Rachel is focusing on environmental health and watershed engineering with an interest in wastewater treatment and manufacturing. In Fall 2019 and Summer 2020, she interned at WestRock’s West Point, VA papermill in their environmental department. There, she focused on reducing nitrogen in outflows and running the mill’s recycling program. She also interned at Celanese in Narrows, VA as an environmental intern in Summer 2021. In this position, Rachel worked with landfill leachate and started the plant’s recycling program from scratch. She will be returning to this location for a full time position after graduation. At Virginia Tech, Rachel is an RA for the Honors Residential Commons, Membership Vice President for Circle K international, a Biological Systems Engineering Student Ambassador, and a Violinist for the Newman Community Choir. She also participates in enology and fermentation research with the Food Science and Technology department. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys reading books outside in her hammock, playing Mariokart with friends, and watching old movies.

Sarah is focusing in environmental health and watershed engineering with an interest in modeling and master planning. She has experience in drinking water filtration research both in the lab and field, as well as experience in Dr. Durelle Scott’s Hydrologic Analysis Research Program doing surface water modeling for the Virginia DEQ. She interned for CDM Smith’s Water Services Group in Nashville, TN, where she worked on updating an ArcGIS model of Nashville’s sewer system and writing project summary documents for pipe rehabilitation areas. She will be rejoining CDM Smith full-time in Fairfax, VA as a Water Resources Engineer after graduation. Outside of academics, she is the 2021-2022 President of the Society of Women Engineers at Virginia Tech, attends UKirk Presbyterian Ministry, and likes watersports, basketball, playing video games, listening to music, and cooking.

Jacob is focused on watersheds and environmental health with an interest in stream restoration, watershed management, and sustainable development. This interest stems from the desire to maintain the resources of the natural world while preserving its natural beauty for the enjoyment of others. In his free time, Jacob enjoys running, painting, and playing Dungeons and Dragons. He will be joining Wetland Studies and Solutions Inc. in Roanoke, VA as a Design Engineer after graduation.