Weber-Shirk, Monroe
Senior Lecturerresearch
research and scholarship focus
Weber-Shirk's research interest is to develop sustainable small-scale drinking water treatment technologies, including flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration.
primary investigator of
research areas
- energy, environment, and sustainable development | strategic research area (Engineering)
- environmental engineering | research concentration area (CEE)
- environmental fluid mechanics and hydrology | research concentration area (CEE)
international geographic focus
- Honduras | country
affiliations
head of
- Environmental Teaching Lab | research lab
academic staff in
- Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) | Cornell department
teaching
teaches
- CEE 2550 - Aguaclara: Sustainable Water Supply Project (TR 01:25:PM-02:40:PM) | fall 2009 class
- CEE 4540 - Sustainable Small-Scale Water Supplies (MWF 11:15:AM-12:05:PM) | fall 2009 class
- CEE 4550 - Aguaclara: Sustainable Water Supply Project (TR 01:25:PM-02:40:PM) | fall 2009 class
- CEE 5051 - Project in Environmental Engineering: AguaClara - Sustainable Water Supply Project (TR 01:25:PM-02:40:PM) | fall 2009 class
- SYSEN 5900 - Systems Engineering Design Project (TBA -) | fall 2009 class
- CEE 1130 - Water Treatment Design (TR 01:25:PM-02:15:PM) | spring 2009 class
- CEE 2550 - Aguaclara: Sustainable Water Supply Project (MWF 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- CEE 4550 - Sustainable Water Supply Project (MWF 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- CEE 5052 - Project in Environmental Engineering: AguaClara - Sustainable Water Supply Project (MWF 12:20:PM-01:10:PM) | spring 2009 class
- ENGRI 1130 - Water Treatment Design (TR 01:25:PM-02:15:PM) | spring 2009 class
- CEE 2550 - Aguaclara: Sustainable Water Supply Project (TR 01:25:PM-02:40:PM) | fall 2008 class
- CEE 4540 - Sustainable Small-Scale Water Supplies (TR 08:40:AM-09:55:AM) | fall 2008 class
- CEE 4550 - Sustainable Water Supply Project (TR 01:25:PM-02:40:PM) | fall 2008 class
- CEE 5051 - Project in Environmental Engineering: AguaClara - Sustainable Water Supply Project (TR 01:25:PM-02:40:PM) | fall 2008 class
background
educational background
- 1985 - Goshen College - B.A. in physics
- 1987 - Cornell University - M.A.in agricultural engineering
- 1992 - Cornell University - Ph.D. in environmental engineering
featured in
- AguaClara breaks ground on new water plant to serve 2,000 | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Cornell engineering students break down science of water plant technology for Hondurans | Cornell Chronicle feature
- CU students help celebrate a new chapter in Honduran town of Támara -- the promise of clean, treated water | Cornell Chronicle feature
publications
selected publications (listing in progress)
Journal Papers
Weber-Shirk, M. L. (2002)
Enhancing slow sand filter performance with an acid-soluble seston extract Water Research