Program Faculty
Environmental and Water Resource Engineering Program
University of Massachusetts Amherst | College of Engineering
Meet the Professors!
Our world-class faculty are dedicated to exploring water systems at every scale—from the tiniest nanoparticles to entire planetary networks. With expertise spanning water treatment, distribution systems, cutting-edge technology development, water chemistry, hydrology, and infrastructure, we tackle the most pressing challenges in water science.
Our research also delves into human-water interactions, the impacts of climate change, and advanced techniques like remote sensing. Whether you’re curious about sustainable solutions or the latest innovations, we invite you to learn more about our work below.
Konstantinos Andreadis
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil Engineering. Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Engineering. Computational hydrology.
Contact:
Email: kandread@umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-5395
Website:
Computational Hydrology Research Website
Casey Brown
Provost Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hydroclimatologic variability and change; Climate risk management in infrastructure systems; Water, climate and economic development; Sustainable water resources planning and management; Development of analytical methods for improving the use of scientific observations.
Contact:
Email: cbrown@umass.edu
Phone: (413) 577-2337
Website:
Hydrosystems Group Site
Caitlyn Butler
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Affairs, College of Engineering
ADVANCE Team Leader for Practice
Biofilm processes for water and wastewater treatment; Bioelectrochemical systems for removal of organic and oxidized contaminants; Microbial community structure and function of electrode-associated biofilms; Energy-efficient water & wastewater treatment through the study of biofilm systems
Contact:
Email: csbutler@umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-5396
Website:
Personal Academic Site
Colin J. Gleason
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Armstrong Professional Development Professorship
Fluvial hydrology; Fluvial geomorphology; Remote sensing; Ungauged basins; Arctic hydrology; Global water budget.
Contact:
Email: cjgleason@umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-2681
Website:
Personal Academic Site
Christian D. Guzman
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Food, Energy, Water System Nexus Innovations for the Columbia River Basin; Hydrological and Sediment Modeling in the Inland Pacific Northwest; Climatic and Anthropological Impacts on Water Storages in the Americas.
Contact:
Email: cdguzman@umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-1510
Website:
Personal Academic Site
Emily Kumpel
Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
ADVANCE Faculty Fellow 2023-2024
Drinking water quality; Water distribution systems; Intermittent piped water supply; Water access and equity; WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene); Pathogen detection and transmission; Water quality monitoring; Machine learning for water and sanitation infrastructure.
Contact:
Email: ekumpel@umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-5390
Website:
Research Lab Site
Mariana Lanzarini-Lopes
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Manning/IALS INNOVATION Fellow
Ultraviolet disinfection and biofilm prevention; Light driven reactions; PFAS removal and destruction; Nano-technology enabled water treatment; Drinking water quality and treatment; Engineering platforms that enhance light transport and reactions for photon-driven water treatment and point of use water treatment technologies.
Contact:
Email: marianalopes@umass.edu
Phone: (440) 241-2218
Website:
Lopes Lab
Sean T. McBeath
Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Drinking water treatment; Wastewater treatment; Electrochemical systems; Advanced oxidation processes; Water quality monitoring; Contaminant sensor development; Point-of-use treatment; Point-of-entry treatment; Point-of-sampling sensors.
Contact:
Email: smcbeath@umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-0212
Website:
McBeath Lab
Chul Park
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Manning/IALS INNOVATION Fellow
Microbial physiology and the role of extracellular polymeric substances in bioaggregation​; Photogranulation phenomenon in diverse environments; Production and fate of microbial dissolved organic nitrogen and its impact on algal blooms in estuarine and coastal waters; Minimizing sludge production during wastewater treatment.
Contact:
Email: chulp@umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-9456
David A. Reckhow
Emeritus Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Water treatment; Physical-chemical processes; Water quality; Water chemistry
Contact:
Email: reckhow@umass.edu
John Tobiason
Emeritus Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Transport and transformation of pollutants in natural and engineered systems; drinking water treatment processes and particle removal in filtration. Colloid transport in subsurface. Processes at particle/water interface.
Contact:
Email: tobiason@umass.edu
Phone: (413) 545-5397
Nicholas B. Tooker
Professor of Practice, Civil and Environmental Engineering
iCons Teaching Fellow
Environmental and water resources engineering