Chair and Professor
University of Mississippi
Cristiane (Cris) Surbeck, PE, Ph.D., is Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Mississippi. She has worked in academia and environmental consulting, with projects throughout the U.S. and abroad.
She was elected and served as President of ASCE-EWRI from 2017 to 2018. Her textbook Site Assessment and Remediation for Environmental Engineers was published by Taylor & Francis in 2021. In September 2021, she received the ASCE Mississippi Engineer of the Year Award.
Her research has focused on the fate and transport of pollutants in water, stormwater management, life cycle costs, and subsurface remediation of contaminated sites. Her consulting work included clean-up of soil and groundwater at hazardous waste sites, environmental assessment for manufacturing facilities, and stormwater monitoring programs.
She received a B.S. degree in civil engineering from the University of Maryland in 1995, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the University of California, Irvine in 2000 and 2007.
Monday, May 22, 2023
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM PDT