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Master of Health Science in Environmental Health (MHS)

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Spotlight: Yinka Bode-George, MHS '17

Yinka N. Bode-George, MHS ’17, leads a national philanthropic nonprofit that transforms sustainability to maximize community impact and achieve environmental justice.

Master of Science in Geography and Environmental Engineering (MS/MSE)

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Chris Billak, BS '13, MS '20

Chris Billak is the Mid-Atlantic area manager for Spiniello Companies, which specializes in the replacement and rehabilitation of underground utility infrastructure. He oversees an organization of 250 employees, with $50 million in public and private projects each year.

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Spotlight: Siyi Zhou, MSE ‘21

Siyi Zhoe is a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice University in Houston. She is researching wastewater-based epidemiology for antibiotic-resistant genes. 

Alumni Spotlight

Alumni Kristen Gibson, PhD '10, shares her journey from student to faculty.

 

Kristen Gibson, PhD
Sutyajeet I. Soneja, PhD

Alumni Spotlight

Sutyajeet 'Sut' I. Soneja, PhD '14, answered a few questions about his experience as a graduate student and how he plans to spend the next few years.

 

Where Are They Now?

Manayer Al-Mujalhem, BSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Baker Hughes
Currently based in Kuwait and employed as a Drilling and Completion Fluids Field Engineer at Baker Hughes.

Weston Anderson, BS and MSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Columbia University
Currently an Earth and Environmental Sciences PhD student at Columbia University.

Chris Billak, BSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Spiniello Companies
Currently employed as a Project Manager with Spiniello Companies in Baltimore, MD.

Michelle Bohrson, BS in Environmental Engineering (Focus: Engineering for Sustainable Development) (WSE)
University of Michigan
Currently pursuing a dual-degree Master’s program in Urban Planning and Natural Resources with a focus on International Planning at University of Michigan.

Nathan Boland, PhD in Environmental Chemistry (WSE)
Whitman College
Currently an Assistant Professor at Whitman College.

Beth Brewer, MHS Environmental Health Sciences (BSPH)
Environmental Protection Agency

John Di Capua, MHS Environmental Health Sciences (BSPH)
Medical student, School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Ashley Endo, MSE in Engineering/Geography and Environmental Engineering (WSE)
USC
Currently a PhD student concentrating in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Phillip Flanders, MSE and PhD in Environmental Engineering and Chemistry (WSE)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Currently employed as an Environmental Engineer with the Environmental Protection Agency.

Anjali Gupta, MSE in Environmental Engineering/Water Resources (WSE)
DC Water and Sewer Authority
Currently employed as an Design Engineer with DC Water and Sewer Authority.

Mike He, MHS Environmental Health Sciences (BSPH)
PhD student, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

Lucas Henneman, BS in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Georgia Tech
Currently an Environmental Engineering PhD student at Georgia Tech.

Dan Kahn, BS in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Geosyntec Consultants
Currently employed as a Staff Engineer with Geosyntec Consultants in Oakland, CA.

Joonas Karjalainen, BS in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
ETH Zurich
Currently pursuing a MS in Energy Science & Technology at ETH Zurich and working with Siemens Building Technologies in Zug, Switzerland.

Jamil Khan, MSE in Environmental Management and Economics (WSE)
SolarCity
Currently employed as the Deputy Director for Policy and Electricity Markets at SolarCity in New York.

Amrita Kundu, MSE in Environmental Engineering/Economics and Management (WSE)
London Business School
Currently a PhD candidate at London Business School’s Management Science and Operations department.

Frederica Lamar, BS in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Tulane University
Interning as a Program Assistant with the U.S. Department of Agriculture at the Georgia Department of Agriculture office. Frederica will enter a MSPH program specializing in Global Environmental Health Sciences at Tulane University this fall.

Hayley Normile, BS in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
University of Oklahoma
Currently a graduate research assistant pursuing a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering at the University of Oklahoma.

Rory O’Rourke, MHS Environmental Health Sciences (BSPH)
Environmental Coordinator, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe

Julianne Payne, MSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Geosyntec Consultants
Currently employed as a Staff Engineer with Geosyntec Consultants in Boca Raton, FL.

Charles Podolak, MSE and PhD in Geography and Environmental Engineering (WSE)
AGU/AAAS Fellow at U.S. Senator Jeff Flak
Currently a Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow underneath Sen. Jeff Flake (AZ).

Kelly Power, BS in Environmental Health Engineering (WSE)
BrightFields Inc.
Currently employed as a Environmental Analyst with BrightFields Inc.

Emily Prosser, BS in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Hazen and Sawyer
Currently employed as an Assistant Engineer with Hazen and Sawyer in Baltimore, MD.

Yu Qian, MSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Currently pursuing a PhD in Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Hardik Ramaiya, MSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
EMA, Inc.
Currently employed as a Project Engineer with EMA, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA.

​Damiano Ting, MSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Green Giraffe
Currently employed as an Analyst with Green Giraffe, a small financial advisory boutique for renewable energy in Germany.

Elizabeth Tramposch, MSE in Engineering/Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Gannett Fleming
Currently employed as an Environmental Engineer with Gannett Fleming.

Julie Ufford, BS in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Accenture
Currently employed as a Consulting Analyst with Accenture.

Mary Vitale, MSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Hazen and Sawyer
Currently employed as a Principal Engineer at Hazen and Sawyer, Baltimore, MD.

Ellen Wade, BS in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Accenture
Currently employed as a Senior Analyst with Accenture.

​Ning-Yuan Ernest Wang, MA in Geography and Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Manager of Int'l Business Development - Asia-Pacific
innoVactiv Inc. in Quebec, QC

Jyoti Yadav, MSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Research Analyst
India Infrastructure Publishing Pvt. Ltd. in New Dehli.

Peng Yi, MSE and PhD in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Currently a Postdoc Research Scientist at Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

Elena Zhang, MSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Tetra Tech
Currently employed as an Environmental Engineer with Tetra Tech in Chicago, IL.

Qian Zhang, MSE and PhD in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
UMCES/USEPA Chesapeake Bay Program
Currently a Research Scientist with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) working at the USEPA Chesapeake Bay Program in Annapolis, MD.

Kate Zhao, MSE in Environmental Engineering (WSE)
Pure Technologies
Currently employed as a Project Engineer at Pure Technologies in Columbia, MD.