Paul Mathisen

Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering
Associate Professor and Dir. of Sustainability
AFFILIATED DEPARTMENT OR OFFICE
Office of Sustainability
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Community Climate Adaptation
EDUCATION
BS University of Massachusetts at Amherst
MS Massachusetts Institute of Technology
PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Expert Bio

As WPI’s Director of Sustainability and a professor of environmental engineering, Paul Mathisen studies and works to promote sustainability, especially in the areas of water, energy, transportation, and waste management. His research focuses on climate adaptation, protection of water quality, and water resources. He studies the environmental effects of wastewater, stormwater pollution mitigation, urban water infrastructure, flood mitigation, and green infrastructure. He is part of a team at WPI that developed a soft robot, similar to a lizard, that can access areas of buildings that may be impossible or difficult for people to access, behind walls, for example, to make inspections easier and better assess things such as energy loss.

Research areas/Expertise
Civil Engineering
clean water
sustainability
Water Contamination
water resources
Air quality
Carbon emissions/greenhouse gas emissions
recycling
Energy
energy efficiency
Green energy
Environmental Engineering
infrastructure
climate change

Media Coverage

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Telegram.com
WPI program teaches students government side of environmental engineering

The Telegram & Gazette reported on the accomplishments of the Massachusetts Water Resource Outreach Center. The project center allows students to work with regional cities, towns, and other organizations on water resource challenges. The article discusses the 10-year history of projects conducted through the center and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection's Educator Award which was given in June to the center's co-directors: Corey Dehner, associate professor of teaching in The Global School, and Paul Mathisen, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering and WPI’s director of sustainability.

 

 

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The Worcester Guardian
WPI profs earn state honor for decade of clean‑water projects

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection has given its Educator Award to Corey Denenberg Dehner, associate professor of teaching in The Global School, and Paul Mathisen, associate professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering and WPI’s director of sustainability. The award recognizes Dehner and Mathisen's work as co-directors of the Massachusetts Water Resource Outreach Center. The project center allows WPI student teams to partner with municipalities, local government agencies, and watershed organizations to work on water resource challenges. 

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