Dr. Prahlad Murthy

Dr. Murthy has been teaching at Wilkes University since 1993. He has taught various courses in Civil and Environmental Engineering from first year to senior level and continues to serve as an advisor to senior capstone design and independent research projects. He is actively involved with the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) and has been serving as the faculty advisor to the Wilkes University Student Chapter of A&WMA since its inception in 1999. Dr. Murthy has also been serving as a program evaluator for ABET for many years. He has served as the department chair and is currently serving as the Associate Dean for the College of Science & Engineering.

• Associate Dean of the College of Science & Engineering, 2010 to present
• Professor of Environmental Engineering, 2013-present
• Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, 1999-2013
• Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering, 1993-1999
• Project Engineer, Environmental Engineering Consultants (joint venture with Metcalf & Eddy, Inc.), Mumbai, India 1986-1989

• Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
• M.S. Environmental Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, India.
• B.S. Civil Engineering, Bangalore University, Bangalore, India.

• Air Quality
• Air Pollution Control
• Water & Wastewater Treatment
• Principles of Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Ethics & Professionalism

• Murthy, P. Satisfying ABET's Program Criteria for Environmental Engineering: Experiences with a Laboratory-Based Course in Air Quality Paper presented at 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana. 10.18260/p.26132.
• Troy, M.A., and Murthy, P.N. Sustainability in Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Education, presentation at the ASEE-CEED* 2014 Conference for Industry & Education Collaboration’s Education for a Sustainable Future, Savannah, GA, February 2014. Conference proceedings at http://www.iupui.edu/~ciec/. * Cooperative & Experiential Education Division
• Murthy, P.N., Weinrich, J.J., Johnson, C., and Skoronski, D. T. Good Practices in Marcellus Shale Drilling: Creation and Analysis of a Gas Lease Database Using Geospatial Technologies in Proceedings: 104th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Air & Waste Management Association, Orlando, FL, June 2011.
• Murthy, P.N. Using local and regional issues to involve undergraduate students in environmental engineering research, 105th Annual Conference and Exhibition, Air & Waste Management Association, San Antonio, Texas, June 2012.
• Bruns, D.A., and Murthy P.N. Environmental and Geospatial Elements in Homeland Security: The Nuclear Question, GIS for Local Government Conference, State College, PA, October 2005.
• Bruns, D.A., Troy, M.A., and 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.

• Associate Dean, College of Science & Engineering, 2010-present
• Chairperson, erstwhile GeoEnvironmental Sciences & Engineering Department, 2002-05
• Member, Faculty Affairs Council (FAC), 2008-10
• Member, Faculty Development Committee (FDC), 1998-2001
• Chair, Tenure & Promotion Committee (TAP), 2007-08
• Chair, Mid-Atlantic States Section-A&WMA, 2013
• Vice-Chair, Mid-Atlantic States Section-A&WMA, 2012

• Wilkes University Outstanding Advisor Award, 2015
• Wilkes University Alumni Mentorship Award, 2013 and 2005
• Air & Waste Management Association Members-get-Member Campaign, 2008
• Education Award - Mid-Atlantic States Section of AWMA, 1999
• Outstanding Teaching, 1997

• Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE), American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists
• Professional Engineer (PE), Delaware and Pennsylvania
• Qualified Environmental Professional (QEP), Inst. of Professional Environmental Practice (IPEP)
• Certified ABET Program Evaluator

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
• Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA)
• American Society for Heating, Refrigeration, & Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)