Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duration:  May 2019 to date

Instructor of Record

Introduction to Environmental Engineering (CEE 3104) 
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech
Duration: August 2018 to December 2018

Responsibilities: Independent teaching, homework and exam preparation, class lecture preparation and effective delivery.

Graduate Research Assistant 

1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech

Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy Laboratory. Duration: August 2015 to present. Responsibilities: Landfill leachate treatment with Bio-electrochemical systems (e.g., MFCs and others), Forward osmosis, Microbial desalination, Ultraviolet quenchers in landfill leachate, Antibiotic resistance genes, etc. 

2. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University

Chemical Oxidation Laboratory. Duration: June 2014 to July 2014, and June 2015 to July 2015. Responsibilities: In situ chemical oxidation, hazardous waste remediation, etc.

Graduate Teaching Assistant 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University
Duration: August 2013 to May 2014, and August 2014 to May 2015

Courses: Mechanics of materials, Water resources engineering, Water and wastewater treatment design, Hydraulic engineering laboratory, Hazardous waste treatment, and Hazardous waste engineering,

Responsibilities: Evaluating assignments, answering questions about home works, conducting laboratory experiments, etc.

Lecturer

1. Department of Civil Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh. Duration: October 2012 to July 2013

2. Department of Civil Engineering, Stamford University, Bangladesh. Duration: September 2012

3. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Information Technology and Sciences, Bangladesh. Duration: May 2012 to August 2012

Responsibilities: Teaching undergraduate classes