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Student Profiles Valarie D Ellis B.S. Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo, 2002 B.A. Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz The Environmental Engineering and Science (EES) program at the University at Buffalo offers a healthy combination of basic civil and environmental courses that have more than adequately prepared me for a consulting career in the private sector. Soon after graduating in May 2002, I began working at the corporate headquarters of Stearns & Wheler Environmental Engineers and Scientists in Cazenovia, NY http://www.stearnswheler.com. Initially, I had assumed that I would be given simple tasks such as communicating with equipment vendors, editing O & M manuals, and updating project reports. Instead, I began my first day developing system head curves for six new pump stations near New York City. I have also designed open channels, flumes, and wet well basins for these pump stations. Next month, I will begin working on a project that entails the remediation of a brownfield located at a former industrial site in the Syracuse metropolitan area. The EES faculty are not only excellent scholars within their respective disciplines, but are also excellent teachers. Theoretical methodology is emphasized and this, coupled with the presentation of technological applications needed for working in either a consulting firm or in a government agency, provide the EES student with a superlative foundation upon which to build a career and/or to continue on into graduate school. Valarie D Ellis Environmental Engineer Stearns & Wheler, LLC (315) 655-8161 x258 vdellis@stearnswheler.com |