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Garner Research Lab:
Environmental Engineering for Water Treatment, Infrastructure, and Health

Emily Garner

Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech (2018); B.S. Civil Engineering, West Virginia University (2013)

Curriculum Vitae

Professional Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, 2019-present
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2018-2019

Education

  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2018
  • B.S. Civil Engineering, West Virginia University, 2013

Honors and Awards

  • Outstanding Researcher: Junior Level, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2022
  • Finalist, Award for Distinction in Mentoring Undergraduates in Research, West Virginia University Office of Undergraduate Research, 2022
  • Maurice & Jo Ann Wadsworth Civil & Environmental Engineering Faculty Fellowship, Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2021
  • Bridge Faculty Fellowship, Bridge Initiative in Science and Technology Policy, Leadership, and Communications, West Virginia University, 2021
  • Paul V. Roberts AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, 2019
  • Academic Achievement Award for Doctoral Thesis, Second Place, American Water Works Association, 2019
  • Outstanding Doctoral Student, Virginia Tech College of Engineering, 2018
  • Virginia Tech Graduate Academy for Teaching Excellence, inducted 2018
  • Civil & Environmental Engineering Rising Star, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2017
  • Abel Wolman Fellowship, American Water Works Association, 2016
  • Ut Prosim Scholar Award, Virginia Tech, 2016
  • Citizen Scholar Award, Virginia Tech Graduate School, 2016
  • Virginia Water Resources Research Center Student Competitive Grant Recipient, 2014
  • Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation, 2013
  • Via Ph.D. Fellowship, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2013
  • Barnes Senior Scholastic Achievement Award, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, West Virginia University, 2013
  • Outstanding Senior, West Virginia University Foundation, 2013
  • Outstanding Senior, American Society of Civil Engineers, West Virginia Section, 2013
  • Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, West Virginia University, 2012