Guest to speak at Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Sciences: Water

Assistant Professor Jeremy Guest has been invited to speak at the 2018 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Environmental Sciences: Water. The GRC on Environmental Sciences: Water features leading researchers who are working to improve aquatic resources and protect public health. Research topics will include sustainable water and material resources, chemical exposures and health outcomes, and new technologies for water. The conference is scheduled for June 24 – 29, 2018, in Holderness, New Hampshire.

Guest joined the CEE at Illinois faculty in 2011, and is the Thrust Leader for Sanitation and Resource Recovery for the Safe Global Water Institute and the Environmental Sustainability Lead for the Soybean Innovation Lab, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). His research focuses on sustainable technologies for engineered water systems, with an emphasis on biotechnology development for resource recovery from wastewater. Guest earned his bachelor’s degree (2005) in civil engineering from Bucknell University, master’s degree (2007) in civil engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and doctorate (2012) in environmental engineering from University of Michigan.