Rachel G. Adams
Assistant Professor
B.S., University of Michigan, 1994;
M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2000;
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2002.
Phone: 310-338-5186; Office: Doolan 203
radams@lmu.edu
Dr. Adams teaches classes in aquatic chemistry, chemical fate and transport, water and wastewater treatment, inland waters, environmental systems, analytical methods, and thermodynamics. Prior to joining LMU, she worked on air and water quality projects as an environmental engineer and served as a Knauss Sea Grant Marine Policy Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. She has written and presented several research papers. Dr. Adams’ research focuses on the cycling of organic pollutants like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in natural waters. She is developing a passive sampler for measuring dissolved pollutants and studies the transport of PAHs, PCBs, and chlorinated pesticides in the Ballona Creek Estuary.
Michael E. Manoogian
Associate Professor
B.S., Loyola Marymount University 1975
M.S. in C.E., California State University, Northridge, 1983
M.S., California State University, Northridge, 1983
E.C.E., University Southern California, 1987
Ph.D., University Southern California, 1992
Registered Professional Engineer (P.E.)
Phone: (310) 338-2827, E-mail: mmanoogi@lmu.edu
Dr. Manoogian teaches structural analysis and design. Research interests include earthquake engineering and seismology, a field in which he has published and presented a number of professional papers.
Jeremy Pal
Associate Professor
B.S. in Civil Engineering, Loyola Marymount University, 1994
M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997
PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2001
Dr. Jeremy Pal teaches classes in water resources, computer modeling, and surveying. His research interests are in hydro-climatology; water resources; agriculture; flood and drought; sustainable development; climate prediction, change and variability; and earth system modeling. He has written numerous peer-reviewed research papers and co-organized several internationally recognized conferences. Prior to joining the LMU faculty in 2001, Jeremy worked for the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, an agency that operates under two United Nations Agencies in Trieste, Italy with the mission to foster the growth of research in developing nations.
jpal@lmu.edu
Joseph C. Reichenberger
Professor
B.C.E., Marquette University, 1964
M.S., University Southern California, 1967
Phone: (310) 338-2830, E-mail: jreichenberger@lmu.edu
Registered Professional Engineer in California and four other western states, Mr. Reichenberger has over 40 years of professional engineering experience in private practice. Prior to joining the faculty at LMU, he served as vice president and regional manager for Parsons Engineering Science, Inc. in Pasadena. Mr. Reichenberger teaches classes in water resources, soil mechanics, and the capstone civil engineering design course. He also teaches classes in water quality management, unit operations and processes in water and wastwater treatment, water and wastewater treatment design and contracts and specifications in the graduate environmental engineering program. Mr. Reichenberger is a member of many civil engineering professional organizations and engineering honor societies. He has written and presented a number of professional papers. Mr. Reichenberger also serves as a Director of the San Gabriel Valley Municipal Water District and formerly was a Commissioner on the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority -- an agency created by the State Legislature to implement cleanup of the Main San Gabriel Groundwater Basin.
Jose A. Saez
Assistant Professor
B.S.E., Loyola Marymount University, 1986;
M.S.E., Loyola Marymount University, 1991;
Ph.D., UC Los Angeles, 2004;
Registered Professional Engineer
jsaez@lmu.edu
William Trott
Professor
B.S, 1971; M.S. 1972; Ph.D, 1979, University of California, Los Angeles
Phone: (310) 338-7353
btrott@lmu.edu
Registered Professional Engineer, California. Dr. Trott teaches courses in computer modeling, water resources, fluid mechanics, hydraulics, engineering and environmental economics, and statistical analysis. His research interests are in rainfall runoff analysis, water distribution systems, and groundwater modeling.