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Prahlad Murthy
Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1993
M.E. Environmental Engineering, Anna University, Madras, India, 1986
B.E. Civil Engineering, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India, 1982
Experience
1993 Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering
1999 Awarded Tenure and Promoted to Associate Professor
2002-05 Chairperson, Department of GeoEnvironmental Sciences & Engineering*
2005-present Associate Professor, Environmental Engineering
* department’s name changed to Department of Environmental Engineering & Earth Sciences in 2006.
Aug. 1990- Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University,
Aug. 1993 College Station, TX.
Mar. 1986 - Project Engineer, Environmental Engineering Consultants, Bombay, India
Dec. 1989 (a joint venture with Metcalf & Eddy, Inc., MA).
Registration and Certification
Professional Engineer (Delaware and Pennsylvania)
Qualified Environmental Professional (Institute of Professional Environmental Practice)
Certified ABET Program Evaluator
Consulting and Research Projects
June 2005 - On sabbatical leave. Evaluation of Effectiveness in KI Pill Distribution Practice in New Jersey
Dec. 2005 in collaboration with the New Jersey State Department of Health, Trenton, NJ.
June 2001 - Development of a Geospatial Database for Toxic Releases in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
May 2002 Supported by: Wilkes University
Aug. 2000 - Fate and Transportation of MTBE at two contaminated sites in Luzerne County, PA.
April 2001 Supported by: The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Wilkes-Barre, PA..
Apr.1996 - Odor Abatement by Biofiltration as Principal Investigator, Wilkes University, PA.
May 1997 Supported by: Wilkes University
Aug. 1995 - Odor Assessment at the Hanover Township Treatment Facility as Principal Investigator
Jan. 1996 Sponsored by: Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority, PA.
June 1994 - Indoor Air Quality Assessment and Design Remediation as Principal Investigator
Sept. 1994 Sponsored by: Forest City Regional School District, PA.
Jan. 1993 - Performance Evaluation of an Open Face Air Sampling Head
July 1993 Sponsored by: Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL.
Sept. 1992 - Arial Deposition and Adhesion Characteristics of Aerosols Collected on Sampling Filters
July 1993 Sponsored by: Robinson & McElwee, Charleston, WV.
Jan. 1992 - Device for Measurement of Size Distribution and Concentration of Ultra-fine Aerosols
Aug.1992 Sponsored by: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin, TX.
Aug. 1990 - Design and Evaluation of a Passive Soil-Air Flux Sampler
Dec. 1991 Sponsored by: Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center, Beaumont, TX.
Jan. 1990 - Bioregeneration of Exhausted Activated Carbon used for Treating Atrazine Contaminated
Aug. 1990 Surface & Underground Waters. Sponsored by: Kansas Water Resources Board, Topeka, KS.
Presentations and Reports
Bruns, D.A., and Murthy P.N. Environmental and Geospatial Elements in Homeland Security: The Nuclear Question, presentation at the GIS for Local Government Conference, State College, PA, October 2005.
Murthy, P.N. Environmental Monitoring – Research and Homeland Security, a panel discussion on Emerging Technologies, the Pennsylvania Environmental Professionals Annual Meeting, Scranton, PA, May 2005.
Murthy, P.N. Opportunities for local Industries and Businesses to contribute to the Wilkes University Environmental Engineering program, a presentation at the Northeastern Pennsylvania Pollution Prevention Roundtable, Wilkes-Barre, PA, February, 2003.
Murthy, P.N., Little, S.C., and McFarland, A.R. Advances in Air Sampling Techniques at Hazardous Waste Sites, presented at the fifth Annual Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance Research Center Symposium, Beaumont, TX, February 25-26, 1993.
Murthy, P.N. Indoor Air Quality Assessment, August 1994, a Technical Report submitted to the Forest City Regional School District, PA.
Murthy, P.N. Field Assessment of Odors at the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority’s Wastewater Treatment Facility in Hanover Township, a technical report presented to the Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority, January, 1996.
Honors and Awards
Wilkes University Alumni Mentorship Award, 2005
EPA’s Clean Air Excellence Award 2003 (awarded to APERG* of which I am a committee member)
Education Award - Mid-Atlantic States Section of AWMA, 1999
Wilkes University Outstanding Faculty Award 1997
J.N. Tata Scholar, 1982
*Air Pollution Education and Research Grant Committee
Scientific and Professional Society Memberships
Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE)
Chi Epsilon (National Civil Engineering Honor Society)
Tau Beta Pi (National Engineering Honor Society)
Courses Taught at Wilkes University
Air Quality Air Pollution Control Indoor Air Pollution Engineering
Water Quality Synoptic Meteorology Air Quality Models
Principles of Environmental Science Senior Projects Freshman Foundation courses
Introduction courses in Meteorology for non-Majors
Institutional and Professional Service
Field Reviewer for ASEE-NRL (Naval Research Laboratory) Fellowship Program
Chair - MASS-ASWMA Education Committee (2002 - 2006)
Member - ASWMA Mid-Atlantic & Delaware Valley Chapter’s Scholarship Committee Member
Member - APERG Committee
Faculty Development Committee, Wilkes University (1998 - 2000)
Tenure and Promotions Committee, Wilkes University (2004 - current; present Chair)
Faculty Advisor - Air & Waste Management Association’s Wilkes University Student Chapter
Academic Advisor to undergraduate students and student senior projects
Served on various search committees on campus
Professional Development Activities
Workshop on AERMOD and CalPuff models in October 2004
Certified ArcGIS I User (ArcView 8, ArcEditor 8, ArcInfo 8), March 2003
Participated in American Bar Association’s Seminar on 2002 Update of Clean Air Act, 2002
National Effective Teaching Institute Workshop, 2002
ABET EC2000 Evaluator Training Workshop, 1999, 2006
ABET EC2000 Faculty Training Workshop, 2000
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