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\"Shell_bouwer\"<\/a>As a student at the nationally acclaimed High Technology High School in Lincroft, New Jersey, Brian Shell \u201912 had an inkling that he wanted to pursue water studies. He had teamed up with a Rutgers University professor on research looking at water issues. He hoped to continue that work, at Johns Hopkins University.<\/p>\n

But he knew family resources would be a factor. The son of a schoolteacher and environmental planner, Shell began looking at schools after his junior year. He contacted Hopkins because he wanted to work with nationally acclaimed water expert Edward J. Bouwer, the Abel Wolman Professor of Environmental Engineering and chair of the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering. \u201cHopkins was always my first choice,\u201d Shell says. \u201cBut I didn\u2019t want to fall in love because of the financial constraints.\u201d<\/p>\n

Within months, Shell was in a difficult spot. He had been offered two full-tuition merit scholarships to other top academic institutions. His parents promised him they would make Hopkins work, but he felt uneasy turning down other offers. Then, on his birthday, Whiting School Vice Dean for Education Ed Scheinerman called. He had been selected for the Charles R. Westgate Scholarship in Engineering.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was such a relief, such a weight lifted off my shoulders,\u201d Shell says. \u201cMy mother was teaching. I couldn\u2019t call her. So I called my dad at the office. We waited to give her the great news.\u201d<\/p>\n

At Hopkins, Shell has fulfilled his dream. He works in Bouwer\u2019s lab with grad student Katie Onesios. They conduct research on PPCPs\u2014pharmaceuticals and personal care products\u2014 that are not removed during the traditional wastewater treatment process. The goal is to characterize the removal of PPCPs from treated wastewater as it undergoes soil aquifer treatment, which is a water recycling process where passage through soil purifies water. The goal: develop a technology capable of cleaning water to levels safe for irrigation and even drinking water.<\/p>\n

Shell dove into Hopkins\u2019 extracurricular life, too. He is a member of the Student Admissions Advisory Board and the HOP (Hopkins Organization for Programming), with which he helps plan, advertise, and run campus events, and has served as a student alumni ambassador and an admissions interviewer.<\/p>\n

After his sophomore year, Shell turned to Hopkins again for an even more critical need. Since birth he had been followed by a New York hospital for a congenital heart condition known as mitral valve regurgitation. Surgery became necessary. \u201cWe were told that I should consider surgery sooner to avoid the need for a heart transplant later,\u201d he says. Although Shell\u2019s medical insurance would have allowed him to have surgery anywhere, the family\u2019s confidence in Hopkins led them to transfer his medical care to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where Luca Vricella performed surgery last summer.<\/p>\n

This semester, Shell has slowed his pace slightly. But he hasn\u2019t let open-heart surgery dim his dreams. Upon graduation, he plans to work for an environmental consulting company before returning to academia to pursue a PhD. Eventually, he intends to return the financial support he received to other deserving students in the form of his own scholarship fund. \u201cIf I play my cards right, that\u2019s my hope,\u201d says the soft-spoken junior. \u201cThat would be awesome\u2026 That would be really, really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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