Karl Linden

Karl Linden is a Professor and Department Chair in Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He serves as the Associate Director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering. His research focuses on water treatment, wastewater treatment, disinfection, and advanced oxidation. He holds the Mortenson Endowed Professorship in Sustainable Development and has received numerous awards, including the AAAS Fellowship and the Clarke Prize for Excellence in Water Research. His teaching includes courses on water sanitation, reuse systems, and UV processes. He has advised numerous graduate and undergraduate students and collaborates extensively on global water infrastructure projects.

**Education**: B.S. from Cornell University (1989), M.S. and Ph.D. from University of California - Davis (1993, 1997). **Research Interests**: Innovations in water disinfection, UV technology applications, and sustainable WASH systems in low-resource settings. **Awards**: Over 20 prestigious recognitions, including the AAAS Fellowship (2021) and the Borchardt-Glysson Prize (2020). **Grants**: Extensive funding from NSF, industry partnerships, and international organizations. **Labs/Teams**: Leads the UV Water Treatment Research Group and collaborates with the Mortenson Center on global engineering initiatives.

His recent work emphasizes UV-based solutions for pandemic control, rural water infrastructure sustainability, and advanced oxidation processes. He advocates for interdisciplinary approaches to align education and research in global engineering. His publications address topics like SARS-CoV-2 inactivation, community water system maintenance, and equitable SDG 6 implementation.