Education
- Ph.D. in Environmental Health Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- M.S. in Civil Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham
- B.A. in Biology, University of Kansas
Biography
Dr. Easton has been on the faculty in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering since 2000. Currently, he serves as associate chair, chief undergraduate advisor, and program director of the Master of Science in Environmental Engineering. In addition, he is a senior lecturer, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in Environmental Engineering. He serves the university as secretary of the Council of General Education and SMU Lyle as director of accreditation. Dr. Easton has over twenty-five years technical expertise in water quality modeling and monitoring, risk assessment, health hazard identification, NPDES permitting, stormwater management, environmental management, hydrology, epidemiology, air quality monitoring, pollution prevention, and solid and hazardous waste management.
Honors and Awards
- Tom Tunks Distinguished University Citizen Award, 2003
- Provost’s Recognition Award for Teaching, 2022
- Senior Fellow, SMU Caruth Institute for Engineering Education, 2019-present
- Engineering Executive Board Faculty Excellence Award in Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2003
- J. Lindsay Embrey Trustee Professorship – Southern Methodist University. 2001-2002
- Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1999-2000