Rate My Professor Lynn Katz

With over thirty years of experience, Professor Katz applies aquatic surface chemistry to study the fate and transport of contaminants in the environment and to develop treatment technologies for contaminated water and soil, with a current focus on improving water treatment for underserved communities. Her research interests include contaminant fate and transport, combined abiotic/biotic treatment systems for in-situ remediation, and environmental surface chemistry. Throughout her career at UT Austin, she has held key leadership positions, including Chair of the Engineering Faculty Women’s Organization, Chair of the Faculty Women’s 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. Her contributions to teaching, research, and service have earned her the University of Michigan CEE Alumni Merit Award (2025), AEESP Distinguished Lecturer Award (2024-25), UT Austin Civitatis Award (2023), Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Education Award (2021), induction as AEESP Fellow (2020), and NSF CAREER Award (1997).