
Mitchel Guirard
Undergraduate Student Researcher
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering
Boca Raton Campus
Mitch Guirard is a senior studying Environmental Engineering at Â鶹ŮÀÉ. He recently passed the FE exam and expects to graduate in the summer 2021. Prior to beginning his studies at Â鶹ŮÀÉ, Mitch received a bachelor’s in zoology from the University of Florida in 2010. Mitch is currently involved in a research project funded by the EPA involving the synthesis of an amine-grafted silica capable of producing renewable natural gas from landfill gas and biogas. Mitch is very passionate about conservation and sustainability and this has driven him to pursue a degree in this field. Mitch grew up in Palm Beach County and is a native to South Florida. His other hobbies include competitive distance running.