School of Freshwater Sciences alumni have turned their passion for the environment into thriving careers. Check out where they went to work after graduation.
Government Agencies and NGOs
- Arizona State Land Department, Water Resource Specialist
- City of Milwaukee, Milwaukee Water Works, Drinking Water Chemist
- City of Racine Health Department, Research Assistant & Grants Coordinator
- Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District, Project Manager: Sustainability, Research & Planning
- Milwaukee Water Works, Water Quality Laboratory Technician
- Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Chief Fisheries Research Officer
- National Association of Clean Water Agencies, Legislative Affairs Manager
- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Experimental Biologist
- Racine Water Utility, Water Resources Specialist
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ORISE Fellows, Intern
- U.S. Geological Survey, Hydrologist, Biologist
- U.S. Geological Survey, Hydrologic Technician
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Environmental Management, Air Management Specialist
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Waukesha Diversion Policy Specialist, Fish Technician
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Stream Ecologist, Water Resources Management Specialist
- Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene & Clinical Chemistry, Chemist
- Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Water Quality Monitoring Senior Scientist
- Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, Research Analyst
Non-Profit Organizations
- Alliance for the Great Lakes, Wisconsin Outreach Manager
- Great Lakes Community Conservation Corps, Supervisor Specialist
- Milwaukee Community Service Corps, Freshwater Division
- Milwaukee Riverkeeper, Water Quality Specialist
- Milwaukee Water Commons, Water City Program Manager
- The Nature Conservancy, Natural Infrastructure Fellowship
- Reflo, Project Manager
- Southeastern Wisconsin Watersheds Trust, Project Manager
- The Nature Conservancy, Intern Supervisor
- Urban Ecology Center, Community Assistant Fellow
- The Wilderness Society, Digital Content Producer for Energy and Climate
Business and Industry
- AO Smith, Water Quality Intern
- Amec Foster Wheeler, Staff Geologist
- Aqua Adventures Eco Divers Isla Mujeres, Divemaster
- Badger Meter, Associate Engineer
- Burns and McDonnell, Environmental Scientist
- CH2M, Geologist
- Drake Consulting Group, Project Manager, Hydrology
- GE Power-Water & Process Technologies, SE Wisconsin Account Manager
- Graef USA, Wetlands Scientist
- International Flavors and Fragrances, Environmental Toxicologist
- Michel’s Corporation, Environmental Scientist
- Milwaukee Water Works, Drinking Water Chemist
- Natural Resource Technology, Environmental Scientist
- Pentair Water Purification, Research and Development Engineer
- R.A. Smith National, Ecologist
- Ruekert & Mielke, Inc., Project Engineer
- Tetra Tech, Water Resource Planner
- Veolia North America, Inventory Control Specialist, Environmental Specialist
- WE Energies, Environmental Consultant
- Wellntel, Science Lead
- Wilcox Environmental Engineering, Staff Data and GIS Analyst
Academic
- Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, Food System Lab Manager and Educator
- University of Calgary, Post-Doc
- University of Colorado at Denver, Post-Doc
- University of Kentucky at Lexington, Post-Doc
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences, Research Technician, Aquatic Lab Technician
- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Post-Doc
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellows
- NOAA OAR Communications Department, Science Communications Specialist
- NOAA Laboratories & Cooperative Institutes, Program and Policy Analyst
- NOAA Climate Observation Division, Global Ocean Observation Liaison
- Office of U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, Legislative Fellow
- Office of U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Legislative Fellow
- U.S. Navy Office of the Oceanographer, Policy Liaison