Michelle Solomon is an engineer-in-training with experience in soil and groundwater remediation, providing technical and field assistance for groundwater and soil remediation projects, including field oversight, data analysis of geospatial and environmental chemistry information, and reporting. Her field expertise includes sampling of soil, groundwater and vapor, and oversight of drilling and excavations. She has experience overseeing residential and commercial foundation construction, ensuring projects were in geotechnical and structural compliance.

EDUCATION
  • MS, Civil Engineering, Civil/Environmental Engineering Systems, University of Colorado Boulder, 2019
  • BS, (magna cum laude), Civil Engineering (Minor in Sustainability), University of Maryland, 2017
REGISTRATION
  • Engineer-in-Training, Colorado No. 76152
CERTIFICATION
  • OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 40-Hour HAZWOPER Training
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
  • Remediation Engineering
  • Field Investigations and Oversight
  • Database Management
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • Remediation Data Analysis
  • Environmental Chemistry
AWARDS AND HONORS
  • 3rd place in RMSAWWA/RMWEA Conference Poster Competition, Colorado School of Mines: 2018
  • Dean’s Graduate Assistantship, University of Colorado Boulder: 2018
  • Senior Award, University of Maryland College Park: 2017
  • The Woodward-Clyde Consultants Award, University of Maryland College Park: 2016
  • 3rd place in Alumni Cup Competition, University of Maryland: 2015
  • 1st place in Alumni Cup Competition, University of Maryland: 2014
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
  • Bentley, M.J., M.E. Solomon, B.M. Marten, K.K. Shimabuku, and S.M. Cook, 2021. Evaluating Landfill Leachate Treatment by Organic Municipal Solid Waste-Derived Biochar. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, v. 7, no. 11, pp. 2064-2074. doi: 10.1039/D1EW00376C

  • Solomon, M.E., 2019. Landfill Waste Biochar Adsorbents for Organic Contaminant Removal in Landfill Leachate. Master’s Thesis, University of Colorado Boulder.

  • Solomon, M.E., 2018. Impact of Landfill-Bound Feedstocks and Treatments on Biochar Adsorption for the Treatment of Landfill Leachate. Poster Presentation for the Student RMSAWWA/RMWEA Conference Poster Competition, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, May 2018.