KimberlyÌýPugel
- PhD Graduate
- CIVIL SYSTEMS
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY
Program analyst in practice and civil engineer by training, Kimberly (she/her) centered her PhD research on international development programs that bring stakeholders and government together to collaboratively provide reliable, sustainable water and sanitation services in Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, and Cambodia as a partÌýof the 5-year, $15.3 M . Her research increased the representation of low-income country contexts in the established theories of interorganizational collaboration and collaborative governance, calling attention to the understudied topics of government buy-in, startup funding, stability, and convening power. Research updates are also detailed here.
Kimberly received her PhD and Masters in Civil Systems Engineering at CU Boulder in 2021 with a certificate in Science and Technology Policy. She received her B.S. from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in Environmental Engineering in 2017 with a minor in Gender, Race, Culture, Science, and Technology. She also supported and coordinated science-policy related workstreams within UN intergovernmental frameworks and allied processes, such as for the High Level Political Forum, for the for four years (2015 - 2019). Previously, she worked in groundwater remediation and innovative solutions for water reclamation and energy reuse using algae biomass as the primary research assistant on projects for the National Science FoundationÌýGlobal Waste Research Institute and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Education
PhD in Civil Systems Engineering, University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder, 2021
MS in Civil Systems Engineering, University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder, 2021
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý - Certificate: Science and Technology Policy (2019)
BS in Environmental Engineering, California Polytechnic UniversityÌýSan Luis Obispo, 2017Ìý
ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý - Minor: Gender, Race, Culture, Science and Technology
Awards
ASCE New Face in Civil Engineering - Professional 2021 ()
Best Presentation Award, Engineering Projects and Organizations Conference 2018
University of babyÖ±²¥app Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science Doctoral Assistantship for Excellence Award, 2017
College of Engineering Top Graduating Senior for Academic Excellence, Cal Poly, 2017 ()
- Outstanding Woman in Engineering – Nominee, Cal Poly, 2017