Mary JoKirisits
- kirisits@mail.utexas.edu
- +1 512 232 7120
- ECJ 8.216
Biological drinking water treatment processes; Microbial transformation of inorganic contaminants; Application of molecular biology to biological water treatment processes; Rainwater harvesting; Biofilms
Bio
Mary Jo Kirisits is a professor in the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering program at The University of Texas (UT) at Austin. She completed her B.S. in civil engineering at the State University of New York at Buffalo and her M.S. and Ph.D. in environmental engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
After concluding a postdoctoral appointment at Northwestern University in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, she joined the faculty at UT. Her research interests include drinking water biofiltration, opportunistic human pathogens, SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater and the impact of nanomaterials on antimicrobial resistance in bacteria. She is currently leading a multi-institution project funded by the U.S. EPA on opportunistic pathogens and disinfection by-products in drinking water distribution systems.
Educational Qualifications
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1997
B.S., Civil Engineering, State University of New York, 1995
Select Awards & Honors
- Maxine and Jack Zarrow Family K-16 Teaching Innovation Award (2022)
- CAREER Award – National Science Foundation (2009)
Related Websites
Center for Water and the Environment
Select Publications