Tryg Lundquist, Assistant Professor Phone: 756-7275 E-mail: tlundqui@calpoly.edu Office: 13-214

Education

• Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 2006
• M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1992
• B.A. in Environmental Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1989

Professional Registration

• Professional Engineer (PE) in Civil Engineering, California, 1997

Teaching and Research Interests

TEACHING

• Wastewater Reclamation
• Water Treatment
• Water Quality Analysis
• Animal Waste Management

RESEARCH

• Natural wastewater treatment technologies such as ponds and wetlands
• Evaluation of proposed algae-to-biofuel processes
• San Joaquin Valley pollution issues such as:
  • selenium-contaminated agricultural drainage
  • animal waste
  • water quality in wildlife refuges 
• Wastewater reclamation to Title 22 standards
• Nutrient removal and recovery
• Anaerobic bioreactors
• Point-of-use and emergency water treatment devices

INTERESTS

• Cal Poly Biodiesel Club advisor
• Member of SuRGE, a faculty group promoting the teaching and implementation of resource-conserving designs and practices at Cal Poly

William Oswald Algae Research Archive

 

Select Awards and Recognition

• First place, Barron Family Award, 2007 Innovation Quest, with students Daniel Frost and Stephen Barr

Professional Affiliations

• Water Environment Federation
• American Water Works Association