Jeanne Van Briesen Explained

Jeanne Marie Van Briesen
Workplaces:	Northwestern University Carnegie Mellon University
Alma Mater:	Northwestern University
Thesis Title:	Modeling coupled biogeochemical processes in mixed waste systems
Thesis Url:	https://worldcat.org/en/title/40988985
Thesis Year:	1998

Jeanne M. Van Briesen is an American civil engineer who is Vice Provost and the Duquesne Light Company Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research considers the realization of sustainable natural and engineered water systems. She is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Environmental and Water Resources Institute, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Early life and education

VanBriesen was born in Pennsylvania. She was a student at Northwestern University, where she first majored in chemistry and then civil engineering.^[1] Her doctoral research considered the computational simulation of biogeochemical processes in mixed waste systems.^[2]

Research and career

VanBriesen worked as a high school teacher at Evanston Township High School.^[3] She joined the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University in 1999, where she directs the Center for Water Quality in Urban Environmental Systems.^[4] Her research considers the sustainability of urban water systems and water cycles in the built environment.

In 2021, VanBriesen was appointed head of the National Science Foundation Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems.^[5]

Awards and honors

• 2007 Pennsylvania Water Environment Association Professional Research Award
• 2009 American Society of Civil Engineers Professor of the Year^[6]
• 2009 West Chester East High School Hall of Fame^[7]
• 2009 McGraw-Hill/ AEESP Award for Outstanding Teaching^[8]
• 2010 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Distinguished Service Award
• 2011 National Academy of Engineering Armstrong Endowment for Young Engineers Gilbreth Lectureship^[9]
• 2015 American Society of Civil Engineers Margaret Petersen Award^[10]
• 2015 Carnegie Science Center Environmental Award^[11]
• 2015 Carnegie Mellon University Barbara Lazarus Award^[12]
• 2016 Elected Fellow of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute^[13]
• 2016 Achievement Rewards for College Scientists Alumni Hall of Fame^[14]
• 2018 Elected Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers^[15]
• 2019 Elected Fellow of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors^[16]
• 2019 PA AWWA Special Recognition Award^[17]
• 2019 SIGKDD 2019 Test-of-Time paper award^[18]
• 2022 Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Class Notes (Alumni News) . Northwestern University School of Education & Social Policy . 2023-02-04.
2. Web site: Modeling coupled biogeochemical processes in mixed waste systems . 2023-02-04 . WorldCat.org . en.
3. Web site: Professional Experience Jeanne M. VanBriesen . Carnegie Mellon University . 2023-02-04.
4. Web site: Jeanne VanBriesen - Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research . Carnegie Mellon University . 2023-02-04 . en.
5. Web site: Jeanne VanBriesen to lead the NSF Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems . 2023-02-04 . www.nsf.gov . English.
6. Web site: April 10: Carnegie Mellon's Jeanne M. VanBriesen Wins Prestigious Teaching Award From Pittsburgh's Civil Engineering Society . Carnegie Mellon University . 2023-02-04.
7. Web site: Hall of Fame / Hall of Fame . 2023-02-04 . www.wcasd.net . en.
8. Web site: AEESP Foundation . 2023-02-04 . AEESP Foundation . en.
9. Web site: Armstrong Endowment for Young Engineers - Gilbreth Lectures . 2023-02-04 . NAE Website.
10. Web site: ARCS Pittsburgh Founding Member, Jeanne VanBriesen, receives Petersen Award Pittsburgh . 2023-02-04 . pittsburgh.arcsfoundation.org.
11. Web site: Carnegie Mellon Faculty, Student Win Carnegie Science Center Awards . Carnegie Mellon University . 2023-02-04 . en.
12. Web site: The Lazarus Award - Celebration of Education . Carnegie Mellon University . 2023-02-04 . en.
13. Web site: 2019-10-01 . Jeanne M. VanBriesen . 2023-02-04 . en-US . internetofwater.org.
14. Web site: ALUMNI HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES . ARCS Foundation . 2023-02-04.
15. Web site: Jeanne VanBriesen - Profile . American Society of Civil Engineers . 2023-02-04 . en.
16. Web site: AEESP Fellows . 2023-02-04 . Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) . en.
17. Web site: PA Section Special Recognition Awards . Pennsylvania American Water Works Association.
18. Web site: Carnegie Mellon Led Team Wins the SIG-KDD 2019 Test of Time Paper Award - Machine Learning -. 2023-02-04 . Carnegie Mellon University . en.
19. Web site: AAAS Council Elects 388 New AAAS Fellows . American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) . 2023-02-04 . en.