Director: Kellogg Schwab, PhD, MSPH, is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research focuses on environmental microbiology with an emphasis on the fate and transport of pathogenic microorganisms in the environment. Applying advanced molecular diagnostic tools, he has developed and participated in multiple research projects designed to evaluate the public health impacts of improving water access and potable water quality; the effectiveness of point-of-use water treatment; and the health effects of inadequate management of human and animal waste. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Public Health followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine.

Associate Director: Edward J. Bouwer, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering at the Johns Hopkins University, who has extensive experience with microbial process engineering and bioremediation processes. His research interests encompass factors that influence biotransformation of contaminants, bioremediation for control of contaminated soils and groundwaters, biofilm kinetics, biological processes design in wastewater, industrial and drinking water treatment, and the ransport and fate of microorganisms in porous media. He earned a PhD from Stanford University.