Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

Funk Wins Awards from Jacobs Engineering and CECAS

Julia Ann Funk, a rising senior majoring in Environmental Engineering, was recently awarded a 2019 scholarship from Jacobs Engineering.  The Jacobs Engineering Foundation created the scholarship program in 2009 as a tribute to Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs – the founder of Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. – for his commitment to higher education and his goal […]

Cates Receives Patent to Improve Water Treatment

Dr. Ezra Cates, an Assistant Professor in EEES, was recently awarded a patent entitled Materials and Methods for Reducing Biofouling in Water Treatment Membrane Systems.  Cates was one of five faculty members from The College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences who received a patent in 2018.  Patent holders were honored at a ceremony on […]

Cates Receives EPA Grant to Study Treatment of PFAS

You cannot taste or smell them in your tap water, but most municipalities in the United States now have drinking water supplies that are contaminated with trace levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).  These chemicals were widely used in the production of products such as Teflon because of their remarkable properties.  Disposal of these […]

Congratulations May Graduates!

Congratulations to our May 2019 graduates! We had over 50 students graduate across our degree programs. BS Biosystems Engineering Jenna Agin, Kylie Bednarick, Alison Bostwick, Amanda Dara, Amanda Dotseth, Joseph Green, Justin Jones, Lauren Kocur, Lillian Kome, Elena Miyasato, William Paraszczuk, Samantha Wolfe BS Environmental Engineering Kathryn Abbott, Ian Atkins, Robert Basha, Mary Boken, Autumn […]