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- Degree: Ph.D.
- Year: 1995
- Institution and Location
  Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- Major Discipline
  Civil (Environmental) Engineering
- Degree: M.S.
- Year: 1994
- Institution and Location
  Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
- Major Discipline
  Civil (Environmental) Engineering
- Degree: M.S.
- Year: 1990
- Institution and Location
  Kakatiya University (National Institute of Technology), Warangal, TG, India
- Major Discipline
  Engineering Structures
- Degree: B.S.
- Year: 1988
- Institution and Location
  Nagarjuna University, VR Siddhartha Engineering College, Guntur, AP, India
- Major Discipline
  Civil Engineering

Raghava R. Kommalapati

Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering; Director, Center for Energy & Environmental Sustainability

Department(s): Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Campus: Prairie View A&M University

Contact Information

Phone: 936-261-1660
E-mail: rrkommalapati@pvamu.edu

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Departmental Webpage
Personal Webpage
Center for Energy & Environmental Sustainability

Research Topic(s)

Separation technologies for energy applications (e.g., CO2 capture, utilization, storage); Energy and sustainability; Energy in transportation systems: Electric, natural gas, and hybrid vehicles; Water use in hydraulic fracturing; Environmental impacts of energy production

Research Summary

Dr. Kommalapati’s current research interests are in the area of Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Some of his recent projects include produced water treatment using hybrid FO-RO membrane systems, Carbon capture using functionalized nano-materials, Environmental life cycle impacts of various conventional and alternate energy (Biofuels, Wind, solar and Nuclear energy) technologies, Air quality monitoring and modeling, and Atmospheric Interactions of Fog water and Air. He is also working on anaerobic co-digestion of goat manure with other organic waste materials to produce bio energy. In addition, he also has worked with other group members on wind turbine design and optimization.

Professional Background

2012-Present	Director, NSF CREST Center for Energy and Environmental Sustainability (CEES), Roy G. Perry College of Engineering, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX
2012-Present	Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Prairie View A&M University
2010-2013	Interim Department Head, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Prairie View A&M University
2004-2012	Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Prairie View A&M University
2006-2014	Director, Summer Transportation Institute (FHWA/TxDOT Sponsored)
1998-2004	Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Prairie View A&M University
1996-1998	Research Associate, Hazardous Waste Research Center, Louisiana State University

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