Article About Isis in the Civil Engineering Journal. University of Houston
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON | DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Isis Mejias
Ph.D. Candidate
Environmental Engineering
Read this artivle that was in the University Of Houston Engineering magazine. Lots of good things about Isis and Rotary
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Isis Mejias, an environmental engineering Ph.D. student under
the supervision of Dr. Debora Rodrigues, received a scholarship
from the Rotary Club of Humble Intercontinental, allowing her
to conduct research at the University of Sao Paulo on techniques to
remove heavy metals from water.
The Rotary Club also awarded a $50,000 grant to Engineers Without
Borders (EWB) – Central Houston Professional Chapter, owing to
Mejias’ efforts. The grant will provide for the installation of a water
distribution system in Maseno, a town in western Kenya. “My involvement
with EWB inspired me to go into the environmental field,
especially water quality and treatment projects,” she said. “It pushed
me to leave my job as a process engineer and decide that I want to
work in environmental projects, and perhaps do something greater
with that at an international level because it’s one of my passions.”
In honor of her outstanding achievements, Congressman Ted Poe
(left) presented Mejias with the US flag that was flown over the capitol
on December 14, the day that she received her citizenship, at a recent Rotary Club of Humble Intercontinental meeting.