Faculty Profile for Dr. Felipe Gutierrez

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Dr. Felipe Gutierrez
Asst Professor of Practice — Ingram School of Engineering
RFM 5209
phone: (512) 245-1826
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Grants
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 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.

Teaching Interests

 -Senior Design
-Biological Wastewater Treatment
-Hydraulics
-Hydraulic Modeling

Research Interests

 -EBPR solids treatment and management
-Anaerobic digestion pretreatment
-Application of biosolids for disposal
-Phosphorus in municipal wastewater biosolids
-Machine learning in water

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • 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.
  • Gutierrez, C. F., Katz, L. E., & Kinney, K. A. (2015). Phosphorus speciation in municipal biosolids for efficient phosphorus recovery.

Selected 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

Selected Grants

  • 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.

Selected Service Activities

Member
Retirements and Benefits Programs Committee
August 2024-Present
Task Manager
ABET Course Data Collection
September 1, 2023-Present
Director
Member Association Engagement Director for WEF Biosolids Community
July 2023-Present
Member
Non-Tenure Track Task Force
January 2023-Present
Member
WEAT Biosolids Committee
January 2022-December 2025