Biography

Dr. Amal Bakchan is an assistant professor at the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University. She holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Her work seeks to improve access to water and wastewater services in limited-resource communities, both in the US and globally. Amal’s research primarily focuses on rural and other extreme contexts, with expertise in socio-technical infrastructure systems management; infrastructure resilience; regionalized responsible management of decentralized systems; decentralized infrastructure governance, and workforce development. Outside of work, Amal enjoys spending time with her family, listening to music, and watching Formula-1.