Dr. Kyle Shimabuku joined the Civil Engineering Program at Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø as an assistant professor in August 2019 and teaches courses in environmental engineering. He was initially drawn to civil and environmental engineering after learning that...
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Colorado Boulder (2017)
M.S., Civil Engineering, Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Colorado Boulder (2013)
B.S., Civil Engineering, San Diego State Â鶹¹ÙÍø (2008)
Dr. Kyle Shimabuku joined the Civil Engineering Program at Gonzaga Â鶹¹ÙÍø as an assistant professor in August 2019 and teaches courses in environmental engineering. He was initially drawn to civil and environmental engineering after learning that millions of people lack access to safe drinking water, and that there are significant water security issues in the Western United States. Prior to joining Gonzaga, he worked as a Water Process Engineer for Corona Environmental Consulting, LLC where he designed and tested drinking water treatment system. Dr. Shimabuku was drawn back to academics because he is interested in supporting the development of future environmental engineers that will impact the world by improving human and environmental health, and sharing the satisfaction and meaning the profession has brought to his own life. He is a licensed Professional Engineer and received a USEPA-STAR Fellowship in 2014 at the Â鶹¹ÙÍø of Colorado at Boulder where he completed his PhD.
Dr. Shimabuku’s research interests surround water treatment processes for drinking water and stormwater management for low-income, remote communities and also for more developed regions. Ongoing projects include developing adsorptive filtration media to remove inorganic (e.g., fluoride, arsenic) and organic contaminants (e.g., pesticides, PFAS) to support stormwater harvesting and evaluating the inadvertent production of PCBs. He has also studied disinfection processes to deactivate antibiotic resistance genes; biodegradation of organic contaminants in biologically active drinking water filters; and organic contaminant adsorption with activated carbon and biochar.