Douglas Nelson, P.E.

Associate Professor

  • Milwaukee WI UNITED STATES
  • Cudahy Campus Center: CC60C
  • Civil & Architectural Engineering & Construction Management

Douglas Nelson's areas of focus are in architectural engineering and civil engineering.

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Education, Licensure and Certification

M.A.T.

Agricultural Education

Cornell University

1985

B.S.

Agricultural Education

Cornell University

1981

A.A.S.

Agriculture Engineering

State University of New York College of Agriculture and Technology at Morrisville

1979

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Biography

Douglas Nelson is an Associate Professor in MSOE's Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management Department. Nelson also held the Pieper Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Servant-Leadership at the university from 2019-2022. Previously he taught within the State University of New York (SUNY) system. He has industry experience as a Design Engineering Suervisor and a Technical Specialist; both in the water treatment industry. Nelson is an active member of the Water Environment Federation, American Society of Plumbing Engineers, and Wisconsin Servant-Leadership Steering Committee.

Areas of Expertise

Civil Engineering
Water Treatment
Wastewater Treatment
Plumbing Engineering
Architectural Engineering
Servant Leadership
Applied Engineering Ethics

Accomplishments

ASPE Award for Scientific Achievement

2020

Pieper Family Foundation Endowed Chair for Servant-Leadership, MSOE

2019-2022

Falk Engineering Educator Award, MSOE

2017

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Affiliations

  • American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) : Member
  • Water Environment Federation (WEF) : Member
  • Central States Water Environment Association (CSWEA) : Member
  • Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) : Member
  • Wisconsin Wastewater Operators Association (WWOA) : Member
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Social

Media Appearances

Doug Nelson

MSOE News  

2019-01-31

Nelson is looking forward to working with the other CREATE Faculty Fellows, with their various backgrounds, opinions and views of the world. “We may have different ideas on how to get to the end result, but we all agree on the basic statement,” he said. “We’re all in it for the students and making our students even better.”

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Event and Speaking Appearances

Ethics for Engineers

MSOE PEAK Workshops, 2014 - Present, Water Reuse 2014, 2017  

Water Reuse Systems, Ethics for YPs

ASPE Technical Symposium, 2015  

Ethics for Engineers

NSPE Wisconsin Annual Conference, 2015  

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