Karl Bandilla is an environmental engineer who researches the management of groundwater resources. He holds M.S. degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the Technische Universität Darmstadt (Germany) and the State University of New York at Buffalo (United States). He earned a Ph.D. in environmental engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he also worked as an instructor and research associate. Bandilla then conducted research at the United States Environmental Protection Agency and at Princeton University. Bandilla's specialty is flow and transport in groundwater. Here at Texas Tech, he teaches “Statics,” “Material Science,” and other engineering classes. He also conducts research related to sustainability of groundwater resources in Costa Rica.