Director, Environmental Engineering Program
Associate Professor Fernando Rosario-Ortiz has been appointed the new director of the Environmental Engineering Program.
Rosario-Ortiz is the first Latino director of environmental engineering. He was born in Puerto Rico and attended the University of Puerto Rico and the California Institute of Technology on his way to becoming a professor. His research focuses on water treatment, including wastewater reuse, advanced oxidation processes and environmental photochemistry. He teaches courses in environmental organic chemistry, analytical methods in environmental engineering and water chemistry.
Rosario-Ortiz takes the reins from R. Scott Summers, who has led the program since 2013.