Curriculum Vitae for:

William Edward Schmahl

MS Soil and Water Science Department
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-0510

Phone: (352)281-6690
Email: willschmahl@ufl.edu

Education:

A.A.S. Materials Science, Erie Community College, Buffalo, NY, 1994

B.S. Geology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 2011
M.S. Soil and Water Science (Hydrologic concentration) with a minor in Urban and
Regional Planning, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, current student graduation date
Spring 2016

Research Experience:

Masters Research: Removal of soluble phosphorus from groundwater from dairy farming
operations in the Lake Okeechobee area using permeable reactive barriers
University of Florida I-Cubed interdisciplinary grant on using a learning garden to
improve elementary students mental wellness, cognitive functioning and behavior at a
Marion County, FL Title I school
May 2013 I-Cubed grant to develop a virtual microscope and evaluate it for use in an
online earth materials course through the University of Floridas Department of Geologic
Sciences

Scientific Affiliations:

GSA, Geological Society of America

FAESS, Florida Society of Environmental Soil Scientists
AIPG, American Institute of Professional Geologists
Planetary Society

Presentations:

Poster Presentation: 13th Annual Soil and Water Science Research Forum
Sept 2012, Use of Al-WTRs in Permeable Reactive Barriers to limit phosphorus
movement in groundwater in the Lake Okeechobee Basin
Poster Presentation: Graduate Student Research Day at the University of Florida
Oct 2012, Capacity of a School Garden-Integrated Curriculum to Benefit (Title I)
Elementary Students' Mental Wellness, Cognitive Functioning, and Behavior

Curriculum Vitae for:

William Edward Schmahl

Poster Presentation: 8th IAHS Groundwater Quality Conference

April 2013, Use of Al-WTRs in Permeable Reactive Barriers to limit phosphorus
movement in groundwater in the Lake Okeechobee Basin

Awards and Honors:

Mentor with UFs Veterans Entrepreneurship Program Summer Fall 2015

Graduate Student Association Council board member 2014-2015
UF representative to the National Association of Graduate and Professional Students
national conference held at Duke University, November 2012
Graduate Student Council Social Committee Chairman, University of Florida 2012-2103
Graduate Council Faculty Senator, University of Florida, 2012
Prairie Creek Project Fellow, University of Florida 2012
Student Government Treasurer, Erie Community College, 1994
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Academic All American Team, Erie Community College,
1994
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Treasurer, Erie Community College, 1994
Foundry Educational Foundation Educational Foundation Scholarship, 1993 & 1994
James F. Lincoln Arc Welding Foundation Award for paper on welding in space, 1994

Other Professional Development:

Trip Leader for Florida Alternative Breaks service trip to a small school in Guatemala,
through the University of Floridas Leadership Center I was trip leader for a group of
undergrads that worked at a small Guatemalan school over spring break, 2014
Chief of Alachua County Fire Rescue Reserve Division of volunteer firefighters and
intern in the Alachua County Office of Emergency Management, 1997
US Army, Microwave and Fiber Optic systems technician, repaired and maintained long
distance communications networks for Army in Korea and Maryland, 1984 - 1988