Francis de los Reyes 2010
Francis L. de los Reyes III
MS Civil Engineering ’94
Cary, N.C.
Francis L. de los Reyes has devoted the last 17 years to researching wastewater engineering. In the process, he has discovered a passion for education, innovation, and using his talents to help lift the world’s poorest citizens out of poverty.
de los Reyes currently works as an associate professor of civil, construction, and environmental engineering at North Carolina State University. There he teaches classes on drinking water treatment, wastewater treatment plant design, and environmental microbiology. He has also worked on water and sanitation issues in developing countries and has active collaborations in India, China, Montenegro, and his native Philippines. In 2009, de los Reyes was awarded a prestigious TED Fellowship for having an idea “worth spreading” at www.ted.com. He is also a 2001 recipient of the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
As a volunteer, de los Reyes has been equally successful. He is the NC Triangle Area coordinator of the non-profit Gawad Kalinga, an organization through which he has coordinated efforts to transform three slums in the Philippines into vibrant villages. The organization has built more than 200,000 homes for the Philippines’ poorest poor.
An international consultant for industry, engineering firms, and public utilities, de los Reyes is a 1990 graduate of the University of Philippines-Los Banos, which presented him with its Outstanding Alumnus award in 2008. He also holds a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois.
de los Reyes is a board member and founding vice president of Filipino-American Performing Artists of North Carolina. He and his wife, Josephine (MS com sci '95), have three children. They are annual members of the ISU Alumni Association.
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