Throughout her career, Dr. Sybil Sharvelle has been focused on the notion of fit-for-purpose water. That is, “How can we take various forms of wastewater (i.e. greywater, stormwater, etc..) and treat it to make it safe for human and agricultural consumption?” 

A professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University, Dr. Sharvelle also serves as the technical director for the Water TAP lab here at CSU Spur — a groundbreaking facility focused on answering that very same question: “How do we reuse water for the right purposes?”

In this episode of the CSU Spur of the Moment Podcast, Sybil talks about some of the exciting research she is currently working on, the unique pathway that brought her to her current role (think space travel) , and tap water! 

Water TAP Lab website