Dr. Amir Motlagh is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at California State University, Sacramento. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Utah. His previous experiences include working as a research assistant at the University of Toledo and as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Central Florida. Areas of expertise include stormwater modeling, runoff management practices, and environmental microbiology by implementing molecular and applied biology and bioinformatics. He has several publications on sustainable processes to treat water, wastewater, stormwater, and landfill leachate.