Congratulations to Prof. Shane Allen Snyder for his appointment to Full Professor with the title "Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering"!
Professor Shane Allen Snyder holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Magna Cum Laude) with Major in Chemistry and Minor in Medical Biology from Thiel College, Pennsylvania, USA in 1994 and a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Environmental Toxicology and Zoology from Michigan State University, USA in 2000.
Professor Snyder was a member of the US National Academy of Science’s National Research Council Committee on Water Reuse and currently serves on the World Health Organisation (WHO) guiding committee on development of potable reuse guidelines. Professor Snyder has also worked as a Visiting Professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) (2011-2017).
Professor Snyder is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and is the Executive Director of the Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI) at NTU Singapore. He Joined NTU after serving as a Professor of Chemical & Environmental Engineering and the co-Director of the Water & Energy Sustainable Technology (WEST) Center at the University of Arizona, USA.
For over 20 years, Professor Snyder’s research has focused on the identification, fate, and health relevance of emerging water pollutants. Professor Snyder and his teams have published over 200 manuscripts and book chapters on emerging contaminant analysis, treatment, and toxicology. He currently serves as an editor-in-chief for the international journal Chemosphere.
Professor Snyder has been invited to brief the congress of the United States on three occasions on emerging issues in water quality. He is a Fellow of the International Water Association and a member of the WHO’s Drinking Water Advisory Panel.
Professor Snyder has served on several US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) expert panels and is currently a member of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board drinking water committee and the US EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors Sustainable Water committee.
