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ANDREWSCHULER Andy Schuler Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of New Mexico
In art, there are only two types of people:
revolutionaries and plagiarists. - Paul Gauguin Updates - July 27, 2011
CE Capstone Course wins first place in national competition (2011). The Department Capstone Course (CE 497/499) taught by Dr. Schuler Fall 2010, received the Grand Prize for the "Engineering Award for Connecting Professional Practice and Education" by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). The award included a $25,000 cash prize for the Department. More information on the winning project can be found here. Engineers Without Borders Bolivia. The UNM Engineers Without Borders group visited the Tsimane villages of Tacuaral and Campo Bello in June 2011, including Dr. Schuler and 10 other students and professionals, to assess drinking water needs and to build and train locals in the construction of point-of-use slow sand filters. We welcome the involvement of committed students and professionals, including financial support - please contact Dr. Schuler or visit the UNM EWB web page for more information. You can also see photos on flickr from the trip here, as well as a UNM Today article. WEFTEC 2010. Dr. Schuler gave a talk on how biofilms protect nitrifiers from toxic chemicals, "Shelter From The Storm: Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge Protects Nitrifiers From Toxic Upsets" in Session 18 (Monday, October 4) of the Water Environment Federation Annual Conference. Click here for more information on WEFTEC. CE Capstone Course wins national award (2010). The Civil Engineering Department Capstone Course (CE 497/499), taught by Dr. Schuler Fall 2009, has been awarded an "Engineering Award for Connecting Professional Practice and Education" by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES). This award recognizes engineering programs for engaging their students in collaborative projects with professional licensed engineers. The award includes a cash prize of $7500 for the Department. More information can be found here. M.S. Student Patti Jones wins first place at conference: Patti Jones, who is currently finishing up her M.S. degree in our laboratory, took first place in the Best Oral Presentation at the Rocky Mountain Water Environment Federation/American Water Works Association Annual Student Conference, held May 12, 2009 at the University of Wyoming. Her talk was titled "New Insights to Causes of Activated Sludge Settling Problems: Seasonal and Effects on Biomass Density," and detailed new insights about how biomass density is an important factor affecting solids separation in full scale wastewater treatment. Postdoctoral associate on agent-based modeling: This position has been filled. Is your wastewater treatment plant experiencing settling problems? Recent research in our laboratory has demonstrated that low bacterial density is an important factor in some systems - see our recent publications on density and sedimentation in Environmental Science and Technology, Water Research, and Water Environment Research. Please contact Dr. Schuler if you have a plant that you suspect is experiencing settling problems, and you'd like to send in a sample for a free density analysis.
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