Mark Hernandez
Professor, Registered Professional Engineer (CA)
Mark.Hernandez@colorado.edu
303-492-5991

Department: Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
Education: B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of California at Berkeley (1986, 1988, 1994, 1996)
Teaching: CVEN 5/4484 Environmental Microbiology and Toxicology, AREN 2110 Thermodynamics, CVEN 3434 Applied Ecology, GEEN 1400 Freshman Projects
Research: Forensic Environmental Microbiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology of Natural and Engineered Systems: Aerobiology, Disinfection and Corrosion

Office: SEEC S296D

Honors and Distinctions:

  • Great Minds in STEM Foundation, Educator of the Year Award, 2012 Video 
  • President’s Commendation for Advancing Diversity, University of Colorado System, 2008
  • University of Colorado at Boulder, Diversity and Equity Award, 2008
  • Registered Professional Civil Engineer: State of California License # C 054989
  • University of Colorado, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Teaching Award, 2003
  • AEESP advisor to Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2001
  • University of Colorado, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Young Researcher Award, 2000
  • Charles & Anne Lindbergh Foundation, Environmental Research Fellowship, 1998
  •  National Science Foundation, CAREER Award, 1997
  • Water Environment Federation, Robert A. Canham Award, 1992
  • National Science Foundation, Graduate Research Fellowship, 1989
  • University of California, Regents Fellowship, 1988
  • American Society of Civil Engineers, Golden Gate Award, 1986

Recent Publications with undergraduate students:
* indicates undergraduate student

  1. McCabe, K., Lachenrdo, E.J., Albino-Flores I.*,  Sheehan, E.*, and Hernandez M., (2011)  LacI(Ts)-Regulated Expression as an In Situ Intracellular Biomolecular Thermometer, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (9): 2863

  2. Angenent, L., Kelly, S., St. Amand, A.*, Pace, N., and  Hernandez, M. (2005)  Molecular identification of potential Pathogens in the air and water of  a hospital therapy pool.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102: 4860

  3. Kujundzic, E., Angenent, L., Zander, D*., Henderson, D., Miller, S.L., and  Hernandez, M (2005)   Effects of Hybrid HEPA-UV on Airborne Bacteria Concentrations in an Indoor Therapy Pool Building.  J.  Air and Waste Management Association.  55:210

  4. Gruden, C. L., Abu-Dalo, M., Fevig, S.* and  Hernandez, M. (2003) CTC (5-cyano-2,3-ditolyl tetrazolium chloride) reduction in  mesophilic anaerobic digesters: measuring redox behavior, differentiating abiotic reduction, and comparing FISH response as an activity indicator. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 52(1):59

  5. Hernandez M. and Swartz M.* (2001)  “Review of Airborne Microbiological Contamination on Commercial Aircraft.”   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes for Occupational Health and Safety, US Govt. Report (CDC/NIOSH DO # 0009936697).

  6. Peccia, J., Werth, H.*, Miller, S. L., and Hernandez., M. (2001) “The Effect of Relative Humidity on the UV-induced Induced Inactivation of Airborne Bacteria”.  Aerosol Science and Technology 35(3):728.

  7. Hernandez, M., Miller, S.L., Landfear, D.*, and Macher, J.M.  (1999)   “A Combined Fluorochrome Method for Quantitation of Metabolically Active and Inactive Airborne Bacteria”. Aerosol Science and Technology, 30:145.