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Mary Foltz 

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Education 

PhD, Environmental Engineering

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2021

 

MS, Environmental Engineering

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2017

 

BS, Environmental Science

Indiana University Bloomington, 2014


Research Interests

Dr. Foltz’s work aims to incorporate multiphase contaminant transformations and use a combination of field, lab, and modeling at different scales to accomplish research objectives. Research areas center around minimizing greenhouse gas emissions from engineered and natural systems and engineering passive treatment systems for biogeochemical water treatment.

 

Awards and Recognition 

USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Predoctoral Fellow (2018)

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Honorable Mention (2016, 2017)

American Society for Engineering Education Best Paper Award (2021)

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Presentation Award (2019)

Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors Poster Award (2017)


Professional Memberships

Universities Council on Water Resources (2021-Present)

American Society for Engineering Education  (2020-Present)

American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (2019-Present)

Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (2016-Present)

Alpha Chi Sigma, Professional Chemistry Fraternity (2012-14)


Recent Publications

Foltz, M.E., S. Koloutsou-Vakakis. 2021. Can online summer camps work? Evidence from adapting a high school hands-on water quality module for online delivery. American Society for Engineering Education IL-IN Regional Conference, Best Paper Award. DOI: 10.18260/1-2--38259.

 

Foltz, M.E., A.D. Kent, S. Koloutsou-Vakakis, J.L. Zilles. 2021. Influence of non-legume cover cropping on denitrification potential and year-round field N2O emissions. Science of the Total Environment 765: 144295. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144295.

 

Foltz, M.E., J.L. Zilles, S. Koloutsou-Vakakis. 2019. Prediction of N2O emissions under different field management practices and climate conditions. Science of the Total Environment 646: 872-879. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.07.364.

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