Lisa Emili

Lisa A. Emili is an Associate Professor in the Division of Mathematics & Natural Sciences at Pennsylvania State University (Altoona) and an IEE Research Themes Water Sustainability Affiliate Researcher. Her research focuses on microplastic contamination, environmental contaminants, and hydrological processes in freshwater ecosystems, particularly in Pennsylvania and coastal British Columbia.

• Email: lae18@psu.edu
• Office: 221 Hawthorn Building, Altoona, PA 16601

Emili's work spans biogeochemical processes in forest-peatland complexes, sustainable remediation of legacy mine drainage (notably at the Flight 93 National Memorial), and modeling agricultural nonpoint source pollution using GIS. Recent projects examine the transport and fate of microplastics in tidal marsh ecosystems and coastal carbon dynamics in riparian buffers.

She received the Presidential Public Impact Research Award in 2024 and leads initiatives to combat microplastics and PFAS contamination in waterways.