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Orner Research Group
Environmental Engineering & Sustainable Development

Kevin Orner

Assistant Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, 2021-present
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2019-2021
  • Graduate Research Fellow, University of South Florida, 2014-2019
  • U.S. Fulbright Research Fellow, Costa Rica, 2018
  • Water Resources Engineer, MSA Professional Services, 2013-2014
  • Technical Services, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
  • Water and Sanitation Engineer, U.S. Peace Corps, 2009-2011

Education

  • Ph.D. Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida, 2019
  • M.S. Civil Engineering, Graduate Certificate in Water, Health, and Sustainability, University of South Florida, 2011
  • B.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering, Certificate in Technical Communication, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2008

Honors and Awards

  • Best Paper Award, American Society of Engineering Education, Environmental Engineering Division, 2019
  • University of South Florida Graduate Commencement Speaker, 2019
  • U.S. Fulbright Research Fellowship, Costa Rica, 2018
  • University of South Florida Signature Research Fellowship, 2016-2018
  • 1st Place, EESF/AEESP Student Video Competition, Team Leader, 2017
  • 1st Place, University of South Florida Three Minute Thesis Competition, 2016
  • American Water Works Association, Roy W. Likens Scholarship, 2016
  • 1st Place, University of South Florida Graduate Research Symposium, 2016