B. Eng Civil Engineering (1982) McGill University M.S.E. Environmental Engineering (1989) University of Michigan Ph.D. Environmental Engineering (1992) University of Michigan Certification Hazardous Waste Management (1988) University of California

Prof. Alvarez’s research focuses on environmental sustainability through bioremediation of contaminated aquifers, fate and transport of toxic chemicals, water footprint of biofuels, microbial-plant interactions, water treatment and reuse, and environmental implications and applications of nanotechnology.

Li M., S. Fiorenza, J. Chatham, S. Mahendra, and P.J.J. Alvarez 1,4-Dioxane biodegradation at low temperatures in Arctic groundwater samples. Water Research . Mathieu J., W.W. Mohn, L.D. Eltis, J. LeBlanc, G. Stewart, C. Dresen, K. Okamoto and P.J.J. Alvarez 7-Ketocholesterol catabolism by Rhodococcus jostii RHA1. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. Ma J., C.W. Nossa, Z. Xiu, W.G. Rixeyand P.J.J. Alvarez (2013). Adaptive changes in microbial community structure in response to a continuous pilot-scale release of an ethanol blend. Environmental Pollution. 178:419-425. Raciny I., K.R. Zodrow, D. Li, Q. Li, and P. J. J. Alvarez (2011). Addition of a magnetite layer onto a polysulfone water treatment membrane to enhance virus removal. Wat. Sci. Technol. 63.10: 2346-2352. Li Z., K. Greden, P.J.J. Alvarez, K. Gregory, and G.V. Lowry Adsorbed organic macromolecules limits adhesion and toxicity of nano scale zero valent iron (NZVI) to E. coli. Environ. Sci. Technol. Ji L., W. Chen, S. Zheng, Z. Xu, P.J.J. Alvarez and D. Zhu Adsorption of tetracycline on single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes as affected via aqueous solution chemistry. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. Ma J., Z. Xiu, A.L. Monier, I. Mamonkina, Y. Zhang, B.P. Stafford, W.G. Rixey, and P.J.J. Alvarez (2011). Aesthetic groundwater quality impacts of a continuous pilot-scale release of an ethanol blend. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. 31(3):47-54 McPhail A., R. Griffin, M. El-Halwagi, K. Medlock and P.J.J. Alvarez (2014). An environmental, economic, and energy assessment of municipal solid waste’s ultimate analysis and moisture content in a parallel co-combustion process. Energy & Fuels (In press). Da Silva M.B., D. Gomez and P.J.J. Alvarez (2013). Analytical model for BTEX natural attenuation in the presence of fuel ethanol and its anaerobic metabolite acetate. J. Contam. Hydrol. 146: 1–7. Qu X., P.J.J. Alvarez and Q. Li (2013). Applications of Nanotechnology in Water and Wastewater Treatment. Water Research. 47, (12), 3931–3946. Kazy S., A. Monier, and P.J.J. Alvarez Assessing the correlation between anaerobic toluene degradation activity and bssA concentrations in hydrocarbon-contaminated aquifer material. Biodegradation. Toledo D., M.L.B. da Silva, C.W. Nossa, P.J.J. Alvarez and H.X. Corseuil Assessment of microbial communities associated with fermentative-methanogenic biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons in groundwater contaminated with a biodiesel blend (B20).. Biodegradation. , 25 (5): 681-691 Mathieu J., F. Wang, L. Segatori and P.J.J. Alvarez (2012), Attenuation of oxysterol-induced cytotoxicity using a lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP1)-cholesterol oxidase fusion that targets the lysosome. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 109(9): 2409-2415. Li D and P.J.J. Alvarez (2011). Avoidance, weight loss and cocoon production assessment for Eisenia fetida exposed to C60 in soil. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 30(11):2542-2545. Corseuil HX, A.L. Monier, M. Fernandes, M.R. Schneider, C. Nunes, M. do Rosario and P.J.J. Alvarez (2011). BTEX Plume Dynamics Following an Ethanol Blend Release: Geochemical Footprint and Thermodynamic Constraints on Natural Attenuation. Environ. Sci. Technol. 45(8), 3422–3429. VegaL.M., P.J.J. Alvarez and R.J.C. McLean (2013). Bacterial signaling ecology and potential applications during biofilm construction. Microbial Ecology DOI 10.1007/s00248-013-0321-1. Rittmann B.E. and P.J.J. Alvarez (2010). Bio- and nanoengineering: the future of wastewater treatment.In: A World of Opportunities- working in the international water sector" IWA Publishing. pp. 14-15.