2020 Scholars

Ryan Anderson
Colorado State University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2020
Advancing a Novel Anaerobic Digestion Process for Producing Fatty Acids from Solid Wastes

Seth Kane
Montana State University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2020
Treatment of Plastic Waste for Concrete Reinforcement to Increase Viability of Plastic Recycling in Rural Areas

Kameron King
Old Dominion University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2020
Co-Digestion of Food Waste and the Aqueous Phase from Hydrothermal Carbonization of Mixed MSW

Vanessa Maldonado
Michigan State University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2020
Destructive Technologies for the Degradation of Per- and Polyfluroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Brooke Marten
University of Colorado, Boulder, Ph.D.
Tom J. Fatjo Scholar 2020
Organic Waste Management Systems – A Comparative Environmental Impact Assessment

Marcos Miranda
Ohio State University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2020
Changing the Narrative Around Industrial Solid Waste By-Products

Kelsey Rodriguez
University of Central Florida, M.S.
EREF Scholar 2020
Electrochemical-based Degradation Technology for the Treatment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Landfill Leachates

Angel Villarruel-Moore
University of Central Florida, MS
DCA Scholar 2020
MSW Incinerator Ash Co-Disposal with Unburned Waste: Implications for Elevated Temperatures

Anna Yip
University of California, Berkeley, MS
EREF Scholar 2020
UC-Berkeley Plastics System Analysis
2019 Scholars

Ashley Berninghaus
Oregon State University, Ph.D.
Evergreen Surety Bond Scholar 2019
Anaerobic Co-digestion of Organic Solid Waste for Increased Methane Production

Morgan Higman
Florida State University, Ph.D.
Robert J. Riethmiller/PTR Baler and Compactor Scholar 2019
Evaluating Local Management Strategies for Post-disaster Waste Collection

Zachary LaTurner
Rice University, Ph.D.
Waste Industries Scholarship Honoring Lonnie C. Poole Jr. 2019
Developing novel methods for Resource Recovery: The Future of Food Waste Management
2018 Scholars

Cassandra Champagne
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ph.D.
2018 Fiessinger Scholar
Autonomous Robotics Technology to Enhance Landfill Sustainability and Resiliency

Girish Kumar
University of Illinois at Chicago, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2018
Numerical Modeling of Temperature Effects on Geosynthetic Interfaces in Landfill Liners

Indu Venu Sabaraya
The University of Texas at Austin, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2018
Transport and Interactions of 2-Dimensional Nanomaterials through MSW Landfill Leachate

Chad Spreadbury
University of Florida, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2018
Beneficial Use of Waste to Energy Ash in Roadway Construction
2017 Scholars

Sampurna Datta
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2017
Transformative Shift of Landfills from Containment Facility to Energy Harvesting

Sarah Gustitus-Graham
University of Virginia, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2017
Determining the Service Life of Bentonite-Polymer Geosynthetic Clay Liners Permeated with Aggressive Leachates
2016 Scholars

Amirhossein Rezaei Adaryani
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2016
Biodegradation of Contaminants of Emerging Concern by White-rot Fungi in Municipal Leachate

Syed Muaaz-Us-Salam
Cardiff University, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2016
Enhanced Deligninification and Methane Generation in Waste Repositories through In-Situ Techniques – Overcoming Heterogeneity
2015 Scholars

Lori Clark
SUNY Stony Brook, Ph.D.
EREF Scholar 2015
A Novel Treatment to Hydrogen Sulfide Contaminated Landfill Gas