Research Interests
- Capacitive deionization
- Electrokinetic barriers
- Electrokinetic remediation
- Greywater/water reuse
- Resource recovery
- Water quality
- Geoenvironmental processes
- Bio-filters
- Electrochemical processes
- Environmental separation processes
- Geographic information system
- Sustainability
- Infrastructure resiliency
- Engineering education
Certifications/Registrations
- Engineer in Trainee (EIT)/ Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certified
- HAZWOPER training - (40 Hrs.)
- Hazards Ranking System for Environmental Assessment of Contaminated Sites administered by EPA at TCEQ, Austin, Texas, (May 16, 2005 - May 20, 2005)
Professional Memberships
- American Society of Civil Engineers
- American Society for Engineering Education
- Environmental & Water Resources Institute
- Water Environment Federation
- Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors
- American Geophysical Union
Projects
Recently funded projects in which Dr. Tewari acted as a Primary/Co-Primary Investigator:
- Southern Plains Transportation Center (U.S. Department of Transportation Region 6 Regional University Transportation Center) - Combined effect of sea-level rise and coastal land subsidence – Identification of critical transportation infrastructure at-risk in coastal SPTC region, $25,400, PI, (October 2017 - May 2018)
- The Water Institute of the Gulf through the RESTORE Act Center of Excellence for Louisiana - Protecting subsurface freshwater using electrokinetic barriers against seawater intrusion in coastal Louisiana, $57,519, PI, (September 2017 - August 2018)
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development through Louisiana Transportation Research Center - Transportation Innovation for Research Exploration (TIRE) Award - Identification of Transportation Infrastructure at Risk due to Sea Level Rise and Subsidence of Land in Coastal Louisiana, $28,345, PI, (July 2017 - June 2018)
- Louisiana Contractors' Educational Trust Fund - Enhancement of Surveying Laboratory of Louisiana Tech University, $131,600, Co-PI
- College of Engineering and Science, Louisiana Tech University via Innovative Education Grant - Augmented Reality Sandbox for Hands-On Learning Environment Using 3D Visualization, $3,956, PI, (March, 2017)
- Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development through Louisiana Transportation Research Center - Corrosion Map for Metal Pipes in Coastal Louisiana, $49,999, PI, January 2016 - April 2017 (Final Report)
- NSF EPSCoR and Louisiana Board of Regents through Opportunities for Partnerships in Technology with Industry (OPT-IN) Award - Capacitive Deionization based Treatment and Metal Recovery from Lead-Acid Battery Recycling Wastewater Stream, $15,000 + $15,000, PI, (January 2015 - December 2015)
- Southern Plains Transportation Center (U.S. Department of Transportation Region 6 Regional University Transportation Center) - Technology-Rich Transportation Engineering Projects, $131,627, PI, (September 2014 - October 2016)
Project in which Dr. Tewari acted as a Primary Investigator as a student:
- USGS Research Grant through Texas Water Resources Institute - Carbon Aerogel Electrodes: Absorption-Desorption and Regeneration Study for Purification of Water, $5,000, PI, (March, 2005 - February, 2006)
Major Honors and Awards
- ASCE Student Chapter Crying Towel Award, Louisiana Tech University, (2015-2016)
- ASCE Student Chapter Crying Towel Award, Louisiana Tech University, (2012-2013)
- Golden Plum-bob Award, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, (2010-2011)
- Mills Scholarship by Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University, (2009-2010)
- Fellow, Graduate Teaching Academy at Center for Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University, (2007-2011)
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, (2008-2009)
- Graduate Program Enhancement Scholarship, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, (2006-2007)
- Joseph A. Orr Fellowship, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, (2006)
- Intern of Mickey Leland Environmental Internship Program at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Austin, Texas, (May, 2005 - August, 2005)
- Departmental Fellowship, Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, (2002-2004)
- Graduate Research Fellowship, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India, (2000-2002)
Follow Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering