JeffreyWalters

  • PhD Graduate
  • CIVIL SYSTEMS
  • ENGINEERING FOR DEVELOPING COMMUNITIES

Jeff is currently an Assistant Professor at George Fox University. Jeff’s dissertation work sought to improve understanding on the systemic and dynamic interaction of factors that influence rural water service sustainability in developing countries.His work was supported through an NSF GK-12 Fellowship and a Mortenson Center in Engnieering for Developing Communities Graduate Research Assistantship.As part of his practicum for the certificate in Engineering for Developing Communities, he worked in Iquitos Peru investigating the applicability and utility of ecological latrines (composting toilets) in peri-urban slums.Jeff’s research has now expanded to include the sectors of energy, food and engineering education, and seeks to apply systems thinking and systems techniques to better understand and plan water, food and energy infrastructure from a nexus paradigm. He also is passionate about providing engineering students with a “tool-belt” of systems techniques to navigate the complexities inherent in their future work as engineering professionals.

Education

  • PhD in Civil Engineering (Civil Systems), ǸԹ, 2015

  • MS in Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering), ǸԹ, 2012

  • Certificate in Engineering for Developing Communities, ǸԹ, 2012

  • MS in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), University of Washington, 2008

  • BS in Civil Engineering, University of Washington, 2005

Awards

  • Teacher of the Year, Universidad Diego Portales, 2016

  • Barry Richmond Award, International System Dynamics Conference, 2016

  • Young Researcher Award, Universidad Diego Portales, 2016

  • Best Paper, Community Engagement Division, American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

  • Best Poster, Engineering Project Organization Conference, 2014

  • Mortenson Center in Engnieering for Developing Communities Graduate Research Assistantship,2014

  • National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellow, ǸԹ, 2013

  • Valle Scholarship, University of Washington, 2007

Please note that the publications listed below were completed during tenure at the ǸԹ and do not include recent publications.