Groundwater
Protection,
Engineering for Sustainability
Dr. Neil Hutzler,
Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental
Engineering
Michigan Technological
University
Education
B.S., Civil
Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Ph.D., Sanitary Engineering, University of Wisconsin - Madison
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Research and Teaching Interests
Dr. Hutzler’s research focuses on the protection and restoration
of groundwater resources. He has done work on the mechanisms that affect
the fate and transport of organic chemicals in the subsurface and on the
use of air sparging and soil vapor extraction to clean groundwater and soil.
He has over 40 technical publications pertaining to his research and has
made numerous presentations. He is a member of the Executive Committee of
the Sustainable Futures Institute and has served as its interim co-director.
His most recent research focuses on water conservation in large residential
building and the use of life cycle analysis and life cycle cost analysis
to assess the environmental impacts of water use. Dr. Hutzler is director
of the Center for Science and Environmental Outreach, which is devoted to
promoting natural resource protection. Among other topics, he teaches a
class called “Engineering for the Environment” to design engineers.
Related Activities
Director, Center for Science and Environmental Outreach, Michigan
Technological University
Selected Publications
Arpke, A., and N. Hutzler, “Operational Life Cycle Assessment
and Life Cycle Cost Analysis for Commercial Buildings” submitted to
ASCE Journal of Architectural Engineering, April 2004.
Arpke, A., and N. Hutzler, “A Life Cycle Assessment of
Domestic Water Use” submitted to Journal for Industrial Ecology, April
2004.
Hein, G.L., J.S. Gierke, N.J. Hutzler, and R.W. Falta, Three-dimensional
experimental testing of a two-phase modeling approach for air sparging,
Ground Water Mon. Remed., 17(3):222-230, 1997.
Gierke, J.S., N.J. Hutzler, and D. McKenzie, "Vapor Transport
in Unsaturated Soil Columns: Implications for Vapor Extraction," Water
Resources Research, 28(2):323-336, 1992.
Hutzler, N.J., J.C. Crittenden, J.S. Gierke, and A.S. Johnson, "Transport
of Organic Compounds with Saturated Groundwater Flow: Experimental Results," Water
Resources Research, 22(3):285-295, 1986.
Crittenden, J.C., N.J. Hutzler, D.G. Geyer, J.L. Oravitz, and
G. Friedman, "Transport of Organic Compounds with Saturated Groundwater
Flow: Model Development and Parameter Sensitivity," Water Resources
Research, 22(3):271- 284, 1986.
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