Danny David Reible
Professor
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Bettie Margaret Smith Chair of Environmental Health Engineering
Phone: (512) 471-4642
Fax: (512) 471-5870
Email: reible@mail.utexas.edu
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Dr. Danny David Reible earned his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1982. He joined the faculty of The University of Texas at Austin 2004. He currently serves as the Area Coordinator for Environmental and Water Resources Engineering. Dr. Reible is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the nation’s highest honor for engineering professionals.
Reible researches contaminant processes in the environment, including modeling pollution transport, and the assessment and remediation of assesses and remediates contaminated sediments. He has developed widely used methods of managing contaminated sediments and conducts research into containment and in place treatment of contaminated sediments and sustainable methods of site remediation. He researches sediments polluted with both organic and inorganic contaminants, including PAHs, PCBs, mercury and other heavy metals. Of special interest are extremely soft, oily or gas-filled sediments that are difficult to manage by traditional means. Reible is also studying how pollution spreads due to the activities of sediment-dwelling organisms, and how oily contaminants accumulate in these organisms.
Research interests:
- Environmental and water resources engineering
- Contaminant processes in the environment
- Fate and transport modeling
- Assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments