Testimonials
-Marika Henderson, 2005 Graduate
I am working for an environmental consulting firm in their site investigation group. Since I'm in Alaska, field work is pretty much limited to the summer months (May-early September). I've done soil and surface water sampling, monitoring well development and sampling, and stack testing. The rest of the year is spent either writing reports on what we did the previous field season or writing work plans for the upcoming field season. I like that I'm out in the field a lot and have gotten to travel all over Alaska. A lot of our field work is in remote locations, so figuring out how to get gear into somewhere can be pretty interesting. Writing reports isn't the most exciting thing in the world, but it's part of pretty much any consulting job. I just accept that I have do it in order to get to the field work that I really like.
-Eric Mannlein, 2004 Graduate
When I first got hired on with the consulting firm I'm with, I didn't know exactly what to expect being fresh out of college. I had gained some experience in working on a Superfund Site with a water treatment plant during an internship while I was in school. Because of that experience, my bosses decided to put me on an existing project in the middle of Phoenix involving the largest Superfund Site in the area. I have done everything from overseeing drilling operations for new groundwater monitoring wells to coordinating the maintenance and operation of a groundwater extrac-tion and treatment system.
My experiences with the company have gone beyond that. I was given the opportunity to perform water damage and mold assessments for insurance companies following the devastating 2004 hurricane season in Florida and have assisted with environ-mental site assessments for various private com-panies. One of the best projects I worked on was a pilot test study in which we injected a strong oxidizing agent into several wells in order to breakdown the contaminants present in the groundwater.
I would tell anyone that was thinking of pursuing a career in environmental engineering that they certainly wouldn't be bored. The desire to learn new things and adapt is the key. Although it can be challenging and even frustrating at times, you will go home every night knowing that you made a difference.
-Mike Wilmoth, 2002 Graduate
You must see Mike's 911 PowerPoint presentation demonstrating the work he has done since graduation. The pictures say it all. Click on the image below to down-load the presentation (PPT/3650 KB).
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Attention Alumni: If you are interested in providing testimonials on what you have been doing since graduation for this site, please forward your information to the
Environmental Engineering Department.
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