Fernando Rosario-Ortiz
Professor • Interim Dean, School of Education
Environmental Engineering • Mortenson Center in Global Engineering

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Education:

  • B.S. in Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, 1999
  • M.S. in Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, 2002
  • D.Env. in Environmental Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, 2006

Honors and Distinctions:

  • Selected as a RIO fellow, University of Colorado, ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, 2017-2018
  • Selected as the inaugural AEESP Emerging Investigator Lecture at the AWWA WQTC Conference, 2017
  • Selected as Trustee for the Water Quality and Research Division of the American Water Works Association, 2017-2020
  • Selected as one of the top 10 reviewers for Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology, 2016
  • ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, Provost Faculty Achievement Award, 2016
  • Shaye Faculty Fellowship, University of Colorado, ÐßÐßÊÓƵ 2016-2019
  • Best paper award, Journal American Water Works Association, 2016
  • College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Award for Outstanding Junior Faculty, ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, 2015
  • National Science Foundation CAREER award, 2015
  • College of Engineering and Applied Science Dean’s Award for Professional Development, ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, 2014
  • Excellence in Review Award, Environmental Science and Technology, 2014
  • Faculty research development award, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, 2014
  • American Water Works Association, Water Science & Research Division Volunteer Recognition Award, 2014
  • Outstanding Faculty Award, Student Leadership Council, College of Engineering and Applied Science, ÐßÐßÊÓƵ, 2013

Professional Affiliations:

  • American Chemical Society (1995-present)
  • American Water Works Association (2003-present)
  • Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (2008-present)
  • International Humic Substances Society (2005-present)

Interests:

  • Environmental Photochemistry
  • Oxidation Chemistry
  • Water quality and treatment

Latest Publications:

  • Buckley, S.; Leresche, F.; Norris, K.; Rosario-Ortiz, F. L. Role of direct and sensitized photolysis in the photomineralization of dissolved organic matter and its model chromophores to carbon doxide. Environmental Science and Technology, 2024, 58, 31, 13808-13819
  • Buckley, S.; McKay, G.; Leresche, F.; Rosario-Ortiz, F. L. Inferring the molecular basis for DOM photochemical and optical properties. Environmental Science and Technology, 2024, 58, 21, 9040-9050
  • Huang, X.; Song, D.; Zhao, Q.; Young, R. P.; Chen, Y.; Walter, E. D.; Lahiri, N.; Taylor, S. D.; Wang, Z.; Hofmockel, K. S.; Rosario-Ortiz, F. L.; Lowry, G. V.; Rosso, K. M. Photolysis of dissolved organic matter over hematite nanoplates. Environmental Science and Technology, 2024, 58, 6, 2798-2807
  • Norris, K.; Kurtz, T.; Leresche, F.; Zeng, T.; Rosario-Ortiz, F. L. Photochemical degradation of saxitoxins in surface waters. ACS Environmental Science and Technology: Water, 2024, 4, 2, 346-354
  • Thurman, E.M.; Ferrer, I.; Bowden, M.; Mansfeldt, C.; Fegel, T.; Rhoades, C.C.; Rosario-Ortiz, F. L. Occurrence of organic contaminants in wildfire runoff.Ìý ACS Environmental Science and Technology: Water, 2023, 3, 12, 3848-3857
  • Fischer, S.; Fegel, T.; Wilkerson, P. J.; Rivera, L.; Rhoades, C. C.; Rosario-Ortiz, F. L. Fluorescence and absorbance indices for dissolved organic matter from wildfire ash and burned watersheds. ACS Environmental Science and Technology: Water, 2023, 3, 8, 2199-2209
  • Du, R.; Zhang, Q.; Leresche, F.; Zhong, M.; Chen, P.; Wang, B.; Huang, J.; Deng, S.; Rosario-Ortiz, F. L.; Yu, G. The determination and prediction of the apparent reaction rates between excited triplet-state DOM and selected PPCPs. STOTEN, 2023, 881
  • Buckley, S.; Leresche, F.; Hanson, B.; Rosario-Ortiz, F. L. Decoupling optical response and photochemical formation of singlet oxygen in size isolated fractions of ozonated dissolved organic matter. Environmental Science and Technology, 2023, 57, 14, 5603-5610