Paula Estornell
Lead Engineer, US EPA, Region III; Adjunct Professor
Email: pme23@drexel.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Environmental Engineering and Policy, Drexel University, 2010
- M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, 1991
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Drexel University, 1989
Biography
Dr. Estornell is a Professional Engineer with over twenty years combined United States and international environmental engineering, project management, and public policy experience. She has worked for engineering design firms on the east and west coasts, as a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer for the Environmental Ministry of Malta and most recently, as an engineer with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. She currently serves in the EPA Brownfield and Land Revitalization program developing policy and providing financial and technical support to communities to promote sustainable development.
Dr. Estornell has published numerous papers, presented at national and international conferences, and developed and administered training courses on sustainable development and urban stormwater management. She has BS, MS and PhD degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering with minors in land use planning and collaborative governance. Her PhD research examined sustainable land use policy and practice in the Mid-Atlantic.