Cowan Unger of Palmerton is completing summer research at Wilkes University. Brian Whitman, professor of environmental engineering, is working with students on a study which aims to determine the conditions to move partially submerged solids in sewer pipes. The student will create solids in shapes that better reflect the geometries of solids in real sewer systems to analyze the hydraulic conditions needed to move these solids. Unger is an environmental engineering major.

During summer 2019, undergraduate students at Wilkes University engaged in research. Working with faculty on meaningful research is one of the hallmarks of a Wilkes education. Students at Wilkes have all of the educational opportunities of a large university in the mentoring culture of a small college.