Interests
Dr. Katz's teaching interests include aquatic chemistry, surface and interfacial phenomena, physicochemical treatment processes for water and wastewater and biological wastewater treatment. Her research has focused on the fate and transport of contaminants in natural and engineered systems. Specific research interests include the physicochemical processes which control the rate and extent of partitioning of organic and inorganic contaminants to soils and sediments, evaluation of physicochemical and integrated biological/physicochemical processes for removal of contaminants from water and wastewater, and elucidation of reaction mechanisms at mineral/water interfaces.

Education
B.E.S., The Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Engineering, 1980
M.S.E., The University of Michigan, Environmental Engineering, 1984
M.S., The University of Michigan, Chemistry, 1990
Ph.D., The University of Michigan, Environmental Engineering, 1993

Kunkel, A.M., Seibert, J.J., Elliott, L.J., Kelley, R. Katz, L.E. and Pope, G.A., “Remediation of Elemental Mercury Using In-Situ Thermal Desorption (ISTD),” Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 40, No. 7, pp. 2384-2389, 2006.

Kwon, J-H, Liljestrand, H.M. and Katz, L.E. “Partitioning of Moderately Hydrophobic Endocrine Disrupters Between Water and Synthetic Membrane Vesicles,” Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,” Vol. 25, No. 8, pp.1984-1992, 2006.

Fairey, J.L., Speitel, G.E. Jr. and Katz, L.E., “Impact of Natural Organic Matter on Monochloramine Reduction by Granular Activated Carbon: The Role of Porosity and Electrostatic Surface Properties,” Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 40, No. 13, pp. 4268-4273, 2006.

Wiesner, A.D., Katz, L.E and Chen, C.C., “The impact of ionic strength and background electrolyte on pH measurements in metal ion adsorption experiments,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Vol. 301, pp. 329-332, 2006.