David Wunder

Education

PhD, Environmental Engineering, University of Minnesota
MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
BS, Civil Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Professional experience

• Currently Professor of Engineering and Calvin’s Dean for Faculty Development: Research, Teaching, and Learning
• Founding Executive Director, Clean Water Institute of Calvin College
• Past research projects in the following areas:
  • The fate and impact of pharmaceutical antibiotics in biofiltration processes used for drinking water production
  • The production and capacity of bagasse charcoal for dual use as a water treatment media and a fuel supply for stoves
  • The role of divalent cations in wastewater treatments processes
• Process engineering for varied municipal regional water projects, specializing in the optimization of biological treatment processes
• 10 years of experience with evaluation, planning, design, and construction of drinking water and wastewater treatment systems (prior to joining the Calvin faculty in 2004)

Current research and scholarship

• Reactivation of an ancient Roman water system for modern use in Umm al-Jimal, Jordan
• Sustainable disinfection practices for rural community water supplies in Ecuador
• Evaluation and assessment of novel and proven point-of-use drinking water filtration technologies

Research and scholarship