Ryan Kingsbury

Environmental engineer with two years of industry experience in water treatment plant design and construction, pipeline design, hydraulic analysis and modeling. Research experience in ion exchange and ozone treatment of drinking water and in distribution system corrosion. Interested in drinking water treatment, energy and climate implications of water treatment, and water quality in developing countries.

1. Adept at problem solving
2. Fast learner
3. Independent worker
4. Water Quality
5. Environmental Engineering
6. Water Treatment
7. Critical Thinking
8. Hydraulics
9. Technical Writing
10. Spanish
11. Excel
12. Writing

• Research Assistant

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Physical / Chemical Water Treatment Processes
  • Environmental Bioprocess Technology
  • Analysis of Water Resource Systems
  • Process Dynamics in Environmental Systems
  • Chemical Equilibria in Natural Waters
  • Groundwater Hydrology
  • Environmental Microbiology

• Daniel A. Okun Chapter of Engineers Without Border at UNC

  President, Ex Oficio
  • September 2008 to June 2010

  EWB helps disadvantaged communities improve their quality of life through implementation of environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects, while developing internationally responsible engineering students.
  
  As president, I oversaw 6 different project teams working in four countries, expanded the chapter membership, and traveled to Ecuador to assess the feasibility of launching a project there. After leaving office, I organized a Symposium on Small-Scale International Development projects for the four Triangle-area EWB groups which included speakers from the World Bank and Rotary International. I also traveled to Ecuador to assist in data collection for a water supply project in a mountain village.

• Applicability of the Geneva Convention (III) to the Global War on Terrorism: History and Perspective

  • University of Texas Undergraduate Research Journal
  • 2006
  Authors: Ryan Kingsbury

• Optimize Climate-Controlled Sodium Hypochlorite Storage for Cost Savings and Improved Sustainability

  • Proceedings of the North Carolina American Water Works Association Annual Conference
  • December 2011
  Authors: Ryan Kingsbury, Bill Marriott

  This paper discusses how the most cost-effective level of climate control to prevent sodium hypochlorite decomposition was determined for the Brushy Creek Regional Water Treatment Plant (BCRWTP), a 17-million-gallon-per-day facility currently under construction in Cedar Park, Texas. Using an empirical equation relating the amount of sodium hypochlorite decay to the initial product concentration, temperature, and storage time, the number of annual chemical deliveries that would be needed for storage temperatures ranging from 60 to 85 °F was compared to the capital and operational costs
  associated with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC).
  Ultimately, the net present value (NPV) of
  incremental chemical costs was found to equal the NPV of climate-control-associated costs at a storage temperature
  of 70°F. The method outlined herein can easily be adapted to evaluate tradeoffs in life cycle costs, energy savings,
  or carbon footprint associated with various operational practices related to sodium hypochlorite (e.g., onsite dilution versus use of a climate-controlled environment). Utilities contemplating conversion from chlorine gas to sodium hypochlorite can enhance the sustainability of their facilities by considering these impacts and taking steps to
  minimize them.
  

• Order of the Old Well

  UNC - Chapel Hill
  • April 2009

  The Order of the Old Well, founded in or before 1949, recognizes students and faculty members of high character who have demonstrated outstanding humanitarian service and whose service has gone uncompensated and unrewarded.

• Order of the Golden Fleece

  UNC - Chapel Hill
  • March 2010

  The Order of the Golden Fleece was founded in 1904 to unite student leaders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The goal of the society was to bring about the swift resolution of University problems and to better campus life. Considered the highest honorary society at the University, the Golden Fleece selects its members based upon service to the University as reflected in scholarship, motivation, creativity, loyalty, and leadership in academic and extracurricular pursuits.

• Thomas R. Camp Scholarship

  American Water Works Association
  • June 2008

  Sponsored by Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc., the Thomas R. Camp Scholarship provides support to outstanding graduate students doing applied research in the drinking water field.

• Braden Engineering Communication Contest Winner

  University of Texas College of Engineering
  • 2006

  The annual Braden Communication Contest invites engineering students to explore the social and ethical implications of engineering projects via a 3-5 page essay. The 2006 contest asked students to comment on the role of engineering in preparing for and responding to large-scale natural disasters.

• Bunker Award

  UNC - Chapel Hill Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
  • April 2010

  The Bunker Award was established in honor of Dr. George C. Bunker, a sanitary engineer and benefactor of the University of North Carolina and is given annually by the Department to an MSEE candidate in environmental engineering who shows the most outstanding scholarship and professional promise.

• Engineer in Training

  • Texas Board of Professional Engineers
  • License 39492
  • February 2008 to February 2016

• English

  (Native or bilingual proficiency)

• Spanish

  (Professional working proficiency)

Websites:

• Personal Website
• Company Website
• Grad School Department Website

Interests:

Professional - drinking water treatment, energy-water nexus, international development, water resources policy Personal - computers & technology, economics, entrepreneurship

Groups and Associations:

American Water Works Association, Engineers Without Borders

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  AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition – ACE
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  American Water Works Association
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  Eagle's Nest--Eagle Scout Award Recipients
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  Engineers Without Borders USA
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  Texas Exes/University of Texas at Austin