Master's Theses and Reports
| Name | Report |
|---|---|
Andrea Telmo, BS Earth Resources Engineering, University of California-Berkeley, MS in Environmental Engineering, Michigan Tech, 2002 (served in Mali 1999-2001). | A Water Supply and Sanitation Study of the Village of Gouansolo in Mali, West Africa |
Nathan Reents, BS Mechanical Engineering, with an Environmental Engineering minor, University of Colorado-Boulder MS in Environmental Engineering, Michigan Tech, 2003 (served in Honduras 2000-2003). | Design of Potable Water Supply Systems in Rural Honduras |
Matthew Niskanen, BS Civil Engineering, Michigan Tech, MS in Civil Engineering, Michigan Tech, 2003 (served in the Dominican Republic, 2001-2002). | The Design, Construction, and Maintenance of a Gravity-Fed Water System in the Dominican Republic |
John Simpson, BS Civil Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, MS planned in Civil Engineering, Michigan Tech (served in Honduras, 2001-2003). | Technical Capacity Building of Existing Gravity-Fed Rural Drinking Water Systems in Honduras |
Chris Vaught, BS Civil Engineering, University of Illinois, MS planned in Environmental Engineering (served in Mali, 2001-2003). | Water Treatment and Supply in Kayes, Mali, West Africa: Treatment Processes, Operations, and Economics |
Lauren Fry, BA Physics with Geology Minor, Gustavus Adolphus College, MS planned in Environmental Engineering (served in Cameroon, 2002-2004). | Spring Improvement as a Tool for Prevention of Water-Related Illnesses in Four Villages of the Center Province of Cameroon |
Douglas Messenger, BS Engineering Arts, Michigan State, MS planned in Environmental Engineering (served in Honduras, 2002-2004). | Technical, Organizational, and Social Challenges of Project Development in Rural Latin America: A Honduran Case Study |
Brooke Ahrens, BS Civil Engineering, Clemson University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Mali, 2002-2004). | A Comparison of Wash Area and Soak Pit Construction: The Changing Nature of Urban, Rural, and Peri-Urban Linkages in Sikasso, Mali |
Daniel Hurtado, BS Environmental Engineering, University of Florida, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Panama, 2002-2004). | Compost Latrines in Rural Panama: Design, Construction and Evaluation of Pathogen Removal |
Kelly Stanforth, BS Civil Engineering, University of Dayton, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Jamaica, 2002-2004). | A Sanitation Plan for a Fishing Village in Jamaica that Incorporates Evapotranspiration Bed Technology |
Preston Pendley, BA Physics, Transylvania University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Jamaica, 2002-2004). | Feasibility and Action Plan for Composting Operation Incorporating Appropriate Technology at Riverton Disposal Site, Kingston, Jamaica |
Ed Stewart, BS Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Jamaica, 2003-2005). | Evaluation of Septic Tank and Subsurface Flow Wetland for Jamaican Public School Sewage Treatment |
M.E. Housewright, BS Geology with Biology minor, Mount Holyhoke College, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Mali). | |
Jason Huart, BS Civil Engineering, Dayton University, MS in Civil Engineering (served in Honduras). | |
Dan Nover, BS Biology, McGill University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Philippines). | |
Lyle Stone, BS Civil Engineering, Cal-Poly, MS in Civil Engineering (served in Dominican Republic). | Suspension Canyon and Gully Crossings for Small Scale Community Aqueducts: A Design Guide Based on Experience and Observations From Peace Corps, Dominican Republic |
Kraig Lothe, BS Mathematics, St. Olaf College, MS in Civil Engineering (served in Honduras). | An Analysis of Constructability Strategies in Project Delivery: Making Infrastructure Construction Sustainable in Copán Ruinas, Honduras |
Jennifer McConville, BS Environmental Engineering, Michigan Tech, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Mali). | Applying Life Cycle Thinking to International Water and Sanitation Development Projects: An assessment tool for project managers in sustainable development work |
Jonathan Annis, BS Environmental Engineering, Florida State University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Madagascar). | Assessing Progress of Community Managed Gravity Flow Water Supply Systems Using Rapid Rural Apprasial in the Ikongo District, Madagascar |
Paul Kennedy, BS Civil Engineering, University of Dayton, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Kenya). | An Analysis of the Relationship Between Water Accessibility, Use and Health in Muthara, Kenya |
Josephine Kaiser, BS Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Panama). | An Analysis of the Use of Desiccant as a Method of Pathogen Removal in Compost Latrines in Rural Panama |
Brock Emerson, BS Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Mauritania). | The Development of a Project Management Methodology for Peace Corps Mauritania |
Matthew Babcock, BS Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Panama). | The Effects of Traditional Cooking Technologies and Small Control Interventions on Indoor Air Quality in Cayo Paloma, Panama |
Eric Tawney, BS Civil Engineering, University of California-Davis, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Vanuatu). | Watershed Management and Planning in the Tagabe River Watershed Catchment Area in and around Port Vila, Vanuatu |
Katrina Finn, BS Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Macedonia). | A Study of the Households' Willingness to Contribute to an Improved Solid Waste Management Program in Kratovo, Macedonia |
Amber Buhl, BS Civil Engineering, Michigan State University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Philippines). | |
Milagros Jean Charles, BS Electrical Engineering, University of Miami, MS in Civil Engineering (served in Mali). | |
Jennifer Post, BS Civil Engineering, Michigan Tech, MS in Civil Engineering (served in Uzbekistan & Jamaica). | Solid Waste Management in Jamaica: An Investigation into Waste Reduction Strategies |
Sayward Touton, BS Civil Engineering, Tennessee Tech, MS in Civil Engineering (served in Ghana). | |
Andrew Snauffer, BS Nuclear Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Jamaica). | Development of a Decision Support Tool for On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems in Jamaican Communities |
Stephen Good, BS Mechanical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in the Dominican Republic). | Development of a Decision Support System for Sustainable Implementation of Rural Gravity Flow Water Systems |
Christopher Fehrman, BS Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Ghana). | A Field Assessment of BioSand Filtration In Rural Ghana |
Aubrey Frazer, BS Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Jamaica). | |
Jesse Shapiro, BS Mechanical Engineering, University of New Mexico, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in East Timor). | |
James Dumpert, BS Environmental Resource and Forest Engineering, State University of New College in Syracuse, New York, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Ghana). | Performance Evaluation of VIP Latrines in the Upper West Region of Ghana |
Emily Owens, BS Geology and Environmental Studies, Whitman College, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in East Timor and Palau). | Material Flow Analysis for Kayangel State, Republic of Palau: Solid Waste Management on a Small Pacific Island |
Jessica Mehl, BS Civil Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Panama). | Pathogen Destruction and Aerobic Decomposition in Composting Latrines: A Study from Rural Panama |
Cara Shonsey, BS Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, MS in Civil Engineering (served in Mali). | Quantifying Available Water at the Village Level: A Case Study of Horongo, Mali, West Africa |
Ryan Schweitzer, BS Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MS in Environmental Engineering (served in Dominican Republic). | Community Managed Rural Water Supply Systems in the Dominican Republic: Assessment of Sustainability of Systems Built by the National Institute of Potable Water and Peace Corps, Dominican Republic |
Brandon Braithwaite, BS Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MS in Civil Engineering (served in Panama). | Training Water Committees in Bocas del Toro, Panama: A Case Study of Peace Corps Volunteers’ Initiative to Improve Rural Water System Management |
Jonathan Mellor, BS Physics, College of William & Mary; MS Physics, Univesity of Virginia, MS in Environmental Engineering ( served in Uganda). | Water and Sanitation Accessibility and the Health of Rural Ugandans |
Timothy Martin, BS Civil Engineering, Michigan Technological University, MS in Civil Engineering (served in Samoa). | An Analysis of Household Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Falelima, Samoa |
Ryu Suzuki, BS Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MS in Environmental Engineering (Served in Panama). | Post-Project Assessment and Follow-up Support for Community Managed Rural Water Systems in Panama |
Ryan Shaw, BS Environmental Engineering, Marquette University, MS in Environmental Engineering (Served in Mali). | The Use of Human Urine as Crop Fertilizer in Mali, West Africa |
Jack Chow, PhD Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder, MS in Environmental Engineering (Served in Vanuatu). | Assessment of Solar Home Systems (SHS) for Isolated Rural Communities in Vanuatu Using Project Lifecycle/Sustainability Framework |
Theresa Liermann, BS Environmental Engineering, University of Florida, MS in Environmental Engineering (Served in Fiji). | Fiji Islands’ Naboro Landfill Leachate Quality Analysis and the Applicability of Developed versus Small Island Developing State Discharge Standards |
Olga Yesenia Castro, BS Civil Engineering, New Mexico State University, MS in Civil Engineering (Served in Bénin). | Life Cycle Assessment of a Small Garden Drip Irrigation System in Bénin |
Glenn Vorhes, BS Biological Aspects of Conservation, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MS in Environmental Engineering (Served in Dominican Republic). | Proximity to Environmental Hazards and Reported Illness in Periurban Households of the Dominican Republic. |
Sarah Ocwieja, BS Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, MS in Environmental Engineering (Served in Uganda). | Life Cycle Thinking Assessment Applied to Three Biogas Projects in Central Uganda |
Travis Ostrom, BS Mathematics, U. of Miami (FL), MS in Environmental Engineering (Served in Honduras). | Considering Sustainability Factors in the Development Project Life-Cycle: A Framework for Increasing Successful Adoption of Improved Stoves |
| Luke Barrett, BS Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, MS in Environmental Engineering (Served in Madagascar). | Evaluating the Installation and Performance of Manually Drilled Wells in North-Eastern Madagascar |
