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I am a Research Assistant Professor at UMass Amherst. I earned my PhD under Dr. Emily Kumpel with the dissertation "Enhancing Management of Built and Natural Water and Sanitation Systems Using Data Science". In my research, I work at the confluence of data intensive computing and civil infrastructure related to water and sanitation. I employ investigative tools such as modeling, simulation, high performance computing, machine learning, and dataset usage and manipulation. Current Projects: -Source Water Protection and Management Project for MassDEP-Innovative Technologies Project for ASDWA and EPA-Prediction of Buried Sanitation Infrastructure Type using machine learningCurrent Research Interests-Environmental Quality Monitoring Networks-Machine Learning (Random Forest, Neural Network, Natural Language Processing)-GIS and Mapping-Data VisualizationEducational Interests:I also have a passion for education in engineering. It is my firm belief that education in engineering should help students to learn the technical fundamentals while also preparing them for a rapidly evolving workforce and preparing them to be ethical professionals.-Backwards Design Approach-Transforming Minds-Data-driven engineeringKeystones of my Pedagogical Approach: -Knowledge and Comprehension of Fundamentals-Opportunities to Demonstrate Skills-Promoting Innovation

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