Desmond Lawler is the Nasser I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil Engineering and a member of the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at the University of Texas. Lawler's research and teaching focus on physical/chemical treatment processes for water and wastewater, with greater emphasis on drinking water treatment. Throughout his career, he has studied particle removal processes and more recently has been studying desalination and processes for the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products. He served as the Secretary of AEESP for two years early in his career, and has been a board member of the Water Science and Research Division of AWWA for the past several years. He is a member of the Drinking Water Committee of the Science Advisory Board of the USEPA. Des has received several teaching awards at UT and his contributions to research and education have been recognized with major awards by AWWA, WEF, and AMTA. His 75 MS graduates are productive throughout the water and wastewater field, and 14 of his 20 PhD graduates are academicians.
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AEESP Distinguished Lecture Series | Spring 2013
| Date | University | Contact |
| January 11 | Stanford University | Lynn Hildemann |
| February 4 | North Carolina State University | Detlef Knappe |
| February 6 | Virginia Tech | John Little |
| February 8 | Clemson University | Kevin Finneran |
| February 25 | University of Maryland at Baltimore County | Upal Ghosh |
| February 27 | University of Massachusetts Amherst | John Tobiason |
| March 1 | University of Florida | Treavor Boyer |
| April 10 | University of Michigan | Jeremy Semrau |
| April 12 | University of Minnesota | Paige Novak |