Biological Treatment Process
Jennifer Becker
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Biological treatment processes
Research Interests
- Biodegradation, microbial ecology, and bioremediation of chlorinated organic groundwater contaminants
- Bioenergy production using microbial processes
- Recovery and reuse of agricultural, municipal, and industrial waste products
Eric Seagren
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.
David Hand
Department Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Development and application of physical and chemical processes for the recovery, removal, or destruction of organic compounds from air and water streams in industrial processes and the environment
Basic Infrastructure Design Strategies in the Developing World
Alex S. Mayer
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Groundwater flow and transport and subsurface remediation
Research Interests
- Numerical and Experimental Investigations of Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Vadose Zones
- Mathematical Optimization of Groundwater Remediation Systems: Multi-Objective and Uncertainty Problems
- Surfactant-Enhanced Dissolution of Nonaqueous Phase Liquids in Subsurface Systems
- Groundwater Flow in a Fault Zone in the Vicinity of Desert Hot Springs, California
- Simulation of Saltwater Intrusion in the Guaymas Valley, Sonora, Mexico California
David Watkins
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Water resources planning and management
- Environmental systems analysis
- Hydrologic and hydraulic engineering
- Fluid mechanics
- Engineering economics
- Numerical methods
Research Interests
- Application of decision theory and information technology to water resource problems characterized by uncertainty and conflicting objectives
Environmental Engineering Education
Neil J. Hutzler
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Science and Environmental Education
Research Interests
- Groundwater contaminant transport
- Biological and physical processes for aquifer and soil restoration
- Risk assessments
- Management of household wastewaters
- Hazardous waste management
- Water distribution system analysis
Engineered Water Treatment Systems
Jennifer Becker
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Biological treatment processes
Research Interests
- Biodegradation, microbial ecology, and bioremediation of chlorinated organic groundwater contaminants
- Bioenergy production using microbial processes
- Recovery and reuse of agricultural, municipal, and industrial waste products
David Hand
Department Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Development and application of physical and chemical processes for the recovery, removal, or destruction of organic compounds from air and water streams in industrial processes and the environment
Eric Seagren
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.
Surface Water
Martin T. Auer
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Teaching Interests
- Surface water quality engineering
Brian D. Barkdoll
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Dam Decommissioning
- Environmental Engineering
- Hydraulic Structures
- River Mechanics
- Sediment Transport
- Stream Rehabilitation
- Sustainability
Noel R. Urban
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Links of Interest
Research Interests
- Environmental cycles of major and trace elements
- Sediment diagenesis and stratigraphy
- Chemistry of natural organic matter
- Wetland biogeochemistry
- Environmental impact and fate of pollutants
- Influence of organisms on the chemical environment
- Role of chemical environment in controlling populations
Remediation
Jennifer Becker
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Teaching Interests
- Water and wastewater treatment
- Biological treatment processes
Research Interests
- Biodegradation, microbial ecology, and bioremediation of chlorinated organic groundwater contaminants
- Bioenergy production using microbial processes
- Recovery and reuse of agricultural, municipal, and industrial waste products
Eric Seagren
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Research Interests
- Environmental biotechnology, including in situ bioremediation of contaminated subsurface environments, monitoring and evaluation of the performance of biological treatment processes, development of in situ biological treatment systems for urban storm water runoff, innovative reuse of waste materials, and in situ improvement of soils properties via microbially-mediated processes.