DAVID A. DZOMBAK, Ph.D., P.E., DEE, NAE
Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Dr.
Dzombak is the Walter J. Blenko, Sr. Professor of Environmental Engineering in
the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon. The emphasis of his research and teaching is
on water quality engineering and environmental remediation. At Carnegie Mellon he is Associate Dean for
Graduate and Faculty Affairs for the
Dr.
Dzombak received his Ph.D. in Civil-Environmental Engineering from the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1986.
He also holds an M.S. in Civil-Environmental Engineering (1981) and B.S.
in Civil Engineering from
Dr.
Dzombak’s research and professional interests include: aquatic chemistry,
especially interactions of chemicals with mineral surfaces in water; fate and
transport of chemicals in surface and subsurface waters; water and wastewater
treatment; soil treatment; hazardous waste site remediation; abandoned mine
drainage remediation; river and watershed restoration; and public communication
of environmental science. He has
published numerous articles in leading environmental engineering and science
journals; book chapters; articles for the popular press; and two books (Surface Complexation Modeling: Hydrous
Ferric Oxide, Wiley-Interscience, 1990; Cyanide
in Water and Soil, CRC/Taylor&Francis, 2006). He also has a wide range of consulting
experience.
His
professional service activity has included the EPA Science Advisory Board
(Environmental Engineering Committee, 2001-present); the EPA National Advisory
Council for Environmental Policy and Technology, Environmental Technology
Subcommittee (2004-present); the National Research Council (Chair, Committee on
the Mississippi River and the Clean Water Act, 2005-2007; Committee on
Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments, 2000-2002); Associate
Editor of Environmental Science &
Technology (2005-present); Editorial Board of Water Environment Research
(1993-1998) and Ground Water (1991-1993); Board of Directors and Officer
(Treasurer) of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science
Professors (1996-1999); chair of committees for the American Academy of
Environmental Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Water
Environment Federation; and advisory committees for Allegheny County and the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Dr.
Dzombak was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2008. Other awards include election as a Fellow of
the American Society of Civil Engineers (2002); the Excellence in Review Award
from Environmental Science and Technology (2003); Professional Research Award
from the Pennsylvania Water Environment Association (2002); Jack Edward McKee
Medal from the Water Environment Federation (2000); Aldo Leopold Leadership
Program Fellowship from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation (2000); Distinguished
Service Award from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science
Professors (1999); Walter L. Huber Civil
Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (1997);
Harrison Prescott Eddy Medal from the Water Environment Federation (1993); and
National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award (1991).
Revised February 2008