Leveraging Agency Research to Engage College Students

The schedule and timing of individual presentations within a session is subject to change based on the actual length of each presentation. Contact hours are awarded for attendance at the session and will be given for the actual length of the session.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM PDT

HDR Inc

Practice Area: All

Primary Speaker(s)

Ruth E. Spierling

Research Engineer
Cal Poly State University
San luis Obispo, California

Slides

Speaker(s)

Chris Lehman, CA WWTPO 5

Water Resource Recovery Facility Supervisor
City of San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Moderator(s)

Helen N. Hu, P.E.

Senior Civil Engineer | O&M Business Efficiencies Manager
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District
Elk Grove, CA

Engaging, retaining, and educating future wastewater engineers, operators, and lab technicians remains an ongoing industry challenge. This session provides participants with ideas for starting their own student-based research program in partnership with a local college or trade school to introduce and train potential future employees in the industry.

Learning Objectives:

After participating in this session, participants will be able to identify the key conditions needed for success of a similar university-utility research and training program.
After participating in this session, participants will know the mechanics of setting up and operating a university-utility research and training partnership.
After participating in this session, participants will be able to identify the benefits of research partnerships.