Institute Faculty

James K. Edzwald is Professor Emeritus at UMass Amherst. He has taught graduate classes in Water Chemistry, Physical and Chemical Water Treatment Processes, and Design of Water and Wastewater Facilities. He has more than 40 years of professional experience in water treatment with emphasis on coagulation, dissolved air flotation, filtration natural organic matter and control of trihalomethanes and Cryptosporidium. He is the technical editor of AWWA’s professional handbook on Water Quality and Treatment. He is also the co-author of the soon to be published book, Dissolved Air Flotation for Water Clarification. For nine years, he served as an editor of the Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology – Aqua.

David A. Reckhow is Professor in the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program at UMass Amherst. He has 30 years of research and professional experience in water treatment with emphasis on natural organic matter, disinfection byproduct control and ozonation. He teaches graduate level courses in water chemistry, surface water quality modeling, environmental kinetics, and analysis of environmental pollutants. He is a co-author of the widely-used book, Ozone in Water Treatment: Applications and Engineering and a contributor to AWWA’s Water Quality and Treatment.

John E. Tobiason is Professor in the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program at UMass Amherst. He teaches graduate level courses in Particles in Water, Drinking Water Treatment Processes, and Design. He has over 30 years of research and professional experience in water treatment with emphasis on particles in water, coagulation, and water filtration. He chaired the AWWA Research Symposium on Particle Characterization (1999) and was Chair of the AWWA Water Science Research Division Board of Trustees from 2004-2007. He is also a contributor to AWWA’s Water Quality and Treatment.