Rate My Professor Vikram Kapoor

Dr. Kapoor's research specializes at the cross-section of environmental microbiology, biotechnology, and environmental engineering, with focuses on water and wastewater treatment, stormwater management, microbial source tracking using novel indicators, and environmental public health impacts. Notable projects include tracking fecal pollution sources in the Edwards Aquifer, mobilization of microbial contaminants in Texas waterways post-Hurricane Harvey, and development of environmental tracers. His key publications encompass 'Real-Time Quantitative PCR Measurements of Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Human-Associated Source Tracking Markers in a Texas River following Hurricane Harvey' (Environmental Science & Technology Letters, 2018), 'Structural and functional interrogation of selected biological nitrogen removal systems in the United States, Denmark, and Singapore using shotgun metagenomics' (Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018), and 'Impact of Heavy Metals on Transcriptional and Physiological Activity of Nitrifying Bacteria' (Environmental Science & Technology, 2015). With over 1,373 citations on Google Scholar, his work demonstrates significant influence in the field. Major awards include the 2023 UTSA Research Achievement Award (Tenured, STEM category), 2025 UTSA Teaching Excellence Award (Tenured category), Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellowship (2015-2020), inaugural Klesse Professorship, AAEES 40 Under 40 Recognition Program, ORISE Postdoctoral Fellowship (2014-2016), and NSF Travel Award (2018). He is a nominated member of the UNESCO Global Water Pathogen Project.