Lutgarde Raskin

Lutgarde Raskin is a Belgian-American scientist and Professor of Environmental Engineering. She is best known for her studies of microbial ecology in engineered water systems for sewage treatment and drinking water production.

Lutgarde Raskin
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materKatholieke Universiteit Leuven
University of Illinois
Known forenvironmental biotechnology
AwardsBusch Award, WERF
Huber Prize, ASCE
Frontier Research Award, AEESP
ISME/IWA Biocluster Award
Scientific career
FieldsEnvironmental Engineering
InstitutionsUniversity of Illinois
University of Michigan
Academic advisorsBruce Rittmann
David Stahl (biologist)
Notable studentsDaniel Oerther
Websitecee.engin.umich.edu/Lutgarde_Raskin

Raskin earned her B.S. and M.S. in engineering and her B.S. in economics from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. In 1993, she completed her Ph.D. at the University of Illinois. From 1993-2005, she was a member of the faculty of the University of Illinois. Since 2005, she has been a member of the faculty of the University of Michigan where she currently holds the Altarum Institute/ERIM Russell O’Neal Endowed Professorship.[1]

Raskin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology (AAM)[2] and the Water Environment Federation (WEF).[3] In 2006, she won the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers, in 2007, she won the Frontier Award in Research from the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, and in 2016, she won the ISME/IWA Biocluster Award.[4]

Raskin has advocated for changes in the operation of drinking water treatment facilities to encourage the growth of potentially beneficial microorganisms.[5][6] In the wake of the Flint water crisis, she responded to allegations by Marc Edwards that researchers at the University of Michigan declined to collaborate on joint research of the problem.[7]

References
  1. "Altarum's Endowed Professorship at University of Michigan Awarded to Lutgarde Raskin". Altarum Institute. 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  2. "Lutgarde Raskin elected to the AAM". University of Michigan. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  3. "Business". Water Environment Federation. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  4. "Winners of the ISME/IWA BioCluster Award 2016 Announced". International Water Association. 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  5. "Boosting bacteria in drinking water may improve health". New Scientist. 2012-08-10. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  6. "Tap Water is not as Safe as We Think". The Cutting Edge. 2012-08-26. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
  7. "UM declined to team with lead expert in Flint". The Detroit News. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
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