Graduate study at Marquette

Environmental Engineering Graduate Research Assistantships 

The Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, Marquette 
University (Milwaukee, WI) invites applications for Graduate Research Assistantships for 
Ph.D. or M.S. students to start August 2016. The successful candidates will join research 
teams in one of three areas.

Applicants interested in a research area should contact the faculty member identified: (1) 
optimization of microbial communities in anaerobic bioprocesses for sustainable, net 
energy positive water recovery (contact Dr. Daniel Zitomer, daniel.zitomer@mu.edu), (2) 
recovery of nutrients and disinfection/virus inactivation for reuse while minimizing energy 
and chemical inputs (contact Dr. Brooke Mayer, brooke.mayer@mu.edu), and (3) impacts 
of antimicrobials from consumer products and other micropollutants on antibiotic 
resistance profiles and dynamics in engineered and environmental systems (contact Dr. 
Patrick McNamara, patrick.mcnamara@mu.edu).

Research assistants will receive a competitive monthly stipend and full tuition remission. 
Applicants should have a B.S. or M.S. in engineering or science, with engineering 
preferred. Interested students must apply to the Marquette University Graduate School 
(https://marquette-grad.edu.185r.net/application/login/) before January 1, 2016 and 
select “Civil Engineering” as the program of interest.