Helene A. Hilger, Ph.D., P.E.

Professor Emeritus

Civil and Environmental Engineering

hhilger@charlotte.edu

Education

• Ph.D., Civil Engineering , North Carolina State University, 1998
• M.S., Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1984
• B.S., Engineering, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1980
• B.A., Biology, Rutgers, The State University – New Jersey, 1970

Research

• Sustainable engineering planning, design and management
• Microbiology applications to pollution prevention and abatement
• Landfill methane emissions and oxidation
• Composting and anaerobic digestion