Christy Remucal

Professor Christy Remucal leads the Aquatic Chemistry group at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is the Director of the Aquatic Sciences Center and is the Director of the Water Science and Engineering Laboratory. She is a faculty member in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, the Environmental Chemistry & Technology Program, and the Limnology & Marine Science Program. She holds an MS (2004) and a PhD (2009) in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, and a BS (2003) in Environmental Engineering Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining the UW faculty, Christy completed a post-doc in the Institute for Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Dr. Remucal’s Aquatic Chemistry research group works in two major areas. First, they investigate the transformation of polar organic contaminants (pesticides, pharmaceuticals, PFAS) in both natural and engineering aquatic systems. We are interested in photochemical reaction mechanisms, oxidative transformation at mineral surfaces, and fate in conventional and advanced drinking water treatment systems. Second, they study the molecular composition and reactivity of dissolved organic matter (DOM) by coupling optical properties and analysis by high resolution mass spectrometry to assess the reactivity of DOM in lakes and engineered treatment systems. By studying fundamental reaction mechanisms, her group aims to develop models and real-world applications that can be used to improve water quality.