Karl G. Linden, PhD

  • Mortenson Professor in Sustainable Development
  • Associate Director
  • CIVIL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Address

Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC)
Office: S291A
Mailing address: UCB 428, 4001 Discovery Drive
Boulder, CO 80309-0428

http://www.colorado.edu/klinden/
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Karl G. Linden is a Professor of Environmental Engineering and the Mortenson Professor in Sustainable Development. He is also the Associate Director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering. Dr. Linden has a BS from Cornell University in Agricultural and Biological Engineering and an MS and PhD from University of California at Davis in Environmental Engineering. He teaches classes on Sustainable Water Reuse, Water and Wastewater Treatment, and Water and Sanitation in Low Resource Settings. Dr. Linden’s research investigates novel water and wastewater treatment systems, including advanced and innovative UV systems and sustainable implementation of water and sanitation technologies in low and middle income countries. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Linden is a consultant to the World Health Organization for revising the Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality and a member of the WHO Water Quality Technical Advisory Group. He is past-President of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) and of the International UV Association (IUVA). He received the 2013 Pioneer Award in Disinfection and Public Health from the Water Environment Federation and the recipient of the 2019 AEESP Walter J Weber Jr. Frontier in Research Award, the 2019 Water Research Foundation Dr. Pankaj Parekh Research Innovation Award, and the 2020 Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize. He was recently named the 2020 Clarke Prize Laureate.

Honors and Awards

  • American Water Works Association (AWWA) A.P. Black Research Award (2025)

Recent Publications

  • Cord, C.; Fink, E.; Javernick-Will, A.; Mukanga, J.; Bergeron, F.; Harvey, A.; Linden, K. G. Multimethod Analysis of Factors for Reliable and Sustainable Rural Water Infrastructure Maintenance in Uganda. ACS EST Water 2022, 2 (8), 1431–1439. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.2c00181.

  • Cord, C.; Javernick-Will, A.; Buhungiro, E.; Harvey, A.; Jordan, E.; Lockwood, H.; Linden, K. Pathways to Consumer Demand and Payment for Professional Rural Water Infrastructure Maintenance across Low-Income Contexts. Science of The Total Environment 2022, 815, 152906. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152906. 

  • MacDonald, L.; Thomas, E.; Javernick-Will, A.; Austin-Breneman, J.; Aranda, I.; Salvinelli, C.; Klees, R.; Walters, J.; Parmentier, M. J.; Schaad, D.; Shahi, A.; Bedell, E.; Platais, G.; Brown, J.; Gershenson, J.; Watkins, D.; Obonyo, E.; Oyanedel-Craver, V.; Olson, M.; Lau, R.; Rao, G.; Arzon, A.; Krishnaswamy, K.; Pickering, A. J.; Mabey, C.; Johnson, A.; Gehr, R.; Linden, K. Aligning Learning Objectives and Approaches in Global Engineering Graduate Programs: Review and Recommendations by an Interdisciplinary Working Group. Development Engineering 2022, 7, 100095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.deveng.2022.100095. 

  • Pugel, K.; Javernick-Will, A.; Peabody, S.; Nyaga, C.; Mussa, M.; Mekonta, L.; Dimtse, D.; Watsisi, M.; Buhungiro, E.; Mulatu, T.; Annis, J.; Jordan, E.; Sandifer, E.; Linden, K. Pathways for Collaboratively Strengthening Water and Sanitation Systems. Science of The Total Environment 2022, 802, 149854. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149854. 

  • Fisher, R. P.; Lewandowski, A.; Yacob, T. W.; Ward, B. J.; Hafford, L. M.; Mahoney, R. B.; Oversby, C. J.; Mejic, D.; Hauschulz, D. H.; Summers, R. S.; Linden, K. G.; Weimer, A. W. Solar Thermal Processing to Disinfect Human Waste. Sustainability 2021, 13 (9), 4935. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13094935. 

  • Ma, B.; Gundy, P. M.; Gerba, C. P.; Sobsey, M. D.; Linden, K. G. UV Inactivation of SARS-CoV-2 across the UVC Spectrum: KrCl* Excimer, Mercury-Vapor, and Light-Emitting-Diode (LED) Sources. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021, 87 (22), e01532-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.01532-21. 

  • Mattos, K. J.; Mulhern, R.; Naughton, C. C.; Anthonj, C.; Brown, J.; Brocklehurst, C.; Brooks, C.; Desclos, A.; Escobedo Garcia, N. E.; Gibson, J. M.; Linden, K. G.; Lindsay, C. A.; Newby, J.; Sinclair, R.; Smith, A. Reaching Those Left behind: Knowledge Gaps, Challenges, and Approaches to Achieving SDG 6 in High-Income Countries. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 2021, 11 (5), 849–858. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2021.057.

  • Mattos, K.; Warren, J.; Eichelberger, L.; Kaminsky, J.; Linden, K. G. Pathways to the Successful Function and Use of Mid-Tech Household Water and Sanitation Systems. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 2021, 11 (6), 994–1005. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2021.107.

  • Nelson-Nuñez, J.; Mostafa, S.; Mahoney, R. B.; Linden, K. G. If You Build It, Will They Come? Use of Rural Drinking Water Systems in the Peruvian Amazon. The Journal of Development Studies 2021, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2021.1988075.

  • Nyamutswa, L. T.; Hanson, B.; Navaratna, D.; Collins, S. F.; Linden, K. G.; Duke, M. C. Sunlight-Transmitting Photocatalytic Membrane for Reduced Maintenance Water Treatment. ACS EST Water 2021, 1 (9), 2001–2011. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.1c00073. 

  • Thomas, E.; Salvinelli, C.; Harper, J.; MacDonald, L.; Klees, R.; Platais, G.; Javernick-Will, A.; Linden, K. A Body of Knowledge and Pedagogy for Global Engineering. IJSLE 2021, 16 (1), 37–57. https://doi.org/10.24908/ijsle.v16i1.14483.