{"id":120,"date":"2020-11-11T09:19:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T14:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/civil-environmental\/?post_type=person&#038;p=120"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:28:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T20:28:03","slug":"mary-katherine-watson","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/civil-environmental\/faculty-staff\/mary-katherine-watson\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mary Katherine Watson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Joined The Citadel Faculty: August 2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bio\">Bio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Mary Katherine Watson is currently a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at The Citadel. Prior to joining the faculty at The Citadel, Dr. Watson earned her PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology. She also has BS and MS degrees in Biosystems Engineering from Clemson University. Dr. Watson\u2019s research interests are in the areas of engineering education and biological waste treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Watson was the recipient of the 2022 Civil Engineer Educator of the Year Award. The Award comes from the The South Carolina Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Jeff Davis, the head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, nominated Dr. Watson. <a href=\"https:\/\/today.citadel.edu\/dr-mary-k-watson-named-civil-engineer-educator-of-the-year-and-clemson-outstanding-young-alumni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about her achievements &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-degrees\">Degrees<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ph.D. Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S. Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>M.S. 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