Interests
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 in 2004. He directs the Hazardous Substance Research Center/South and Southwest, a consortium of five universities. Dr. Reible is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the nation’s highest honor for engineering professionals.

Dr. Reible's research focuses on contaminant processes in the environment, pollution transport modeling, and assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments. He has developed widely used methods of managing contaminated sediments and continues research into containment and in place treatment of contaminated sediments. He researches sediments polluted with both organic contaminants, 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.

Dr. Reible's research interests include:
- Environmental and water resources engineering
- Contaminant processes in the environment
- Fate and transport modeling - Assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments

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Education
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, Chemical Engineering, 1982
M.S., California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, Chemical Engineering, 1979
B.S., Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, Chemical Engineering, 1977

Representative Publications

     McDonough, K.M., P. Murphy, J. Olsta, Y. Zhu, D. Reible, G. Lowry, 'Development and Placement

     of a Sorbent-amended Thin Layer Sediment Cap in the Anacostia River,' Journal of Soil and

     Sediment Remediation 16:3, 313-322 (2007).

Danny D. Reible and Tomas Lanczos, Ed. Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments, NATO Science Series IV, Earth and Environmental Sciences Vol. 73. Springer-Verlag, Dordrecht, Netherlands (2006).

Reible, D.D., D. Lampert, W.D. Constant, R.D. Mutch, and Y. Zhu, 'Active Capping Demonstration in the Anacostia River, Washington, DC,' Remediation: The Journal of Environmental Cleanup Costs, Technologies and Techniques, 17, 1, Winter (2006).

Lu, X., D.D. Reible, J.W. Fleeger, 'Bioavailability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Field-Contaminated Anacostia River (Washington, DC) Sediment,' Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 25, 11, 2869-2874 (2006).

Gomez-Hermosilla, C., J.H. Pardue, D.D. Reible, 'Wetland plant uptake of desorption resistant contaminants from sediments,' Environmental Science and Technology 40, 3229-3236 (2006).