Andrew Ernest

Andrew N.S. Ernest, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, earned a B.S. And M.S. In Civil Engineering from the University of Southwestern Louisiana in 1985 and in 1986 respectively, and a Ph.D. In Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1991. He has over 30 years of professional experience in Environmental and Water Resource engineering, having managed a variety of organizational units with varying missions, encompassing consulting, academic, revenue-driven, research and service activities. Dr. Ernest serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Research, Applied Technology, Education and Service, Inc. (RATES), a non-profit corporation dedicated to water resource technology-based regional capacity development. He is a licensed engineer in Kentucky and Texas, and is a Board Certified Environmental Engineer through the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, with specialty certification in Water and Wastewater. Specialties: Water Resource Management; Regional Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Informatics; Environmental Modeling, Decision Support Systems; Surface and Subsurface Water Quality Modeling; Model Parameter Estimation; Process Optimization; Rural Public Health; On-site Wastewater Treatment; Environmental Management Systems