Rate Professor Ruth Richardson

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley, 2001; B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 1995.

Research Interests: Environmental microbiology, bioremediation, and microbial ecology.

Appointments: Associate Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University.

Awards: NSF CAREER Award (2007); Cornell CALS Young Faculty Teaching Award (2010).

Publications:

• Over 60 articles in Environmental Science & Technology, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, and Water Research.

Additional Contributions: Leads research on microbial degradation of pollutants; mentors graduate students in environmental engineering.