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Evan Curtis
Evan H. “Ted” Curtis, P. E., Ph. D., BCEE
[email protected] 602.756.6022
Tempe, Arizona 85284
Ted is a family nick name. Born in Tucson to A. Ralph and Valette H. Curtis. When you come along and your 4-year old brother, Henry (Amphi54), calls you “Teddy Bear” . . . it sticks. Brother Edward followed (Amphi58).
Early I understood the necessity of having water since being reared on an irrigated farm (cotton, corn, alfalfa, animals and weeds) on the Rillito Creek south bank in arid Tucson. Missionary 1960-62 in the Bible-belt of Kentucky and Tennessee for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Married Judy Elbourn in 1965, Children - Mike 1968 (2 boys, 2 girls) and Heather (3 girls). In 42 years of marriage we have lived in Los Angles, CA, Springville, UT, San Francisco, CA, Belmont, CA, Salt Lake City, UT, Evanston, IL, Oak Ridge, TN, Terre Haute, IN, Vienna, VA, and Tempe.
Educated in civil engineering to learn the details of water acquisition and handling.
BSCE 1964 - University of Arizona - civil engineering and water reuse
MSCE 1966 - Brigham Young University - water supply, soils, and structures
Commissioned Officer 1967 - U. S. Public Health Service officer in industrial hygiene.
Ph. D. 1974 - Environmental Engineering - Northwestern University - water and wastewater treatment, health physics, radiation and particle physics, and management. Advanced education in environmental engineering to gain skills in cleaning up polluted water.
Held various positions in consulting engineering and education. Experienced in preparing plans and engineering designs, writing business plans, land survey calculations, site development, soils engineering, large building construction, engineering teaching, hydrological investigations, water and sewer line designs, force mains and pumping plants, water and wastewater treatment plants, membrane treatment of water, briny water and polluted water, etc.
In 1977, I served as Assistant to the Commissioner in U. S. Bureau of Reclamation. There participated in rounds of meetings on organizational goals as a result of the Teton Dam failure. Wrote a plan for the construction of 20,000 MW of wind energy power generation with an economic evaluation showing that after a 20 year construction effort, the project costs were paid up in 3 years, and thereafter, a $6-billion annual revenue started from power at $0.030/ kWh. Evaluate of water and power issues in U. S. Trust Territories (islands) for the Secretary of the Interior.
In 1982 (caught in political winds) moved to designing water and sewer systems for the National Park Service. Relocated to Arizona in 1990 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs working in water, irrigation and power; retired in 1995 from Federal Government. Currently active in consulting engineering work.
Professional Engineer - Arizona, Utah, Indiana, Virginia, and Washington
Board Certified in Water Supply and Wastewater Engineering by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
Affiliated with American Society of Civil Engineers.
Papers, publications, reports and designs - over 75 items
I have a continuing interest in upgrading the quality of life throughout the world by solving problems in a variety of fields that include water quality, improved public health, energy, renewable energy, construction materials and techniques, and expansion of food production. Every project requires water and electric power or energy. I am excited about the application of resonate electrical technology.
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