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Caitlyn Butler
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Graduate Program Director, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Graduate Program Director, Civil and Environmental Engineering
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
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