Case M van Genuchten

Case M van Genuchten is a researcher affiliated with the Energy Analysis & Environmental Impacts Division at Berkeley Lab and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His work focuses on innovative water treatment technologies for arsenic removal.

• PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley (2013)
• MSc in Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley (2009)
• BSc in Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering, San Diego State University (2008)

His research specializes in improving iron electrocoagulation (FeEC) for arsenic removal using in situ hydrogen peroxide generation, targeting affordable solutions for low-income communities. Key findings include reducing treatment time from hours to seconds while meeting WHO potability standards.

• 5th Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water, Creativity Prize (2012)