Annual Report Year 2009 - Civil and Environmental Engineering

VIA SCHOLARS
DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Lynsey D. Reese
Emily A. Sarver
James H. Stagge
Hometown: Bellefonte, Penn.
Location of Undergraduate Studies:
University of Pittsburgh
Location of Master’s Studies:
Pennsylvania State University
Awards and Recognitions: Graduated
Summa Cum Laude and member of
Chi Epsilon honors fraternity
Primary Area of Interest: Structures
Outside Work Experience: Internship
at the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation, Summer 2005
and 2006; Teaching assistant at the
Pennsylvania State University, August
2007 – August 2009.
Career Goals: I would like to work for
a consulting firm working on unique
projects. Later I hope to become a
professor and share the experiences
and knowledge gained from years in
the field.
Hometown: Richmond, Va.
Location of Undergraduate Studies:
Virginia Tech
Location of Master’s Studies: Virginia Tech
Awards and Recognitions: National
Science Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship Award; University
of California at Berkeley Materials
Science and Engineering Department
William V. Power Graduate Award,
Fall 2006; finalist, Hertz Foundation
Fellowship Award, 2006; Paul E.
Torgersen Graduate Research
Excellence Award, 2006; Virginia Tech
College of Engineering Outstanding
Senior of the Year, 2004;
Primary Area of Interest: Environmental
and Water Resources
Outside Work Experience: Phelps
Dodge Process Technology Center,
Morenci, Ariz., M.S. thesis project
research on reaction kinetics involving
activated carbon used as a catalyst in
regenerating key ions in electrolyte for
hydrometallurgical copper extraction.
Career Goals: I have interests in mining
and minerals processing, with an
emphasis on environmental issues in
these fields, and I would like to work in
academia.
Hometown: Timonium, Md.
Location of Undergraduate Studies:
University of Maryland, College Park
Location of Master’s Studies: University of
Maryland, College Park
Awards and Recognitions: Robert
Morris Award for Environmental
Leadership; Undergraduate Honors
Research Project honorable mention;
undergraduate engineering honors;
undergraduate university honors
Primary Area of Interest: Environmental
and Water Resources
Outside Work Experience: Staff engineer,
Roux Associates; civil/hydraulic
engineer, The Bioengineering Group;
environmental lab assistant, USDA
Agricultural Research Center; surveyor,
Johnson, Mirmiran, and Thompson
(JMT) Engineering
Career Goals: I hope to pursue a position
as a professor or researcher, focused
on hydraulic modeling of natural
systems and their use as sustainable
stormwater alternatives.
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