Kelsey Pieper
Affiliated Faculty,
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Contact
- k.pieper@northeastern.edu
- 360 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
Research Focus
Applied environmental chemistry; corrosion; drinking water quality, treatment, and infrastructure; post-disaster drinking water recovery; public health engineering
Education
- PhD, Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2015
- MS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, 2011
Research Overview
Applied environmental chemistry; corrosion; drinking water quality, treatment, and infrastructure; post-disaster drinking water recovery; public health engineering
Department Research Areas
Nov 22, 2024
Northeastern Research Team Aids North Carolina Hurricane Relief
A student and faculty research team, led by CEE Assistant Professor Kelsey Pieper, is assisting hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina by creating databases to determine what buildings and wells have been affected by the storm. Working alongside Pieper are Professor Edward Beighley, Cassidy King, E’26, chemical engineering and environmental engineering, and Kyla Drewry, PhD’26, civil and environmental engineering
Sep 05, 2024
Testing Well Water To Help Owners Manage Water Quality
Kyla Drewry, PhD’25, civil and environmental engineering, under the guidance of CEE Assistant Professor Kelsey Pieper, led a team of PhD students on a research trip to North Carolina where they tested private well water. One in four residents using private wells in that region is faced with contamination issues.
Jul 08, 2024
Fall 2024 AJC Merit Research Scholars
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s AJC Merit Research Scholarship, which will fund a July to December 2024 co-op in the laboratory of a Northeastern University STEM faculty member.
Feb 21, 2024
Engineers Week Women in Engineering Panel Discusses Unique Challenges Facing Women in Engineering
During Engineers Week, a panel of faculty and students shared their experiences and advice on their education and career journeys as women engineers. They offered advice to future female engineers to empower them and help them grow, including the importance of faculty and peer mentors.
Nov 15, 2023
Churchill-Kanders Scholarship Nominee
Hyun Lee, E’23, environmental engineering and health sciences, was nominated for the Churchill-Kanders Scholarship, which was established in 2017 to address the growing divide between science and public policy by funding a Master’s in Public Policy at Cambridge University.
Aug 25, 2022
Ensuring Safe Supply to Drinking Water
CEE Associate Professor Ryan Qi Wang, Assistant Professor Kelsey Pieper, and CSSH Professor Daniel Aldrich, in collaboration with the University of Virginia, are leading a $750k NSF grant for “Dynamical Coupling of Physical and Social Infrastructures: Evaluating the Impacts of Social Capital on Access to Safe Well Water.”
Feb 04, 2022
Spring 2022 PEAK Experiences Awardees for Undergrad Research
Several engineering and science students mentored by COE faculty are recipients of Northeastern’s Spring 2022 PEAK Experiences Awards from Northeastern’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships.
Jan 26, 2022
Ensuring Well Water is Safe to Drink
CEE Assistant Professor Kelsey Pieper is researching private wells, which serve about 15% of the US population, to determine if they have been contaminated after events like floods.
Jun 02, 2021
Kelsey Pieper Named Gulf Research Program Inaugural Early-Career Research Fellow for New Human Health and Community Resilience Track
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program named CEE Assistant Professor Kelsey Pieper an inaugural member of their new Early-Career Research For New Human Health and Community Resilience track Fellowship.
May 11, 2021
COVID-19: Students Making a Difference
Over the past year-plus College of Engineering students have come to the cause, transitioning research, co-op experiences, and community efforts to address challenges caused by the pandemic. Here are just […]