing waste containment facilities based on the fate/transport of the contaminants using advanced modeling and experimental approaches.
Feature Project 2: Recycling Behavior and Clean Recyclables
Address the nation's need for economical and environmentally friendly recycling, and reduce contamination from recyclables.
Feature Project 3: Functional Stability for Post-Closure Care Assessment
To develop a detailed performance-based framework to evaluate the level of functional stability in coal combustion product landfills.
Feature Project 4: Remote Sensing and Digital Twin for Waste Management
Advanced remote sensing for landfill geometry, emission, and odor survey. Creating the first ever landfill digital twin to aid the operation. The funded projects featured the UCF Smart City Initiatives.