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"I knew that I wanted to help people, as a lot of engineers do. And it’s just a really great way to apply those skills directly to people’s lives—with clean water, the environment, and sustainability."

— Samantha Volkmeier

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Bill Hancock, 2025 President of SME

Bill Hancock, 2025 SME President, speaks of benefits and challenges

Maya Adelgren in the lab

Maya Adelgren has a passion to engineer clean drinking water

Water infographic created by Ben Crary

Views on Big Data in Engineering

Ken Reid (center) receives the SME President's Citation Award in 2014.

Remembering Ken Reid

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