Kyle Shimabuku

Kyle received his BS in civil engineering from San Diego State University and his MS in environmental engineering from the CU-Boulder. His work focusses on adsorption of organic contaminants from drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater using traditional and low-cost adsorbents, called biochar, that could be applied in both developed and developing countries. . His work has been funded by USEPA STAR Fellowship, as well as an NWRI Fellowship and the AWWA American Water Scholarship. He has also taught two courses, environmental organic chemistry and WASH, during his doctoral program. In his free time Kyle enjoys snowboarding, volleyball, surfing, and eating Professor Summers' cooking.