Environmental Engineering—Engineered Systems

Biological Treatment Process

Jennifer Becker

• Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
• Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

• jgbecker@mtu.edu
• 906-487-2942
• Dow 864

Links of Interest

• Faculty Webpage

Teaching Interests

• Water and wastewater treatment
• Biological treatment processes

Research Interests

• Bioremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Environments
• Microbial Ecology and Kinetics of Chlorinated Aliphatic Solvent Biodegradation
• Conversion of Organic Solid Wastes and Cellulosic Feedstocks to Electricity via Microbial Fuel Cells

David Hand

• Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

• dwhand@mtu.edu

Research Interests

• Development and application of physical and chemical processes for the recovery, removal, or destruction of organic compounds from air and water streams in industrial processes and the environment

Eric Seagren, PE

• Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
• Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences

• eseagren@mtu.edu
• 906-487-2614
• Dow 859

Links of Interest

• Faculty Webpage

Research Interests

• Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.

Basic Infrastructure Design Strategies in the Developing World

Alex S. Mayer, PE

• Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

• asmayer@mtu.edu

Teaching Interests

• Groundwater flow and transport and subsurface remediation

Research Interests

• Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Vadose Zones
• Mathematical Optimization of Groundwater Remediation Systems: Multi-Objective and Uncertainty Problems
• Surfactant-Enhanced Dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Subsurface Systems
• Groundwater Flow in a Fault Zone in the Vicinity of Desert Hot Springs, California
• Simulation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Guaymas Valley, Sonora, Mexico California

David Watkins, PE

• Distinguished Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

• dwatkins@mtu.edu
• 906-487-1640
• Dow 806

Links of Interest

• Personal web page
• D80 Center

Teaching Interests

• Water resources planning and management
• Environmental systems analysis
• Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering
• Optimization methods
• Learning through service

Research Interests

• Integrated water resources planning
• Hydrologic modeling and forecasting
• Flood risk management
• Climate change mitigation and adaptation planning
• Food-Energy-Water Nexus
• Systems optimization under uncertainty
• Sustainable development engineering

Environmental Engineering Education

Neil J. Hutzler

• Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
• Director, Center for Science and Environmental Education

• hutzler@mtu.edu

Research Interests

• Groundwater contaminant transport
• Biological and physical processes for aquifer and soil restoration
• Risk assessments
• Management of household wastewaters
• Hazardous waste management
• Water distribution system analysis

Engineered Water Treatment Systems

Jennifer Becker

• Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
• Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

• jgbecker@mtu.edu
• 906-487-2942
• Dow 864

Links of Interest

• Faculty Webpage

Teaching Interests

• Water and wastewater treatment
• Biological treatment processes

Research Interests

• Bioremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Environments
• Microbial Ecology and Kinetics of Chlorinated Aliphatic Solvent Biodegradation
• Conversion of Organic Solid Wastes and Cellulosic Feedstocks to Electricity via Microbial Fuel Cells

David Hand

• Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

• dwhand@mtu.edu

Research Interests

• Development and application of physical and chemical processes for the recovery, removal, or destruction of organic compounds from air and water streams in industrial processes and the environment

Eric Seagren, PE

• Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
• Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences

• eseagren@mtu.edu
• 906-487-2614
• Dow 859

Links of Interest

• Faculty Webpage

Research Interests

• Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.

Surface Water

Martin T. Auer

• Professor Emeritus, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

• mtauer@mtu.edu
• 906-487-2799
• GLRC 303

Links of Interest

• Faculty Web Page

Teaching Interests

• Surface water quality engineering

Research Interests

• Limnology
• Engineering approaches to lake and river management
• Mathematical modeling of surface water quality

Brian D. Barkdoll, PE

• Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

• barkdoll@mtu.edu
• 906-487-1981
• Dow 807

Links of Interest

• Faculty Web Page

Research Interests

• Dam Decommissioning
• Environmental Engineering
• Hydraulic Structures
• River Mechanics
• Sediment Transport
• Stream Rehabilitation
• Sustainability

Cory P. McDonald

• Assistant Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

• cpmcdona@mtu.edu
• 906-487-2898
• Dow 815

Teaching Interests

• Surface Water Quality Engineering
• Water Quality Modeling

Research Interests

• Limnology
• Aquatic-terrestrial connectivity and landscape-scale drivers of water quality
• Water quality modeling
• Carbon cycling and ecosystem metabolism
• Nutrient biogeochemistry

Noel R. Urban

• Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering

• nurban@mtu.edu
• 906-487-3640
• 306 GLRC

Links of Interest

• Faculty Web Page

Research Interests

• Environmental cycles of major and trace elements
• Sediment diagenesis and stratigraphy
• Chemistry of natural organic matter
• Wetland biogeochemistry
• Environmental impact and fate of pollutants
• Influence of organisms on the chemical environment
• Role of chemical environment in controlling populations

Remediation

Jennifer Becker

• Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
• Affiliated Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

• jgbecker@mtu.edu
• 906-487-2942
• Dow 864

Links of Interest

• Faculty Webpage

Teaching Interests

• Water and wastewater treatment
• Biological treatment processes

Research Interests

• Bioremediation of Contaminated Groundwater Environments
• Microbial Ecology and Kinetics of Chlorinated Aliphatic Solvent Biodegradation
• Conversion of Organic Solid Wastes and Cellulosic Feedstocks to Electricity via Microbial Fuel Cells

Eric Seagren, PE

• Professor, Civil, Environmental, and Geospatial Engineering
• Affiliated Professor, Biological Sciences

• eseagren@mtu.edu
• 906-487-2614
• Dow 859

Links of Interest

• Faculty Webpage

Research Interests

• Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.