Amal Bakchan | Bakshan

As part of a $5.2M grant, Bakchan Lab has received $426K in funding from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Development Program.
Dr. Bakchan received the 2025 Outstanding Research and Scholarly Activities Award from the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University. Congrats, Dr. Bakchan, on this well-deserved honor.

Socio-technical Water & Wastewater Infrastructure

Resilient and sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure systems management in extreme environments

Responsible Management Entities

Responsible management entities of decentralized wastewater infrastructure systems in rural, limited-resource communities

Workforce Development

Developing training, certification, apprenticeship, and entrepreneurship programs to produce skilled water and wastewater workforce “pic8”

Decentralized Infrastructure Governance

Identifying and bridging knowledge gaps in the roles and responsibilities of a diverse spectrum of community stakeholders for effective engagement

Construction Management

Infrastructure and building projects’ life cycle optimization, including circular economy and waste management

Funding Agencies

USEPA

USDA

Colombia World Projects

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JOURNAL ARTICLES
$15 Million
Grant Funding Received
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Team Members

Research Partners

Arizona State University

Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program

Auburn University

Alabama Community College System

consortium for alabama rural water and wastewater management