RICHARD G. LUTHY, Ph.D., P.E., D.E.E.

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stanford University
Terman Engineering Center, Room M-52
Stanford, CA 94305-4020

Telephone: (650) 723-3921
Fax: (650) 725-8662
Email: luthy@stanford.edu

Professional Preparation:

Ph.D., Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering), University of California, Berkeley, CA 1976
MS, Civil Engineering (Environmental Engineering), University of California, Berkeley, CA, 1974
MS, Ocean Engineering, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, 1969
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, l967

Appointments:

2003 - Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University

2000 - 2000 - Silas H. Palmer Professor of Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University

1996 - 99 Thomas Lord Professor of Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

1989 - 96 Head, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

1986 - 88 Associate Dean, Carnegie Institute of Technology, Acting Dean (6/1988-12/1988)

1975 - 99 Asst./Assoc./Prof., Dept. of Civil & Environmental Eng., Carnegie Mellon University

1984 - 86, 97 - 99 Faculty Chairman-Chairman/Elect, Carnegie Institute of Technology

Selected Awards and Professional Service:

Lichtenstein Distinguished Lecture, Ohio State University (2007)
Distinguished Lecturer in Civil, Architectural & Environmental Eng., University of Texas (2007)
Shaw Distinguished Lecture, North Carolina State University (2006)
Vernon L. Snoeyink Distinguished Lecturer, University of Illinois (2006)
Einstein Chair Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2005)
Honorary Sc.D., Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University (2005)
Chair Professor, Dept. of Environ. Sci. and Eng., Tsinghua University, Beijing, China (2004-2007)
John Henske Distinguished Lecture, Yale University (2004)
Board Member, Water Environment Research Foundation (2003-2006)
Highly Cited Researcher, ISI (2003)
Lifetime National Associate of the National Academies, NAS, First class of National Associates (2001)
Jack Edward McKee Medal, Water Environment Federation (2000)
National Science Foundation, Advisory Comm. for Environmental Res. and Education (2000-2003)
National Research Council, Chair, Committee on Bioavailability of Contaminants (2000-2002)
Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, Service Award (1999)
Member, National Academy of Engineering (elected 1999)
Cleanup Project of the Year, US Dept of Defense, Strategic Environ. Res. and Dev. Program (1999)
National Research Council, Member, Vice Chair, Chair, Water Science and Technology Board (1997-2004)
National Research Council, Committee on Intrinsic Remediation (1997-1999)
School of Engineering Advisory Council, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (1997-1999)
Shimizu Corporation Visiting Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., Stanford University, (1996-1997)
Pennsylvania Water Environment Association, Professional Research Award (1996)
Reith Distinguished Lecture, School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University (1996)
National Research Council, Committee on Innovative Remediation Technologies (1994-1997)
Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Environmental Sciences: Water (1994)
Founders Award, USA National Committee, International Association on Water Quality (1986, 1993)
Editorial Advisory Board, Environmental Science and Technology (1992-1994)
Vice President/President, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors (1986-1988)
Engineering-Science Ph.D. Thesis Award, Assn. of Environ. Eng. and Sci. Professors (1988, 2005)
Nalco Ph.D. Thesis Award, Association of Environmental Engineering Professors (1978, 1982)
Harrison Prescott Eddy Medal, Water Pollution Control Federation (1980)

Selected Recent Publications

Charlotte N. Stevenson, Laura A. MacManus-Spencer, Till Luckenbach, Richard G. Luthy, and David Epel, “New Perspectives on Perfluorochemical Ecotoxicology: Inhibition and Induction of an Efflux Transporter in the Marine Mussel, Mytilus californianus,” Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 40, no. 17, pp. 5580-5585, 2006.

Melissa M. Schultz, Christopher P. Higgins, Richard G. Luthy, Doug F. Barofsky, and Jennifer A. Field, “Fluorochemical Mass Flows in a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Facility,” Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 40, no. 23, pp. 7350-7357, Dec. 2006.

Pamela B. McLeod, Martine J. van den Heuvel-Greve, Samuel N. Luoma, and Richard G. Luthy, “Biological Uptake of PCBs by Macoma balthica from Sediment Amended with Activated Carbon,” Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, vol. 26, no. 5 pp. 980-987, 2007.

Christopher P. Higgins, Pamela B. McLeod, Laura A. MacManus-Spencer, and Richard G. Luthy, “Bioaccumulation of sediment-bound perfluorochemicals by the aquatic oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus,” Environmental Science & Technology, in publication, 2007.

Christopher P. Higgins, Jennifer A. Field, Craig S. Criddle, and Richard G. Luthy, “Quantitative Determination of Perfluorochemicals in Sediments and Domestic Sludge,” Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 39, no. 11, pp. 3946-3956, 2005.

John R. Zimmerman, David Werner, Upal Ghosh, Rod N. Millward, Todd S. Bridges, and Richard G. Luthy, “Effects of Dose and Particle Size on Activated Carbon Treatment to Sequester Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine Sediments,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, vol. 24, no. 7, pp. 1594-1601, 2005.

Christopher P. Higginsand Richard G. Luthy, Modeling Sorption of Anionic Surfactants onto Sediment Materials: An a priori Approach for Perfluoroalkyl Surfactants and Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonates, Environmental Science & Technology; 2007; 41(9) pp 3254 – 3261

Availability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Lampblack-impacted Soils at Former Oil-Gas Plant Sites in California, USA, Lei Hong and Richard G. Luthy, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 26, No 3, pp. 394-405, 2007.

McLeod, P.M., M.J. van den Heuvel-Greve, R.M. Allen-King, S.N. Luoma, and R.G. Luthy, Effects of Particulate Carbonaceous Matter on the Bioavailability of Benzo[a]pyrene and 2,2’,5,5’ Tetrachlorobiphenyl to the Clam, Macoma balthica, 2004. Environ. Sci. & Technol., vol. 38(17), pp. 4549-4556.

Sediment Dredging at Superfund Megasites: Assessing the Effectiveness, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2007. 236 pp., Committee on Sediment Dredging at Superfund Megasites, R. G. Luthy, Committee member and contributing author.

Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments: Processes, Tools, and Applications, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2003. 420 pp., Committee on Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments, R. G. Luthy, Committee Chair and a major author.

Examples of the Broader Impacts of Professional and Scholarly Activities. Richard G. Luthy is former Chair of the National Research Council's Water Science and Technology Board and member of the Board of the Water Environment Research Foundation. He chaired the NRC Committee on Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soils and Sediments and is currently serving on the NRC Committee on Sediment Dredging at Superfund Megasites. Research on the availability and in situ stabilization of PCBs and PAHs in sediments is receiving national and international attention, including the ‘Cleanup Project of the Year Award’ from the DoD and the Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award from the AEESP.

Collaborators and Other Affiliations

Ph.D. Advisor: Robert E. Selleck; Principal collaborators: in last four years noted in above publications plus individuals at: Stanford University; USGS, Menlo Park, CA; USAE WES, Vicksburg, MS; Gas Technology Institute; Ford Motor Company; Alcoa Inc.; Remediation Technologies Inc.; Schlumberger Ltd.; ALS, LBL, Berkeley, CA; Malcom Pirnie Inc.; U.S. Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, San Diego, CA; Battelle Memorial Institute, San Francisco, CA and Duxbury, MA.