Biography

Dr. Tewari is an Assistant Teaching Professor in Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the Missouri University of Science & Technology, Rolla. Prior to joining Missouri S&T, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Louisiana Tech University. Dr. Tewari has taught classes focused on environmental engineering, water resources engineering and engineering surveying. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering) and Master of Technology (Chemical Engineering) in India before attending Texas A&M University where he earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Civil (Environmental) Engineering. His research efforts are focused on drinking water quality and issues related to treatment of wastewater using physical, chemical, biological and electro-chemical/kinetic processes. His recent research efforts have been in the area of application of geographic information systems to environmental management and sustainability, causes/effects of salinity in soils and corrosion of metal pipes. Dr. Tewari also has keen interest in STEM education, improving diversity in STEM areas, inclusion of hands-on and digital tools in curriculum.