Dr. Molaei is an assistant professor and a state-wide specialist in the field of irrigation engineering and precision water management at Tennessee State University. Prior to joining TSU, she spent seven years at Washington State University, where she earned her Ph.D. in biological systems engineering and completed her postdoctoral research. She is originally from Iran where she obtained her master's degree in Agricultural Irrigation & Drainage Engineering and her bachelor's degree in Agricultural Water Engineering from two prestigious universities in Iran.