Alexandria Boehm

Alexandria Boehm is the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor of Environmental Studies and Professor of Oceans at Stanford University. She serves as a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment and is affiliated with Bio-X, the Maternal & Child Health Research Institute, and the Center for Innovation in Global Health.

• BS, California Institute of Technology, Engineering & Applied Science (1996)
• MS, UC Irvine, Environmental Engineering (1997)
• PhD, UC Irvine (2000)

Her research focuses on pathogens in the environment, including their sources, fate, and transport in natural and engineered systems, with applications in both developed and developing countries. She investigates how pathogens transmit to humans through water, feces, and contaminated surfaces, and her work on coastal water quality addresses biocolloids like fecal indicator organisms, pathogens, and nitrogen dynamics. She also explores wastewater-based epidemiology for tracking diseases like SARS-CoV-2, influenza, HIV, and antibiotic resistance genes.

Recent publications highlight her leadership in wastewater surveillance for respiratory viruses, antibiotic resistance, and emerging pathogens like Candida auris. Her work integrates field studies with computational modeling to inform public health policies.

• Open Science Champion Prize (2024)
• National Academy of Engineering (2024)
• Huber Prize, ASCE (2016)
• NSF CAREER Award (2007)

She advises doctoral students and postdocs in environmental engineering and microbiology. Her lab collaborates with institutions globally on projects related to sanitation in Bangladesh and coastal water management.