Mark Hernandez

  • Professor
  • Professional Engineer (PE)
  • Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  • ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
  • MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
Mark Hernandez smiling, wearing academic regalia with a blue velvet doctoral hood, white shirt and striped tie at an indoor ceremony.
Address

Office: SEEC S269

Education

  • Post Doctoral, University of California at Berkeley, Environmental Microbiology, 1994–95
    Post-Doctoral Advisor: Lisa Alvarez-Cohen.
  • PhD, University of California at Berkeley, Environmental Engineering, December, 1992
    Dissertation Advisor: David Jenkins.
    Minors: Biochemical Engineering and Microbiology
  • MS, University of California at Berkeley, Environmental Engineering, May, 1988
  • BS, Cum Laude, University of California at Berkeley, Civil Engineering, December, 1986

Professional Affiliations

  • Engineers without Borders (member)
  • American Society of Microbiology (member)
  • International Water Quality Association (member)
  • Assoc. of Environmental Engineering & Science Profs. (member)
  • American Association for Aerosol Research
    (Editorial Advisory Board: Aerosol Science and Technology)
  • American Society of Heating and Refrigeration Engineers
    (Aerosol Disinfection Technical Committee)

Fellowships, Honors and Awards

  • NIH ARPA-H Breathe Team, 2026
  • Int’l Academy of Indoor Air and Climate Lifetime Fellow, 2026
  • Indoor Air Fellow, ISIAQ Academy of Fellows at the Indoor Air Conference, Singapore, 2026
  • Distinguished Research Award, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, 2023
  • The S. J. Archuleta Endowed Chair in Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2019
  • Hispanic Educator of the Year, Great Minds in STEM Foundation, 2012
  • President’s Commendation for Advancing Diversity, University of Colorado System, 2008
  • Teaching Award, University of Colorado Boulder , Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, 2003
  • Advisor to Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors,  2001
  • Young Researcher Award, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, 2000
  • National Science Foundation, CAREER Award, 1997
  • Water Environment Federation, Robert Canham Award, 1992 

Publications

Recovery and degradation of mammalian virus RNA during high-flow air filter sampling, Virology, 616, 2  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2026.110796

Ice Nucleating Particles are Emitted by Raindrop Impact, Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR) Atmospheres, https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042584

Spatial and temporal patterns of public transit aerobiomes. Microbiome 14, 64. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02303-7

Global biogeography of airborne viruses in public transit systems and their host interactions. Microbiome 13, 193 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-025-02173-z

UV222 exposure decreases immune-based recognition of common airborne allergens,  Environmental Science and Technology, Air,  https:doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.5c00080

Advancing transcriptomic profiling of airborne bacteria.  Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 10.1128/aem.00148-25

Impacts of HVAC Cleaning on Energy Consumption and Supply Airflow: A Multi-Climate Evaluation, Energy and Buildingshttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778824012635?via%3Dihub.