Background

Educational and Professional Background

Derick G. Brown, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor and

Co-Director of the Environmental Initiative

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

STEPS Building

Lehigh University
1 West Packer Avenue
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015

Education:

Ph.D., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, 2000
M.A., Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, 1996
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Irvine, 1992
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, Boston University, 1986

Registration:

Professional Engineer, State of Pennsylvania
Professional Engineer, State of California

Research and Work Experience:

2010-Present Co-Director, Lehigh Environmental Intiative
2008-Present Environmental Engineering Group Leader
2007-Present Associate Professor, Lehigh University
2001-2007 Assistant Professor, Lehigh University
2000-2001 Research Associate, Princeton University
1994-2000 Research Assistant, Princeton University
1994 Technical Consultant, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company
1993-1994 Senior Project Engineer, Multimedia Environmental Technology, Inc.
1986-1993 Technical Specialist, McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company

Awards and Honors:

P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science Teaching Excellence Award, 2011
Class of 1961 Associate Professorship, 2009-2011
Frank S. Hook Assistant Professorship, 2004-2006
The Lehigh Engineering Ingenuity Award for Exceptional Accomplishment in Teaching and/or Research for Junior Faculty, 2004
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 2002
P.C. Rossin Assistant Professorship, 2001-2003
Princeton Environmental Institute Research Initiative in Science and Engineering Fellowship, 1997
McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company's General Manager's Award, 1989
McDonnell Douglas Independent Research and Development Awards, 1989 & 1991

Affiliated Programs at Lehigh:

Professional Committees:

ASTM Committee D18 (Soil and Rock) Subcommittee D18.26 (Hydraulic Fracturing)
ASTM Committee D19 (Water) Subcommittee D19.24 (Water Microbiology)

Professional Society Memberships:

American Chemical Society (ACS)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Member
American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
International Society for Subsurface Microbiology (ISSM)
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society (TBP)

Patents:

Method and Apparatus for Characterizing Coal Tar in Soil. H.K. Moo-Young, D.G. Brown and A. Coleman. Patent #7393689

Background

Derick G. Brown, Ph.D., P.E.

Associate Professor