Sybil Sharvelle
Technical Director, CSU Spur – Water TAP
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Dr. Sybil Sharvelle is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and is a member of the Environmental Engineering focus area. Her research interests include water reuse (graywater and reclaimed water), integrated urban water management, and waste conversion to energy. Sybil contributes to the CSU Institute for Livestock and Environment with the goal of finding practical, economical solutions to minimize environmental impacts from the livestock industry. Dr. Sharvelle received a Ph.D. from Purdue University, where her research involved design and optimization of a biotrickling filter for simultaneous treatment of graywater and waste gas. A major component of this research effort was to examine the fate of surfactants in the biotrickling filter. While pursuing a M.S. in Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado, Dr. Sharvelle optimized the nitrification and denitrification steps in a biological processor for treatment of wastewater highly concentrated with ammonia.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Wastewater and Graywater Reuse
- Biological Process Engineering
- Conversion of Waste to Energy
- Integrated Urban Water Management
- Lifecycle Analysis of Stormwater Infrastructure
RESEARCH Centers
- CSU Spur – Water TAP
- InTERFEWS Graduate Program
- Lifecycle Assessment of Stormwater Infrastructure (CLASIC)
- Urban Water Center
- Urban Water Innovation Network
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. 2006, Purdue University – Civil Engineering
- M.S. 2002, University of Colorado – Civil Engineering
- B.S. 1998, University of Colorado – Civil Engineering
CONTACT INFORMATION
- Phone: (970)491-6081
- Email: Sybil.Sharvelle@Colostate.edu