SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING RESEARCH
Graduate students conduct multidisciplinary research through Villanova’s Sustainable Engineering program, applying a STEEP (social, technological, environmental, economic and political) life cycle analysis perspective to sustainable engineering problems.
Concentrations
The Master's in Sustainable Engineering offers five concentration options:
Primary Research Areas
“” – Janique Cheesman ’14
“” – Andrew Jester ’16
“Conversion of algal biomass cultivated in digested wastewater into biofuels” - Nazareno Roggero Luque ‘16
– Madelyn Spinner ’17
“Capture of Methane from Dairy” – Nicole Meyer ’18
“More Sustainable Reading Terminal” - Kaleigh Schott ‘18
“Vertical Gardening whole systems analysis for a viable system” - Adam Butler ‘19
“Integrated closed loop vertical gardening HTC waste conversion LCA” - Philip Armstrong ‘19
“The fundamental science and engineering of hydrothermal carbonization and analyzing commercialization potential through a full systems analysis.” – Jeremy Taylor ‘19
– Perry Hartswick
“” – Stephen Suffian ‘13
“A Resilience Study of the Urban Agribusiness in Philadelphia: A Systems Improvement Through the STEEP Model” – Min Pack ’14
– Natalie Walker ‘15
– Austin Dickerson ‘16
– Ava Calvano ’17
– Mike Leighton ’17
- Liesel Schwarz ’18
– Matthew Ashcroft ’18
– Daniel Cain ’14
“Holistic Wastewater treatment assessment of Cajamarca, Peru and a proposed design to achieve energy efficiency via biogas capture from anaerobic digestion” – Hector Rojas ’15
“Supply, Demand, and Performance for Gravity-Driven Water Supply Systems in Rural Nicaragua” – Iain Hunt ’15
“Functionality and Sustainability of Water Systems Under Public-Private Partnership Management in Madagascar” - Benjamin Bogardus ’16
“Sustainability Impacts of Pre-Paid Water Kiosks on Rural and Small-Town Water Systems in Tanzania” - Joel Nightingale ’18
“Community managed water supply systems in Nicaragua” – Julia Musso ’18
– Anthony Klodd ‘14
“Using a STEEP model to optimize Solar Home Systems in Bangladesh” – Nathan Charles ‘15
– Rebecca Backer ‘16
– Marcos Ambrosi ’16
– Kathleen Ayuk ’17
“Viridity Battery Storage and Management for Renewable Energy and Optimized Grid Performance” - Tyler Casteel ‘18
– Jignesh Shah ’13
–Margaret Amao ‘16
– Jarrod Bridge ‘16
– Eduardo Krunfli ’16