Willem Brutsaert, P.h. D.

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

Professor Willem Emeritus
Willem_Brutsaert@umit.maine.edu
Ph.D. – 1970
Civil Engineering/Colorado State University

The teaching activities of Professor Brutsaert include hydraulics, surface water and groundwater hydrology at the undergraduate level, and water resources systems engineering and groundwater modeling at the graduate level. His research interest focus on quantitative as well as qualitative aspects, including modeling, of both surface water and groundwater. He studied the occurrence and removal of radon from groundwater and among other projects, is currently involved with a geohydrologic evaluation study of a spray irrigation system for wastewater treatment. He is co-recipient of the 1988 Best Paper Award in the research division of AWWA for his work on point of entry removal of radon from drinking water. Dr. Brutsaert has been with the University of Maine since 1973.