40 Under 40 Recognition Program
The American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists is proud to introduce the AAEES 40 Under 40 Recognition Program.
This program was introduced to recognize talented individuals who have, either personally or as part of a team, been responsible for helping to advance the fields of Environmental Science or Environmental Engineering in a demonstrable way within the last 12 months. A nominee must be under 40 at the end of the calendar year in which they are nominated.
Winners are chosen by a panel of past recipients who weigh equally business successes and civic/philanthropic activities.
2026 Recipients
Nefeli Bompoti, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Ashley Butzlaff, Ph.D.
Stormwater Quality Engineer
City of Springfield, Missouri
Xiujuan Chen, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor
University of Texas at Arlington
Mohamed S. Gaballah Awad, Ph.D.
Central Michigan University
Julie A Korak, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Boulder
Max Krause, Ph.D.
Engineer
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development,
Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response
Yuchuan Lai, Ph.D., P.E.
Research Engineer
Tetra Tech
Jason Chun-Ho Lam, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
City University of Hong Kong
Mi-Ling Li, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Delaware
Alison Ling, Ph.D., P.E.
Assistant Professor
University of St Thomas
Garrett McKay, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Texas A&M University
Gayathri Ram Mohan, Ph.D., P.E.
Director of Advanced Water Treatment
Hazen and Sawyer
Jaewook Myung, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
KAIST
Sameer Neve, Ph.D.
Associate Consultant - Environmental Engineer
WSP USA Inc
Christopher Olivares Martinez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of California, Irvine
Shu-Yuan Pan, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
National Taiwan University
Brian Pinkard, Ph.D.
CTO
Aquagga, Inc.
Mohan Qin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Eric Redmond, P.E.
Process Engineer
Black & Veatch
Parita Shah, EIT, M.ASCE
Senior Project Professional
SCS Engineers
Yewei Sun, Ph.D.
Senior Principal Scientist
Hazen and Sawyer
Dengjun Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University of Florida
Tao Ye, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Stevens Institute of Technology
Yinyin Ye, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
University at Buffalo
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Shiqiang (Nick) Zou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Michigan State University
Past Recipients
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| Year | Recipient |
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| 2025 |
Abdelmoneim, BVMS, MSc, PhD, DABT, Ahmed
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| 2022 |
Abdelraheem, Ph.D., Wael
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| 2023 |
Adelman, P.E., Michael
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| 2023 |
Ahmed, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, PMP, Bulbul
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| 2023 |
Aich, Ph.D., Nirupam
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| 2024 |
Ali, Ph.D., Muhammad
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| 2024 |
Amini, Ph.D, P.E., Ph.D., P.E., ENV SP, BCEE, Adib
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| 2023 |
Apul, Ph.D., P.E., Onur
|
| 2025 |
Atkinson, Ph.D., Ariel J.
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| 2022 |
Atkinson, Ph.D., John D.
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| 2022 |
Ault, Ph.D., Andrew
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| 2022 |
Bagchi, Ph.D., BCES, Samik
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| 2022 |
Barton, Michelle
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| 2022 |
Bibby, Ph.D., Kyle
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| 2024 |
Bivins, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Aaron
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| 2023 |
Blaney, Ph.D., Lee
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| 2022 |
Bolyard, Ph.D., Stephanie
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| 2025 |
Buerck, Ph.D., Adaline M.
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| 2025 |
Charbonnet, Ph.D., Joe
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| 2022 |
Chelupati, Muralikrishna
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| 2025 |
Chen, Ph.D., A.M. ASCE, Jiannan (Nick)
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| 2025 |
Chik, Ph.D., P.Eng., Alex Ho Shing
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| 2024 |
Choudhary, Ph.D., Manisha
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| 2022 |
Christenson, Ph.D., P.E., Dylan
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| 2025 |
Ciez, Ph.D., Rebecca Elaine
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| 2025 |
Cook, Ph.D., Sherri
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| 2025 |
D'Agostino, P.E., ENV SP, Timothy
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| 2022 |
Dannemiller, Ph.D., Karen
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| 2025 |
Delgado Vela, Ph.D., Jeseth
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| 2024 |
Deshpande, MS, REP, ENV SP, QISP, Ashutosh
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| 2022 |
Devitt, P.E., BCEE, Dillon Joseph
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| 2024 |
Dominguez, P.E., Cecilia
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| 2024 |
Dorley, Danielle
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| 2022 |
Dunlap, Patrick
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| 2024 |
Fahrenfeld, Ph.D., Nicole L.
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| 2025 |
Fakhreddine, Ph.D., Sarah
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| 2022 |
Fitzgerald, P.E., Colin
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| 2024 |
Geesman, Ashley
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| 2025 |
Getachew, Ph.D., Bezawit
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| 2024 |
Ghorab, MSc, Ph.D, Mohamed A.
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| 2022 |
Gilbertson, Ph.D., Leanne
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| 2025 |
Gorzalski, Ph.D., P.E., PO, Alexander S.
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| 2024 |
Greenstein, Ph.D., Katie
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| 2025 |
Haig, Ph.D., Sarah-Jane
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| 2024 |
Hamilton, Ph.D., Kerry
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| 2024 |
Hanigan, Ph.D., David
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| 2024 |
Hasan, Ph.D., Mahmudul
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| 2025 |
Hicks, Ph.D., Andrea
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| 2023 |
Hoffmann, Dillon R.
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| 2023 |
Ibrahim, Mohamed Ateia
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| 2023 |
Iskander, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Syeed Md
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| 2025 |
Jin, Ph.D., Ling Nathanael
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| 2022 |
Kapoor, Ph.D., Vikram
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| 2022 |
Kenny, P.E., BCEE, John Dannley
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| 2025 |
Kent, P.E., Ashley
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| 2023 |
Khan, MS, Ihsan Ullah
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| 2023 |
Kulkarni, Ph.D., Poonam
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| 2024 |
Lackey, Ph.D., Greg
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| 2025 |
Li, Ph.D., Hanyang
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| 2024 |
Li, Ph.D., Jiayu
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| 2024 |
Li, Ph.D., Mengyan
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| 2025 |
Liu, Ph.D., Lu
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| 2025 |
Liu, Ph.D., Xitong
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| 2022 |
Lono-Batura, BCES, Maile
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| 2025 |
Madala, LEED GA, Paniteja
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| 2023 |
Magers, Christine M.
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| 2025 |
Mansfeldt, Ph.D., Cresten
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| 2024 |
Marjanovic, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Katie
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| 2022 |
McCurry, Ph.D., Daniel
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| 2024 |
Naughton, Ph.D., Colleen
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| 2022 |
Nguyen, Jeremy
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| 2023 |
Nik-Khah, BCES, Taraneh Dawn
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| 2022 |
Nogle, D.WRE, P.E., BCEE, Rosaleen
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| 2025 |
Obeng-Gyasi, Ph.D., Emmanuel
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| 2024 |
Orner, Ph.D., Kevin
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| 2024 |
Panja, Ph.D., Saumik
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| 2024 |
Parbhoo, P.E., Kaushal
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| 2025 |
Peterson, P.E., ENV SP, Will
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| 2025 |
Pieper, Ph.D., Kelsey J.
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| 2025 |
Poulin, Ph.D., Brett
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| 2025 |
Rahimi, Ph.D., Mim
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| 2022 |
Rahman, Ph.D., P.E., Arifur
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| 2024 |
Rak-Banville, M.Sc., MBA, P.Chem, P.Eng., EP, Justin
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| 2022 |
Regmi, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, Pusker
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| 2022 |
Rocha, Jr., Jesus
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| 2022 |
RoyChowdhury, Ph.D., Abhishek
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| 2024 |
Rycroft, Taylor E.
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| 2023 |
Sabba, Ph.D., Fabrizio
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| 2024 |
Sanders, Ph.D., Kelly
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| 2024 |
Scarborough, Ph.D., P.E., Matthew
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| 2023 |
Shen, Emma (Ruqiao)
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| 2025 |
Shen, Ph.D., Yuexiao
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| 2025 |
Shen, Ph.D., Yun
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| 2022 |
Sherchan, Ph.D., REHS, Samendra
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| 2023 |
Shuai, Ph.D., Danmeng
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| 2024 |
Smith, Ph.D., Adam
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| 2025 |
Stadler, Ph.D., Lauren
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| 2024 |
Stewart, Ph.D., P.E., Heather
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| 2024 |
Terracciano, Ph.D., P.E., Amalia
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| 2024 |
Thomas, Ph.D., Ryan Antonio
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| 2025 |
Thompson, Ph.D., P.E., Kyle A.
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| 2025 |
Thompson, P.E., Michael
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| 2022 |
Tong, Ph.D., Tiezheng
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| 2022 |
Tragus, Amandine
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| 2024 |
Trejo, P.E., Gabriel
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| 2025 |
Venkatesan, Ph.D., Arjun K.
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| 2024 |
Voth-Gaeddert, Ph.D., Lee
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| 2025 |
Wandersee, P.E., LCDR Michael
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| 2023 |
Wang, Ph.D., Yang
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| 2022 |
Welborn, P.E., BCEE, PMP, Rocky Christopher
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| 2024 |
Xie, Ph.D., Xing
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| 2024 |
Xiong, Ph.D., Boya
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| 2024 |
Yang, Ph.D., Yang
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| 2025 |
Yao, Ph.D., Yuan
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| 2025 |
Yeager, PE, LSP, Jessica
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| 2025 |
Zhang, Ph.D., Jiachen
|
| 2023 |
Zhao, Ph.D., Renzun
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