College of Engineering News |
| Wendy Rodriguez is studying the implementation of biological treatment systems to remove nitrates from contaminated groundwater pumped from the Cal Poly Pomona campus. |
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| Research related to water management and environmental issues is critical to our nation and California in particular, where water shortages threaten the state’s growth, agriculture and our economy. |
What did you do last summer? Civil Engineering Junior Wendy Rodriguez went to Iowa State University as an undergraduate research apprentice. Her work resulted in a paper that won second place in a technical paper competition for undergraduate students sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) World Environmental and Water Resources Congress (EWRI). Wendy has consequently been invited to Providence, RI to present her work at the EWRI 2010 Congress this coming May. She will receive her award for writing the technical paper then.
Wendy is one of several Civil Engineering (CE) students who have worked with Assistant CE Department Professor Dr. Monica Palomo, on various water-related applied research projects. According to Dr. Palomo, recent graduate Mauricio Santos, and current CE student Noelia Gonzales have been writing a paper for the California Water and Environment Association (CWEA). This paper will be presented orally to association members in April at Sacramento. Noelia’s work is supported by CSU-LSAMP Senior Alliance NSF Grant, and Mauricio's work is self supported.
These efforts not only reveal writing, research, and travel opportunities for Civil Engineering students, but also highlight the importance of water management and environmental issues so critical to our nation and California in particular, where water shortages threaten the state’s growth, agriculture and our economy.
During the 2009-2010 academic year Wendy Rodriguez (pictured here) will be studying the implementation of biological treatment systems to remove nitrates from contaminated groundwater pumped from the Cal Poly Pomona campus. This and other undergraduate applied research opportunities are funded by the Department of Education’s College Cost Reduction and Accessibility Act (CCRAA) through Cal Poly Pomona.
February 2010
