Biography and expertise
Felipe Gutierrez is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Texas State University. Felipe graduated in 2016 with a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin focusing on wastewater biological treatment and phosphorus recovery. After graduation, Felipe worked for CH2M(Jacobs) and CP&Y (STV) evaluating potable water quality, designing water and wastewater systems, designing municipal solids treatment and management systems, and modeling biological processes and distribution systems. His current research, teaching and professional interests focuses on sludge/biosolids treatment and management, water distribution and flooding.
Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Civil Engineering
University of Texas at Austin, 2016
Master's Degree
MSENG in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
University of Texas at Austin, 2012
Bachelor's Degree
BS in Civil Engineering
University of Texas at Austin, 2010
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured grants
- Talley, Kimberly Grau (Principal), Londa, Michelle (Co-Principal), Muci-Kuchler, Karim Heinz (Supporting), Gutierrez, Carlos Felipe (Supporting). Sowing the SEED of Success: Building a Peer Mentoring Partnership, National Science Foundation Subaward through Virginia Tech, Federal, $15000. (Submitted: August 2025, Funded: February 10, 2026 - Present). Grant.
- Muci-Kuchler, Karim Heinz (Principal), Talley, Kimberly Grau (Co-Principal), Valles, Damian (Co-Principal), Londa, Michelle (Co-Principal), Tate, Jitendra (Co-Principal), Kulesza, Stacey Elizabeth (Supporting), Gutierrez, Carlos Felipe (Supporting), Hailey, Christine Elizabeth (Supporting). S-STEM: Scholars of Excellence in Engineering Design (SEED), National Science Foundation (NSF), Federal, $2499310. (Submitted: March 2, 2023, Funded: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2029). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Gutierrez, C. F., Borkowski, V., Subramanian, B., Amha, Y., Cleary, J., Larson, E., … Charthal, J. (2025). Chapter 3 - Feedstock Evaluation and Selection. In Anaerobic Co-digestion: Principles and Guidelines Towards More Efficient Systems (1st ed., Vol. 1, pp. 39–76). Alexandria, VA, USA: Water Environment Federation.
- Berg, M., Martinez, M., Martinez, B., van der Wege, S., Khajuria, B., Gutierrez, C. F., … Gautam, T. (2022, September). To Test or Not to Test: The PFAS Dilemma. TexasWET, (4), 65–70.
- Gutierrez, C. F., Jebur, M., & Eaton, T. (2022). Full-scale pilot test of a Hydrogen Peroxide Treatment for Dewatering Improvement. https://doi.org/10.2175/193864718825158400
- Gutierrez, C. F., Katz, L. E., & Kinney, K. A. (2020). Phosphorus speciation in municipal wastewater solids and implications for phosphorus recovery.
- Malinaro, A., Rhoades, J., Pennock, W., & Gutierrez, C. F. (2019). Take a Mixed Approach to Mixing.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Sandia Research Award. 2013
- Award / Honor Recipient: Valedictorian of the Republic graduating class of 2005 (Primer Bachiller de la Republica de la promoción 2005). 2005
Featured service activities
- Member
Retirements and Benefits Programs Committee
- Other
ABET Course Data Collection
- Other
Member Association Engagement Director for WEF Biosolids Community
- Member
Non-Tenure Track Task Force
- Member
WEAT Biosolids Committee
- Undergraduate Advisor
ABET - Professional and Career Advising