Dr. Mariana Lopes | Civil and Environmental Engineering

Assistant Professor

16C Marston Hall

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Massachusetts Amherst
130 Natural Resources Road
Amherst, MA 01003

marianalopes@umass.edu

Full Curriculum Vitae

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Education

Ph.D. (2020) Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, Arizona

Dissertation: Side Emitting Optical Fibers Enables Water Purification by Bioremediation, Oxidation
and Disinfection.

M.S. (2017) Civil and Environmental Engineering, Arizona State University, Arizona

B.S. (2015) Chemical Engineering, University of Dayton, Ohio

Minor in Sustainability, Energy, and the Environment

Research

• Ultraviolet disinfection and biofilm prevention

• Light driven reactions

• PFAS removal and destruction

• Nano-technology enabled water treatment.

• Drinking water quality and treatment

Program Area:

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Publications

10. Falinski, M.,Turley, R., Kidd, J., Lounsbury, A., Lanzarini-Lopes, M., et al. Doing nano-enabled water treatment right: Sustainability considerations from design and research through development and implementation. Environmental Science Nano, 2020. 7(11):3255-3278.

9. Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Zhao, Z., Perreault, F., Garcia-Segura, S., Westerhoff, P., Germicidal glowsticks: Side-emitting optical fibers inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli on surfaces. Water Research, 2020. 184 116-191.

8. Zhao, Z., Zhang, Z., Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Sinha, S., Rho, H., Herckes, P., Westerhoff, P., Germicidal Ultraviolet Light Does Not Damage or Impede Performance of N95 Masks Upon Multiple Uses. Environmental Science and Technology Letters. 2020. 7(8):600-605

7. Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Cruz, B., Garcia-Segura, S., Alum, A., Abbaszadegan, M., Westerhoff, P. Nanoparticle and Transparent Polymer Coatings Enable UV-C Side-Emission Optical Fibers for Microbial Inactivation in Water. Environmental Science and Technology, 2019. 53(18):10880-10887.

5. Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Garcia-Segura, S., Hristovski, Simons, A. J., Messerly, M., K., Westerhoff, P. Particle-modified Polymeric Cladding on Glass Optical Fibers Enhances Radial Light Scattering. Journal of Optical Society of America B. Optical Physics. 2019. 36(6):1623-1628.

4. Garcia-Segura, S., Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Hristovski, K., Westerhoff, P. Electrocatalytic Reduction of nitrate: Fundamentals to Full-scale Water Treatment Applications. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018. 236:546-568.

3. Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Delgado, A.G., Guo, Y., Dahlen, P., Westerhoff, P. Optical Fiber-Mediated Photosynthesis for Enhanced Subsurface Oxygen Delivery, Chemosphere, 2018. 195:742-748.

2. Lanzarini-Lopes, M., Garcia-Segura, S., Hristovski, K., Westerhoff, P. Electrical Energy per Order and Current Efficiency for Electrochemical Oxidation of p-Chlorobenzoic Acid with Boron-Doped Diamond anode. Chemosphere, 2017 188:304-311.

1. Lanzarini Lopes, M., Stechel, E., Sandrolini, J., Johnson, N. Concentrating Solar Power Systems with Advanced Thermal Energy Storage for Emerging Markets. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2016. pp. 444–450.

Honors

2021 Social Equity Prize at Arizona State University Innovation Open

2020 Edson Innovation Award - Arizona Venture Devils Fall Competition

2020 Edson Innovation Award - Arizona Venture Devils Spring Competition

2020 1st Place oral presentation for International Ultraviolet Association

2019 1st Place Arizona Falling Walls Pitch Competition

2019 Thomas R. Camp Drinking Water Scholarship

2019 2nd place at NSF NEWT Pitch Perfect Competition

2019 2nd place presentation for International Ultraviolet Association conference, Sydney, Au

2019 Graduate Professional Student Association Travel Grant

2019 Academic Rewards for College Scientists

2018 Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center Student Travel Grant

2018 Academic Rewards for College Scientists

2017 1st place Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory summer scholar poster competition

2017 ASU Fulton Schools of Engineering Deans Fellowship

2015 NSF Interdisciplinary Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Fellowship

2015 2nd Place KEEN Sustainability Entrepreneurship Award, University of Dayton

2015 Honorable mention for Green Chemistry Development Award

Experience

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2021 - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

University of Massachusetts Amherst

2020 - Founder and CEO, Optical Waters LLC, MA

2020 Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Colorado Boulder

2015-2020 Graduate Researcher, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Arizona State University

2017 Senior Summer Scholar

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, California

2015-2017 NSF Interdisciplinary Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Fellow, Arizona State
University

2013 Chemical Engineering Intern, Lubrizol, OH

2011-2015 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Chemical Engineering

University of Dayton, Ohio

INTERNATIONAL WORK

IGERT CIA= Interdisciplinary Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Competitive Innovation Award; ETHOS= Engineers in Humanitarian Opportunities of Service

2017 - Santa Cruz de Mompox, Bolivar, Colombia. Evaluate social economic and geographic influence on
water storage, treatment, and purchase. Initially funded by: NSF IGERT CIA.

2015 Patna, Bihar, India. ETHOS. Designed and built ammonia-calcium chloride refrigerator for off grid
cooling of medical supplies.

2014 Dominica, West Indies. ETHOS. Improved efficiency and quality of coconut oil production

2012 Lubwe, Ulapula Province, Zambia. Taught physics and assisted in local hospital with surgeries and
personal care

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