Josh Dunlap

Josh Dunlap is the Dean's Engineering Education Fellow at the University of Georgia's College of Engineering. He is a PhD Candidate in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a focus on sustainability and engineering education. His research explores environmental life cycle assessment, human-ecosystem interactions, and student motivation in engineering education. Dunlap aims to integrate sustainability concepts into engineering curricula, particularly for civil engineers, while investigating how student identity influences learning outcomes.

His research interests span environmental systems analysis, education innovation, and the intersection of ecological networks with human activities. He actively contributes to the EETI (Engineering Education Transformation Initiative) programs at UGA, focusing on formative evaluations and improving learning environments. Recent work emphasizes energy metrics in managed ecosystems and student motivation dynamics in summer engineering courses.

No academic awards have been listed in the provided materials. While his involvement in EETI suggests potential collaborative grants, specific funding details are not disclosed. Dunlap's current projects include analyzing PFAS treatment technologies and developing frameworks to assess ecosystem impacts of forestry practices.