Lynn Katz

holds the Hussein M. Alharthy Centennial Chair in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, serves as the Director of the Center for Water and the Environment at the University of Texas at Austin and is the Associate Director of the DOE-EFRC, Materials for  Water and Energy Systems (MWET).  She has over twenty-five years of experience examining reaction phenomena at interfaces and evaluating the impact of these processes on the fate and transport of organic and inorganic contaminants in the environment. Her research has involved both fundamental and applied studies in this field and has included the development of in-situ remediation and ex-situ treatment processes as well as development and application of mathematical models for predicting contaminant fate. As a faculty member at the University of Texas, she has served as Chair of the Engineering Faculty Women’s Organization, Chair of the Faculty Womens’ Organization, co-chair of the University Faculty Gender Equity Council, Associate Chair of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering and Chair of the Cockrell School of Engineering Faculty Promotion and Review Committee. She received her B.S.E in Environmental Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, and M.S. degrees in Environmental Engineering and Chemistry and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan.