Dr. Navid Saleh , University of Texas at Austin

Associate Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Dr. Navid Saleh

Navid Saleh is an Associate Professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT). Prior to joining UT, Dr. Saleh was an Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of South Carolina. He has undergone a post-doctoral training form Chemical Engineering Department of Yale University, New Haven, CT after he received his Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA, in May 2007. His research interests include (1) applications and implications of nanomaterials, (2) evaluating nano-bio interactions for environmental and biological systems, (3) nanomaterials for advanced infrastructure, and (4) community-engaged research for evaluation of water quality in low-income communities in the U.S. and beyond. Dr. Saleh’s lab has been funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and National Institute of Health (NIH), and Texas Department of Transportation. Saleh Group has published 75 peer-reviewed journal articles with more than 6800 citations. Dr. Saleh is serving as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hazardous Materials (impact factor of 7.65) and is a member of the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization board. He received the Emerging Investigator Award in 2015, awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry and Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization.