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Mancl, Dr. Karen

Professor of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Water Quality Specialist at The Ohio State University Dr. Mancl has published over 50 journal articles and 80 Extension publications on rural infrastructure and outreach initiatives. She is a nationally known expert in onsite wastewater treatment, having conducted research, written and taught the subject over 30 years. Dr. Mancl is the past-president and now vice-president of the Ohio Onsite Wastewater Association. In 2013, Dr. Mancl constructed a teaching facility at a slaughterhouse in southwestern Ohio to teach low-cost, low-energy treatment of food processing wastewater. At this outdoor teaching and research facility, Dr. Mancl teaches designers, installers and regulators the science and technology of sand bioreactor wastewater treatment systems. She is originally from Wisconsin where she received her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Mancl has a master’s degree in Environmental Science from the University of Texas, and received her PhD degree in Water Resources from Iowa State University. In 2010, she received a second MA Degree in East Asian Studies and conducts research and teaches wastewater treatment in rural China. In 2019, she received her third MA Degree in Public Policy and conducts research at the Woodrow Wilson Center – China Environment Forum on environmental policy in rural China.