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Caitlyn Butler
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Graduate Program Director, Civil and Environmental Engineering
ADVANCE Team Leader for Practice
Graduate Program Director, Civil and Environmental Engineering
ADVANCE Team Leader for Practice
Biofilm processes for water and wastewater treatment; Bioelectrochemical systems for removal of organic and oxidized contaminants; Microbial community structure and function of electrode-associated biofilms; Energy-efficient water & wastewater treatment through the study of biofilm systems
Contact details
Location
Marston Hall
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, MA 01003
United States
Room 16B
About
Honors
- 2020 UMass ADVANCE Faculty Mentor Award
- CEE Research Award, awarded by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering 2019
- Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering and Science Award, awarded by Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors 2019
- Barbara H. and Joseph I. Goldstein Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, awarded by University of Massachusetts College of Engineering 2018
- Lilly Fellowship for Teaching Excellence, awarded by University of Massachusetts Center for Teaching and Faculty Development 2017
- Student Centered Teaching and Learning Fellowship, awarded by University of Massachusetts Center for Teaching and Faculty Development, 2015
- National Science Foundation CAREER Award, for five years of research support for the improved understanding of cross-kingdom biofilms,2015
- Africasan Research and Technological Innovation Award, awarded by the African Ministers' Council on Water for the development and deployment of the Microbial Fuel Cell Latrine, 2015
- Exceptional Merit Award, award in recognition of professional accomplishments by the Office of the Provost, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 2014
- ASCE ExCEEd Fellowship,a fellowship awarded to attend the ASCE Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshop, 2012
- NSF Environmental Molecular Science Institute Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, 2009
- Bayer Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Notre Dame, 2008
- Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Notre Dame, 2007
- Transatlantic Environmental Biotechnology Fellowship, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, 2007
- Adeline Devor Penberthy Memorial Prize
Experience
- Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2018 – present
- Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, 2011 – 2018
- Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental College of Technology and Innovation, Arizona State University, 2010 – 2011
Teaching
- Introduction to Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer - CEE 250 - Spring 2018, Spring 2019
- Bioprocess Lab - CEE 697P - Fall 2016
- Environmental Engineering Microbiology - CEE 497B/573 - Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Spring 2019
- Biological Processes in Environmental Engineering - CEE 671 - Fall 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019
- Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Seminar - CEE 691/692 - Fall 2012, 2013, Spring 2017
- Introduction to Environmental and Water Resources Engineering - CEE 370 - Spring 2012, 2014, 2016, Fall 2014