Jerald L. Schnoor
Allen S. Henry Chair in Engineering
Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor
Occupational and Environmental Health
Co-Director
Center for Global & Regional Environmental Research
Faculty Affiliate
IIHR -- Hydroscience & Engineering
Researcher
Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing
Editor-in-Chief
Environmental Science and Technology Journal
4119 Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences
The University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA 52242
Telephone: (319) 335-5649
Joined the College of Engineering: 1977
Education: Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University
of Texas, 1975
M.S., Environmental Health Engineering, University of Texas, 1974
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Iowa State, 1972
Special Fields of Knowledge: Water quality modeling; aquatic chemistry; biogeochemistry.
Present Research Interests: Groundwater contamination and hazardous waste remediation; global change; water quality modeling; phytoremediation; carbon sequestration.
Selected Publications:
- Schnoor, J.L. "Global Warming: A Consequence of Human Activities Rivaling Earth's Biogeochemical Processes," Human and Ecological Risk Assessment, Vol. 11, pp. 1105-1110, 2005.
- Dietz, A.C. and Schnoor, J.L., "Advances in Phytoremediation." Environmental Health Perspectives. vol. 109, Supplement 1, pp. 163-168., 2001.
- Ney, R.A. and Schnoor, J.L., "What Course for Carbon Trading?",Environ. Sci. Technol., Vol. 34, pp.177A-182A, 2000.
- Schnoor, J.L., Environmental Modeling: Fate of Chemicals in Water, Air and Soil, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1996.
- Schnoor, J.L., Licht, L.A., McCutcheon, S.C., Wolfe, N.L. and Carreira, L.H., "Phytoremediation of Organic and Nutrient Contaminants," Environ. Sci. Technol., Vol. 29, No. 7, 318A-323A, 1995.
- McCutcheon, S.C. and Schnoor, J.L. (Eds). Phytoremediation: Transformation and Control of Contaminants, Wiley Interscience, 987 pp., 2003.
Active Scientific and Professional Society Memberships: National
Academy of Engineering; American Academy of Environmental Engineers,
American Society of Civil Engineers;
American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Water Environment Federation;
Tau Beta Pi; Omega Chi Epsilon; Chi Epsilon, Chapter Honor Member
UI; Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors;
EPA Science Advisory Board.