Nancy G. Love

Nancy G. Love is the Borchardt and Glysson Collegiate Professor and JoAnn Silverstein Distinguished University Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Michigan, affiliated with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the African Studies Center. Her research focuses on water infrastructure, public health, and environmental systems, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to address challenges in both domestic and global contexts.

Education: Ph.D. (1994) in Environmental Systems Engineering from Clemson University; MS (1986) and BS (1984) in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois.

Research interests include water quality, pathogen fate and transport, sustainable resource recovery (e.g., urine-derived fertilizers), and infrastructure resilience in shrinking cities. She leads the Love Research Group, which integrates chemical, biological, and computational methods to develop technologies for contaminant removal, resource recovery, and public health protection.

Her work addresses pressing issues like drinking water equity in Detroit, Legionella outbreaks in Flint, and global sanitation in Ethiopia. She advocates for transdisciplinary collaboration and community-informed solutions to environmental challenges.

Awards include prestigious professorships at the University of Michigan. She serves on editorial boards (e.g., ACS ES&T Engineering) and contributes to policy initiatives on water infrastructure and environmental justice.

Labs/Teams: Love Research Group; Collaborations span academia, industry, and NGOs, including projects on urine diversion, sensor-mediated wastewater treatment, and civic engagement in infrastructure decisions.