Tahar El-Korchi
Professor
Department Head
Codirector, Morocco Project Center
Codirector, Panama Project Center
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Email: tek@wpi.edu
Office: Kaven Hall 101
Phone: 508-831-5530, 508-831-5518
I enjoy my interactions with students at all levels of education, research, and mentoring, whether it be in the classroom, the lab, or in project work. I especially enjoy taking them to the Morocco Project Center and sharing with them the places where I grew up. Challenging the students to achieve higher levels of discovery is a thrill for me. ... View Profile
John Andrew Bergendahl
Associate Professor
Email: jberg@wpi.edu
Office: Kaven Hall 208
Phone: 508-831-5772
John Bergendahl is an associate professor in the Department of Civil Environmental Engineering at WPI. John has six years’ experience as a practicing engineer in industry, and holds a BS in mechanical engineering, an MS in environmental engineering, and a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Connecticut. He conducted postdoctoral research in the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program at the University of Texas in Austin. ... View Profile
Principal Engineer at Tighe & Bond. He specializes in water and wastewater treatment technologies with a focus on industrial wastewater treatment, process improvement, waste minimization, EH&S compliance, and sustainable manufacturing strategies. Dr. Bates is an adjunct professor teaching graduate courses in Industrial Waste (CE 563), Hazardous Waste Treatment (CE 567), Biosystems in Environmental Engineering (CE 562) and specialty courses (CE 590) in Green Engineering, Sustainable Infrastructure, and Emerging Trends in Corporate Sustainability. ... View Profile
Terri Anne Camesano
Prof & Dean of Grad Studies
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Email: terric@wpi.edu
Office: Office of the Provost
Phone: 508-831-5380
David DiBiasio
Associate Professor
Email: dibiasio@wpi.edu
Office: Goddard Hall 122
Phone: 508-831-5250, 508-831-5372
My research involves educational scholarship: investigating how students learn chemical engineering and how the curriculum can be modified to optimize learning. That includes understanding learning in hands-on labs compared to virtual or remotely operated labs; learning in international contexts; and how safety, ethics, and social responsibility can be effectively integrated into the chemical engineering curriculum. WPI is a great place to conduct this type of work because of our project-based program, our extensive Global Projects Program, and our philosophy of student-centered learning. View Profile
Suzanne LePage
Instructor
Director, Sustaining WPI On-Campus Project Center
co-Director, Stantec MQP Project Center
Email: slepage@wpi.edu
Office: Kaven Hall 209A
Phone: 508-831-5598
Having initially graduated from WPI with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering in 1995, I returned to teach part-time and pursue graduate studies in 2007. While the intervening years as a professional planner provided me with a wide variety of experience assisting towns and regions with long-term planning goals, the teaching and project advising activities at WPI have been infinitely more rewarding. I teach classes in urban and environmental planning and advise undergraduate projects in those topics and others. ... View Profile
Paul P. Mathisen
Associate Professor
Email: mathisen@wpi.edu
Office: Kaven Hall 209E
Phone: 508-831-5530, 508-831-5343
Professor Mathisen's teaching and research concentrate in the areas of water resources and environmental engineering. He enjoys challenging himself to learn new ideas and concepts, which he can then apply to solve problems that can make a difference for other people. WPI's curriculum and projects program provide the perfect environment for fostering these opportunities. Professor Mathisen especially enjoys advising projects and working with students, since these activities always provide excellent opportunities to learn, solve problems, and make a difference. ... View Profile
Jeanine D. Plummer
Associate Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Email: jplummer@wpi.edu
Office: Kaven Hall 209D
Phone: 508-831-5142
My teaching and research interests focus on water quality and the safety of drinking waters. I study water from source to tap: where do contaminants originate from, what is their fate in the environment, and how do we engineer treatment processes to protect public health? I am particularly interested in preventing the transmission of pathogens through water. In source waters, I aim to identify sources of pollution and understand the fate, transport, and survival of those pollutants in the environment. ... View Profile