Dr. Prabhakar Clement, professor of environmental engineering and founding director of the Center for Water Quality Research, has been designated as a 2024 National Ground Water Association Fellow. Fellows are recognized for their exceptional achievements and substantial contributions to the mission of NGWA, which advocates for the responsible use, management and development of the nation’s groundwater resources.
“It is a great honor to be named a fellow of this prestigious institution. This national award provides a unique platform to advance research and education in the groundwater management field,” Clement said. “I’m truly grateful that my peers put me forward for this award. I’m incredibly appreciative of this recognition and am motivated to keep working in the groundwater field to develop innovative solutions for protecting and managing this precious freshwater resource.”
Those who receive the fellow designation have distinguished themselves through professional excellence, achievement and integrity and are viewed to be a positive, distinctive individual who is a true asset.
Clement’s research interests include groundwater recharge assessment, reactive transport analysis, soil moisture transport in unsaturated systems, remote sensing of soil moisture, laboratory-scale visualization of groundwater contamination transport processes, PFAS management, numerical modeling and oil spill assessment.
Clement currently serves as the principal investigator for a $6 million National Science Foundation funded multi-university project titled “Harnessing Big Hydrological Datasets for Integrated Groundwater Management.” Clement has also received numerous national honors, including a seal of achievement from the Federal Laboratory Consortium, fellow positions by the American Society of Civil Engineers, as well as its Environmental and Water Resources Institute. Additionally, he received the NGWA John Hem Award in 2016 and two awards from the Association of Environmental Engineering Professors.
Clement will be recognized alongside the cohort in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dec. 10-12.
To learn more about the NGWA Fellowship, visit their awards page.