Sholtes, Kari A

Research

keywords

UV LED, UV microbial inactivation, Wastewater-based epidemiology and SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Surveillance

Publications

selected publications

journal article
- Pulsed and continuous light UV LED: microbial inactivation, electrical, and time efficiency. Water Research. 2019
- Standardization of a UV LED Peak Wavelength, Emission Spectrum, and Irradiance Measurement and Comparison Protocol. Environmental Science and Technology (Washington). 9755-9763. 2019
- Comparison of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes and low-pressure mercury-arc lamps for disinfection of water. Environmental Technology. 2183-2188. 2016
- US Outbreak of Human Salmonella Infections Associated With Aquatic Frogs, 2008–2011. Pediatrics. 724-731. 2013
- Multistate Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Associated with Aquatic Frogs. MMWR : Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. 1433-1436. 2009

Teaching

courses taught

CVEN 3227 - Probability, Statistics and Decision
Teaching Assistant - Spring 2018
Introduces uncertainty based analysis concepts and applications in the planning and design of civil engineering systems emphasizing probabilistic, statistics, and design concepts and methods.
CVEN 3414 - Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Emphasizes chemical, ecological and hydrological fundamentals and importance of mass and energy balances in solving environmental engineering problems related to water quality, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, solid and hazardous waste management, sustainability and risk assessment.
CVEN 3424 - Water and Wastewater Treatment
Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Fall 2020 / Spring 2021 / Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
Introduces design and operation of facilities for treatment of municipal water supplies and wastewater. Provides an engineering application of physical, chemical, and biological unit processes and operations for removal of impurities and pollutants. Involves an integrated design of whole treatment systems combining process elements.
CVEN 3602 - Transportation Systems
Primary Instructor - Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023 / Fall 2024
Introduces the principles of transportation systems with a focus on highway engineering and traffic analysis. Provides the basic skill set that will allow students to solve transportation problems related with highway design and traffic control and analysis. Provides an introduction to technology, operating characteristics, and relative merits of highway, airway, waterway, railroad, pipeline, and convey or transportation systems.
CVEN 3708 - Geotechnical Engineering 1
Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
Covers basic engineering characteristics of geological materials; soil and rock classifications; site investigation; physical, mechanical, and hydraulic properties of geologic materials; the effective stress principle; soil and rock improvement; seepage analysis; stress distribution; and consolidation and settlement analyses. Selected experimental and computational laboratories.