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Featured UCLA Civil and Environmental Engineering Alumni
Gil Hurwitz, PhD, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Principal Research and Applications Engineer
Water Planet Engineering
Dr.
Gil Hurwitz has been a UCLA alumnus since 2006 when he graduated with a
BS degree in Chemical Engineering. He continued his studies at UCLA,
which culminated in
both MS and PhD degrees in Environmental Engineering. Since his
graduation in 2012, Gil has been working for the water technology
start-up firm Water Planet Engineering as their Principal Research and
Applications Engineer with the focus of providing novel
technology for the treatment of heavily polluted industrial wastewater.
Gil is one of the primary inventors of a novel treatment control
software as well as the lead developer for their line of produced water
treatment systems.
Keli Callahan, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Vice President, Project Manager, Carollo Engineers, Inc.
Ms.
Callahan is a Project Manager and Associate Vice President with Carollo
Engineers, an environmental engineering firm that specializes in the
planning, design, and
construction of water and wastewater facilities and is the country's
leading engineering firm dedicated exclusively to water. She joined
Carollo in 2001 and currently manages Carollo's Nevada operations,
including office locations in Las Vegas, Reno, and Carson
City. With an emphasis on planning and design of water and wastewater
infrastructure and treatment facilities, she has delivered
cost-effective, innovative, and reliable solutions to help clients
protect public health and manage overburdened water supplies.
Keli enjoys shopping and spending time with family, but most of her
spare time is spent competing in bowling tournaments throughout the
country.
Thomas McCarthy, MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Principal Engineer, MWH Americas
Mr.
McCarthy is a Principal Engineer with MWH Americas where he leads the
Environmental Science and Planning Group for the Southwestern US
Business Unit. He has professional
consulting experience working with private firms and public agencies on
water resources problems around the world. He is a State of California
registered professional civil engineer, as well as a California
registered professional geologist. Mr. McCarthy
has a Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences from the University of
Oregon and a Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering
from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Yue Rong, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental Program Manager, California Regional Water Quality Control Board
Dr.
Yue Rong is currently the Environmental Program Manager at the
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. He
has more than 25 years experience
with the Agency in dealing with groundwater contamination problems. He
received 2011 AEHS Foundation Achievement Award. In 2004, Dr. Rong
served as the chairman of the UCLA Alumni Association Outstanding
Graduate Student Award Nomination Committee.
Bart Sokolow, D.Env., Environmental Sciences and Engineering
President, Environmental Advisors, Inc.