Some examples of the kind of work our students do include:
Environmental consulting
- Forensic isotope hydrology
- Risk assessment and characterization
Remediation consulting
- Clean up of TCE and other toxic wastes
- Underground storage tank leaks
Environmental regulatory, permitting, and compliance for
- Bureau of Reclamation (federal)
- Departments of Environmental Quality (state, tribal, federal)
- U.S. Geological Survey (federal)
- Water Active Management Districts (city, county, state)
Water resource evaluation
- Urban planning
- Industrial and municipal water use and supply
Water resource design and protection
- Wetlands, riparian, and habitat restoration
- National Park Service water use planning, erosion control, post-fire restoration
- Peace Corps water development
Flood forecasting, control, and management
- City, county, and state flood planning management
- Army Corps of Engineers (federal)
- National Weather Service (federal)
Computer simulation of water and pollutant transport
- Fate and transport of TCE, formaldehyde, and other contaminants
- Transport of heavy metal contaminants using coupled models (speciation, reaction, etc.)
- Environmental Protection Agency (state, tribal, federal)
Additional or advanced study
- Advanced research in national laboratories or research institutes
- Teaching at the community college- and university levels
- Scientists and advocates in public health and sanitation
- Environmental law and expert witness