Dr. Richard F. Unz
Professor Emeritus

		Penn State University 212 Sackett Building University Park, PA 16802 (814) 865-8391 (phone) (814) 863-7304 (fax) rfu1@psu.edu
		Research | Courses | Vitae

Primary Research Interests

Microbiology of wastewater treatment and polluted waters, acidic mine drainage, water microbiology, microbial influenced corrosion.

Courses Taught at Penn State University

• C E 270, Introduction to Environmental Engineering
• C E 479, Environmental Microbiology Laboratory
• C E 579, Environmental Pollution Microbiology
• E P C 590, Colloquium
• MICRB 400, Introductory Environmental Microbiology

Vitae

Education

• 1965 Ph.D., Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey, Environmental Sciences
• 1960 M.S., Syracuse University, Microbiology
• 1957 B.S., Syracuse University, Bacteriology

Experience

• Professor, The Department of Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University (1981 -
• Associate Professor, The Department of Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University (1971 - 1981)
• Assistant Professor, The Department of Civil Engineering, The Pennsylvnia State University (1966 - 1971)
• Head, Microbiology Research Section, The Metropolitan Sanitary District of Greater Chicago, IL (1965 - 1966)

Professional Memberships

• International Association Water Quality
• American Society for Microbiology
• Allegheny Branch, American Society for Microbiology
• Water Environment Federation
• Association of Environmental Engineering Professors
• American Academy of Microbiology
• Sigma Xi (inactive)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Academy of Microbiology
• 1st Research Award, Pennsylvania Water Environment Association
• Editor, Applied and Environmental Microbiology