I am a first-generation college student originally from Tijuana, Mexico. I am currently a senior at Northern Arizona University (NAU) pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Engineering with a Spanish minor. I have interned for W. L. Gore & Associates under their Environmental, Health and Safety Department. I also have been involved with Bioenergy Undergraduate Research at Michigan Technological University, as well as Algae Biomass Research under the NAU/NASA Space Grant Program. I am the President of NAU's Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, an Ambassador for the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, and have been previously involved with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Hispanic Honor Society, and other organizations. I will graduate in May of 2014, and plan to be part of an Environmental Engineering Master's Program with a focus in Water Quality and Water Resources by Fall of 2014. My hobbies include volunteering, tutoring, dancing, and baking.
Photo Credit: Rebecca Wertz
Major: Environmental Engineering
Project Role: Team Manager
I am originally from Lafayette Colorado which is 10 miles due east of Boulder. Being from Colorado, I love most outdoor actives, I also love reading and expanding my knowledge of the world. I am also extremely passionate about cooking, if engineering does not work in the future I want become a gluten free chef. My carrier goals at the moment are to move up to the Pacific Northwest and pursue a carrier in wastewater treatment with an emphasis in storm water. Sometime in the future, I would also like to pursue the legislative side of environmental engineering.
Photo Credit: Vivianna Gamez Molina
Major: Environmental Engineering
Project Role: Project Planner
My name is Richard Winkler, but I go by my middle name, Alex. I was born in Huntsville, Alabama and lived most of my life in San Diego, California. I enjoy a lot of outdoor activities including snowboarding, backpacking, snorkeling, and mountain biking. I also have a strong passion for piano for the 12 years that I've been playing. I am currently in my second year as the president of the NAU Cycling Club as well as a council member on the NAU Sports Club Council, a member of the Northern Arizona Snow Association, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and American Society of Civil Engineers. I graduated high school with a 3.76GPA and I currently plan on graduating in Spring of 2014 with a Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Engineering. My goals after college are to bike across America, improve air quality in my mom's hometown of Beijing, China, and eventually become a professor.
Photo Credit: Rebecca Wertz
Major: Environmental Engineering
Project Role: Lab Technician
I am Ahmed Alqallaf and I come from a small city in Kuwait called Bayan. My favorite hobbies are playing video games, watching soccer, and learning about old muscle cars. I graduated from high school with a GPA of 3.52 in 2008. In 2009, I was received a scholarship from Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) and I am currently an undergraduate student studying Environmental Engineering at Northern Arizona University. I am expected to graduate in Spring 2014. I am a member of a capstone project team called RAVA Fontus Engineering Inc. After school, my main goal is to improve air quality in Kuwait's oil refineries.
Photo Credit: Rebecca Wertz
Major: Environmental Engineering
Project Role: Data Analyst
RAVA Fontus Engineering Inc. Updated: 5/1/14
RAVA Fontus Engineering Inc.