
Title
Professor/Director-WEERCOffice Building
Crothers Engineering HallOffice
301Mailing Address
Crothers Engineering Hall 301WEERC-Box 2219
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
Biography
Dr. Schmit currently serves as a faculty member in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering as well as the Director of the Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center. Dr. Schmit joined the faculty in 1998 after receiving his doctorate degree in Environmental Engineering from Iowa State University. Dr. Schmit's primary research interests lie in the field of wastewater treatment, specifically in biological nutrient removal and anaerobic treatment of wastes. Dr. Schmit teaches several undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department primarily related to wastewater treatment.Education
B.S. Civil Engineering - UW-Platteville - 1991M.S. Civil Engineering - Iowa State University - 1992
Ph.D. Civil Engineering - Iowa State University - 1997
Academic Interests/Expertise
Industrial Waste TreatmentMuncipal Waste Treatment
Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering
Wastewater Treatment Plant Design
Design of Wastewater and Stormwater Collection Systems
Engineering Economics
Academic Responsibilities
CEE 323 Water Supply and Wastewater EngineeringCEE 423 Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems
CEE 482 Engineering Administration
CEE 725 Biological Principles of Environmental Engineering
CEE 729 Wastewater Treatment Plant Design
Committee Activities
Campus Master Planning and DesignStudent Union Advisory Committee
Awards and Honors
Edward Patrick Hogan Excellence in Teaching Award - SDSUCollege of Engineering Researcher of the Year
Bedell Award - Water Environment Federation
Professional Memberships
ASCEWEF
Area(s) of Research
Biological Nutrient RemovalAnaerobic Digestion
Lab scale bilogical studies
Aerobic/Anaerobic Respirometry
Kinetic Parameter Determination of Microconstituents
Department(s)
Image for Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Water and Environmental Engineering Research Center