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)