Dr. Sybil Sharvelle

Dr. Sybil Sharvelle is an Assistant Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and is a member of the Environmental Engineering focus area. Her area of expertise is biological waste processing. Dr. Sharvelle is originally from Indiana and attended the University of Colorado for her B.S. and M.S. degrees. She received her doctoral degree from Purdue University, where she developed a biological processor for treatment of graywater for potable reuse during long duration space missions. Through this project, Dr. Sharvelle gained extensive experience in the area of water reuse, with focus on emerging contaminants.

Dr. Sharvelle is currently working on wastewater and graywater reuse projects in the western region, where water supplies are limited. She is also contributing to the CSU group for livestock and environment with the goal of finding practical, economical solutions to minimize environmental impacts from the livestock industry. Along this line, Dr. Sharvelle is interested in the application of anaerobic digestion to capture and utilize biogas generated during treatment of animal wastes. She has an extension component to her appointment and will provide decision making tools to agricultural producers so that more informed decisions can be made regarding animal waste treatment.