Rabi H. Mohtar is Professor of Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering at Purdue University, USA. Dr Mohtar’s professional activities adDr ss the important issues of developing and maintaining the environmental aspects of sustainable growth. Specifically, this involves using our resources efficiently, maintaining or improving environmental quality as well as maintaining or improving the productivity, economic opportunities and health of all people. By focusing on conserving natural resources (land, water, air and biological resources) his work adDr sses the global challenge of increasing food and water supplies to cater for a growing population.
In the course of his career, Dr Mohtar developed environmental and natural resource conservation engineering programs that evaluate the environmental impacts of land use and water management; developed innovative soil and groundwater remediation technologies; applied numerical methods to biological engineering systems; characterized the soil water medium at the pedon, field, and watershed scales. He also designed and evaluated international sustainable water management programs that deal with population growth and water shortage conditions in arid climates. Dr Mohtar’s research has resulted in improved methods for environmental and natural resources engineering, many of which have been adopted by other professionals and agencies internationally. |
