Dr Erdal is serving as the Water Reuse Global Practice and Solutions Director at Black and Veatch with more than 30 years of diverse experience. He led or directly involved in industrial reuse projects in United States, Argentina, Brazil and Taiwan creating innovative and sustainable water management solutions. Dr Erdal has developed a patent pending cooling approach for evaporative cooling to reduce energy and water usage. He got his master and PhD degrees from the Ohio State University and Virginia Tech, respectively. He likes ocean swimming, playing bridge and wine testing.