Biographical Profile
Interest Background
Facilities
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
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Schmitz, Nicole Berge Dawn
Associate Professor
Dr. Berge's area of specialization is in Environmental Engineering with emphasis in environmental remediation. Her research focuses on gaining a mechanistic understanding associated with how interactions between physical, chemical, and biological processes within porous media influence environmental remediation and contribute to sustainability.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Engineering & Comp.
- Department
- Civil & Environmental Eng.
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- environmental remediation, energy generation, municipal solid waste, hydrothermal carbonization, hydrochar
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Nanotechnology, Environmental Sciences, Science and Engineering (Other)
- Personal Focus Areas
- fate and transport, hydrothermal carbonization, municipal solid waste
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/2006 - 12/2008 | Tufts University | Medford, MA | Postdoctoral Training | Environmental Engineering |
| 05/2001 - 05/2006 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | PhD | Environmental Engineering |
| 05/1999 - 05/2001 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | MS | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| 08/1994 - 05/1999 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, SC | BS | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 01/2009 - Present | Assistant Professor |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Award | National Science Foundation CAREER Award | NSF |
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Facilities
- Laboratory
- The Environmental Engineering laboratories occupy over 7500 square feet of laboratory and office space, and are equipped for research in the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of water quality and solid wastes. Separate laboratory rooms are designated for wet chemistry, biological treatment, analytical instrumentation, solar simulation experimentation, large projects, undergraduate and graduate course teaching, on-site shop/tool storage and chemical storage. Major analytical equipment available include: several gas chromatographs, atomic absorption spectrometer, total organic carbon analyzer, QCMD, zeta meter, anaerobic glove box, high performance liquid chromatograph, ion chromatograph, dynamic light scattering, and a full range of spectrophotometers.
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