Outreach and Educational Service
Outreach and Educational Service
Outreach Activities
Pittsburgh Teachers Institute Workshops on water resources (2001), regional water quality (2009), and shale gas development (2012). Prepared and delivered half-day and full day tutorials with hands on learning activity for science teachers.
Society of Women Engineers “Engineering Your Future” and High School Day. Developed and delivered hands on activities on aquifer contamination and drinking water filtration.
Summer Achievement for Minority Scholars (SAMS) at Carnegie Mellon University. Developed a three week research program for high school students in water quality.
RET: Research Experience for Teachers Program through National Science Foundation. Hosted six high school teachers for research experiences over four summers.
ASCE Future Cities Competition: engineering coach to middle school team (2010-2012).
Individual school visits for grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10. “What is Engineering?;” “Engineering your water;” “Stormwater and Green Infrastructure;” “Groundwater Pollution and Remediation.”
Educational Service Activities
External Advisory Board. School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Cornell. (2018)
External Advisory Board. Urban Water Innovation Network. Colorado State University (2016)
Lafayette College of Engineering Advisory Board (2011)
University of Illinois NSF Center (Water CAMPWS) External Advisory Board (2007-2008)
Water Works Operators of PA David Long Scholarship Selection Committee (2003-2011)
American Association of University Women (AAUW) Selected Professions Fellowship Selection Committee 2003-2004.
Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Fellowship Selection Committee 2004
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship Selection Committee 2004.
Advisory Board, Content for Girls Math and Science Project; Family Communications Inc. (2002)
Contact Information
Jeanne M. VanBriesen
Duquesne Light Company Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Phone: (412) 268-4603
Fax: (412) 268-7813
Email: jeanne@cmu.edu
Office Location: Porter Hall 123 G