Ashish Borgaonkar
Assistant Professor, School of Applied Engr & Tech
264 Fenster Hall (FENS)
Education
Ph.D. ; New Jersey Institute of Technology ; Environmental Engineering ; 2011

Awards & Honors

2025 Distinguished Teaching Award, American Society for Engineering Education - Mid-Atlantic Section

2025 Excellence in Faculty Mentoring, NJIT Nexus of Excellence Awards

2025 Dr. Saul K. and Roberta Fenster Honors Faculty Fellowship in Engineering, NJIT Albert Dorman Honors College

2024 Excellence in Lower Division Undergraduate Instruction, NJIT Nexus of Excellence Awards

2024 Advisor of the Year - Student Organization, NJIT Highlander Awards

2021 Sauk K. Fenster Innovation in Engineering Education, Newark College of Engineering, NJIT

2018 Excellence in Teaching Award - Outstanding Contribution to Teaching at NJIT, New Jersey Institute of Technology

2016 Excellence in Instruction by an Adjunct Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology

2010 Excellence in Instruction by a Teaching Assistant, New Jersey Institute of Technology

2025 Fall Courses
ENGR 491 - RESEARCH AND INDP STUDY I

FED 101 - NCE - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN- HONORS

GEN 491 - RESEARCH INDEPENDENT STUDY I

ENE 790A - DOCTORAL DISSERT & RES

CE 320A - HYDRAULICS LABORATORY

CE 790A - DOCT DISSERTATION & RES

Past Courses
CE 320A: HYDRAULICS LABORATORY

CET 413: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

ENGR 290: PERS OF THE GRAND CHALLENGES

ESC 705: ADV IN ENGR EDU RESEARCH

FED 101: FUND ENGINEERNG DESIGN I

FED 101: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN

FED 101: FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGR DESIGN

FED 101: NCE - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN

FED 101: NCE - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN- HONORS

FED 101: NCE- FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGR DESIGN

Conference Proceeding
"GIFTS: Using Robotic Arm Project to Introduce Students to Engineering Design Through Experiential Learning"
2025.

"WIP: Evaluating the impact of an introductory first-year engineering design course in shaping students’ experience and academic preparedness"
2025.

"Work-in-Progress: Evaluating the impact of changes in DEI programs, policies, and initiatives on graduate student experiences across three HSI universities"
2025.

"FYEE 2024-Workshop Milestones-Based Structured Active Learning Approach to Improve Student Performance in Engineering Courses"
2024.

"Translation of Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Mitigation and Pollution Control Research into Engineering Education"
2024.

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Journal Article
Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Christopher Obropta, Michel Boufadel. 2025. "Microplastic Accumulation in Urban Stream Sediments: Vertical Distribution and Transport Dynamics." Microplastics , vol. 4 , no. 3 , pp. 65.

Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Christopher Obropta, Michel Boufadel. 2025. "Microplastic Accumulation in Urban Stream Sediments: Vertical Distribution and Transport Dynamics." Microplastics , vol. 4 , no. 3 , pp. 65.

Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Christopher Obropta, Michel Boufadel. 2025. "Microplastic Accumulation in Urban Stream Sediments: Vertical Distribution and Transport Dynamics." Microplastics , vol. 4 , no. 3 , pp. 65.

Christina M. Brenckman, Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, William H. Pennock, Fahmidah Ashraf, Ashish D. Borgaonkar. 2025. "A Review of Harmful Algal Blooms: Causes, Effects, Monitoring, and Prevention Methods." Water , vol. 17 , no. 13 , pp. 1980.

Meghana Parameswarappa Jayalakshmamma, Viravid Na Nagara, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Dibyendu Sarkar, Christopher Obropta, Michel Boufadel. 2024. "Temporal and spatial distribution of microplastics in green infrastructures: Rain gardens." Chemosphere , vol. 362 , pp. 142543.

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Book
John R. Schuring, Ashish D. Borgaonkar. "Hydraulics Laboratory Manual: Experiments with Applications." 204 pp. Kendall Hunt Publishing Company, 2023. ISBN 9798385100972.

Taha F. Marhaba, Ashish D. Borgaonkar. "Monitoring Water Quality: 15. Evaluation of Sustainability Strategies." Elsevier Inc. Chapters, 2013.

Taha F. Marhaba, Ashish D. Borgaonkar. "Monitoring Water Quality: 15. Evaluation of Sustainability Strategies." Elsevier Inc. Chapters, 2013.

Chapter
Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Taha F. Marhaba. "Evaluation of sustainability strategies—a water quantity and quality perspective." "Handbook of Water Purity and Quality," pp. 409--454. Elsevier, 2021.

Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Taha F. Marhaba. "Evaluation of sustainability strategies—a water quantity and quality perspective." "Handbook of Water Purity and Quality," pp. 409-454. Elsevier, 2021.

Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Taha F. Marhaba. "Evaluation of sustainability strategies—a water quantity and quality perspective." "Handbook of Water Purity and Quality," pp. 409-454. Elsevier, 2021.

Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Taha F. Marhaba. "Evaluation of sustainability strategies—a water quantity and quality perspective." "Handbook of Water Purity and Quality," pp. 409--454. Elsevier, 2021.

Satinder Ahuja, Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Satinder Kaur Brar, Lawrence B. Cahoon, Kate M. Campbell, Robert H. Cutting, Sriparna Dutta, Roy C. Haught, M. Aminul Islam, Shaika L. Islam, Tyler J. Kane, Dan Kroll, Jane W. Macharia, Taha F. Marhaba, Florence Masese, Simon Ngigi Mbugua, Kshipra Misra, Tabish Nawaz, Maurine Atieno Otieno, Craig L. Patterson, Saurabh Jyoti Sarma, Sukalyan Sengupta, Rakesh K. Sharma, Sumit Sharma, Shikha Singh, Anju Srivastava, Shem O. Wandiga. "List of contributors." "Handbook of Water Purity and Quality," pp. xiii-xiv. Elsevier, 2021.

Ashish D. Borgaonkar, Taha F. Marhaba. "Evaluation of Sustainability Strategies – A Water Quantity and Quality Perspective." Elsevier, 2021.

Other
"Rethinking Teaching to Foster Student Success in a Fast-Changing World due to COVID-19 Disruption."
Morressier, December, 2020.

Technical Report
"Drainage information analysis and mapping system."
New Jersey. Dept. of Transportation, 2012.

Professional
American Society of Engineering Education - First Year Programs Division
Officer, Other Officer , 2023

American Society of Engineering Education - First Year Programs Division
Officer, Other Officer , 2023

American Society of Engineering Education - First Year Programs Division
Officer, Other Officer , 2020

American Society of Engineering Education - New Engineering Educators Division
Officer, President/Elect/Past , 2020

American Society of Engineering Education - First-Year Programs Division
Officer, Other Officer , 2020

American Society of Engineering Education - New Engineering Educators Division
Officer, Other Officer , 2019