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Victoria Rexhausen is an ecohydrologist currently working as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Tennessee's Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment.[1] Ecohydrology is a discipline within hydrology that focuses on the interactions between water and the ecological environment. Her research focuses on urban-forest microbiome, landscape transport phenomena, and implications of climate change on nutrient pollutant transport and uptake mechanisms.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born a Georgia native, Rexhausen graduated from Mill Creek High School in May 2014. She was an active member of the student body. She participated in Mill Creek Theater Department in many roles including the role of Ms. Bennet in the 2014 production of Pride and Prejudice.[3] She also competed on the Mill Creek Cross Country Team.[4]
Following graduation, she attended Mercer University in Macon, Georgia where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta.[5] While at Mercer University, Rexhausen co-wrote a proposal for the Environmental Protection Agency's People, Prosperity, and Planet (P3) grant along with Jin Kim, Stevie Watson, and Simran Khoja.[6][7] The group proposed to expand Mercer's existing field-scale research on the treatment of residential gray water for sub-surface landscape irrigation under Dr. Philip McCreanor, Professor of Environmental Engineering and Director of the Engineering Honors Program.[6] The team presented their proposal at the 2018 National Sustainable Design Expo held at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC, April 7–8.[6][8] The proposal aimed to test and distribute gray water treatment systems that treat gray water accumulated from daily household activities for the purpose of irrigation.[9] The system was designed to provide a low maintenance and reliable sustainable water source without the need for increased user effort.[9] Under the grant, the team monitored Mercer's existing concrete vessel system as well as installed a new low-cost plastic vessel system which was monitored over a six-month period.[10][11] The team found the new low-cost methods to provide effective and economical water filtration.[11] Rexhausen graduated Mercer with honors and a bachelors in science and engineering in Environmental Engineering.[12]
Career
[edit]In 2018, she joined the Hathaway Research group at the University of Tennessee as a doctoral fellow.[12][1] Rexhausen was a Tennessee Fellowship for Graduate Student Excellence recipient. Her dissertation topic was Urban Ecohydrology and the Watershed Microbial Continuum.[2][12] After completing the doctorate program in January 2024, she continues with the Hathaway research team as a postdoctoral scholar. In 2023, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was awarded two federal grants, $2.6 million and a $1.7 million dollars to "increase tree canopy coverage, reduce stormwater runoff, mitigate extreme heat and bring ecosystem services".[13] The team, led by Jon Hathaway, focused on implementing gravel tree stormwater systems and improving urban forestry.
In addition to these projects, Rexhausen has also collaborated projects researching geospatial air quality monitoring/mapping in Ecuador, design/build/test of a residential scale anaerobic digester for converting food waste to biofuel, and indoor air quality assessment in relation to COPD patients at the University of Washington Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences department.[12]
Rexhausen will travel to San Juan, Puerto Rico, May 13–16, 2025, to present her research at the international 7th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology (SUSE7).[14]
Outside of academic research, Rexhausen serves as the Outdoor Coordinator for the Dogwood Service Unit of Girl Scouts of Southern Appalachias. Through this service work she teaches girls about outdoors, survival skills, native plants, and water filtration through backwoods hiking trips.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Team | Hathaway Research Group". hathaway.utk.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-08-19. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ a b "Victoria Rexhausen, Ph.D. - About". www.victoriarexhausen.net. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ^ "Mill Creek Theatre". Facebook. January 29, 2014. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ "Mill Creek High School Results". Mile Split GA. September 17, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
- ^ "Mercer Alpha Gamma Delta". March 27, 2018. p. 1. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
- ^ a b c US EPA, OA (2018-03-22). "EPA Awards Grant to Mercer University for Innovative Technology Projects". US EPA. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ Sears, Kyle (2018-03-26). "U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Awards Grant to Mercer Students for Project to Treat Residential Gray Water for Landscape Irrigation". The Den. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ EPA,ORD, US. "P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet (2017) | Research Project Database | Grantee Research Project | ORD | US EPA". cfpub.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-04-23. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ a b "Grantee Research Project Results". epa.gov. 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ EPA,ORD, US. "2018 Annual Report | Gray Water Treatment System: For Sustainable Home Irrigation | Research Project Database | Grantee Research Project | ORD | US EPA". cfpub.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ a b EPA,ORD, US. "Final Report | Gray Water Treatment System: For Sustainable Home Irrigation | Research Project Database | Grantee Research Project | ORD | US EPA". cfpub.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-03-02. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ a b c d "Tennessee Fellow to Join Department | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering". cee.utk.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-13.
- ^ Amos, Adria (2023-11-01). "UT, City of Knoxville Receive $4.3 Million to Plant Trees in Urban Areas". News. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Rexhausen Presents Work in Puerto Rico". cee.utk.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachias". Girl Scouts of the Southern Appalachias. August 3, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2025.