Patrick Compton

Patrick Compton is a PhD Candidate at Northeastern University studying Civil Engineering with a concentration in Environmental and Water Systems. Patrick graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 2013 with a BS in Environmental Engineering and spent the next five years on active duty as a Civil Engineering Officer. He has worked on a wide range of projects in Alaska, the Philippines, Florida, and various countries in the Middle East as a construction manager, operations commander, QA/QC liaison, and site supervisor. His current research interests focus on the use of electrochemical reactions utilizing a wide variety of experimental methods to remove contaminants in industrial wastewater and groundwater.  Patrick obtained his Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University in 2020.