Turning Wastewater Into a Resource: A Graduate Student’s Solution to Climate Change

These days, civil and environmental engineering doctoral student Kevin Clack spends his time investigating innovative ways to improve water resilience in arid metropolitan regions such as Los Angeles, but he didn’t always know he wanted to pursue a career in engineering. Growing up in Orange County, California, Clack was a cross-country and track runner in high school with no particular interest in environmental-related topics. He attributes his initial intrigue to his high school biology and physics teachers who made science interesting by emphasizing its impact on our daily lives.“My teachers made environmental topics relatable, exciting and sometimes even scary,” Clack said.Without