Jagath Kaluarachchi’s research specialty lies in ground water hydrology and quality for water resources planning and management.  He has become a world expert in the assessment of environmental risks, costs, and benefits associated with the complicated issues of ground water pollution, the fate of ground water contaminants and their implication toward human health risk, and the management of ground water contamination sources to protect public health. A Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Kaluarachchi authored eight journal articles, one book chapter, and gave seven conference presentations in the past year.  Presently, he is the major professor for eight graduate students. Kaluarachchi is highly regarded by faculty and students in the College of Engineering, and by his peers around the world.  His research record is one of sustained high productivity in scientifically and socially important problem areas.  His leadership in the CEE Department, the UWRL, and the College of Engineering with regard to research and scholarly work is exemplary.