Dr. Gautham P. Das has served as associate professor of civil engineering and technology department at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts, since August 2008. He is a Francis Sagan Professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology. Dr. Das received a doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Prior to starting his teaching career, Dr. Das worked for environmental consulting firms in North Carolina and Boston. His expertise lies in water resources, hydraulic engineering, and environmental remediation. He is an active member in the American Society of Civil Engineers, Water Environment Federation, the New England Water Environment Association, and the American Society for Engineering Education. He has authored numerous technical papers on various civil and environmental engineering subjects that have been presented at technical conferences and appeared in the proceedings of those conferences.