Research & Development Engineer, EMI Uganda

Professional Training & Experience

• BS Chemical Engineering, The University of Rochester (2012)
• MS Ecological Engineering, The Ohio State University (2014)
• PhD Ecological Engineering, The Ohio State University (2020)

David Wituszynski is passionate about water and wildlife, and asks a lot of questions. This has resulted in several degrees. After an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering, he obtained a masters degree while studying algal toxins in Lake Erie sportfish. For his doctoral work, he helped start and run a stormwater sampling program, while also developing an ecological sampling program for birds and insects in stormwater infrastructure. While in graduate school, David completed a civil engineering internship with EMI in the Uganda office in 2016. After graduation, David stayed on for several months to support active research programs. He started a fellowship in the Research and Development department at EMI in 2021.

Ministry Experience

David was raised in an Assemblies of God church in New Hampshire, where he served with the worship team and the youth group. In college, he was deeply involved in a local college ministry, planning events and leading a small group. He also participated in several mission trips with Campus Crusade for Christ. In graduate school, David was part of the campus graduate student fellowship (Intervarsity), a local church, and a chapter of the Au Sable Graduate Fellows. At church he was involved with media and kids teams, and he co-taught several classes about Christianity and the environment. David interned with EMI in 2016 and returned as a fellow in 2021.

Family

David's parents, brother, sister-in-law, niece, and nephew live in New Hampshire. He has high concentrations of church family in both New Hampshire and Ohio.