Leon Thiem

Leon Thiem is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Rhode Island (URI), College of Engineering. His research focuses on industrial and drinking water treatment, adsorption processes, and groundwater contamination modeling/remediation.

• Education: Ph.D. (University of Missouri, 1982), M.S. (University of Illinois, 1974), B.S. (University of Massachusetts, 1973).

Thiem's work spans water-energy nexus analysis, urban hydrology, and chemical process optimization, including URI's Stormwater Management Facility (2011). His 2022 study on Urban Water-Energy Interactions highlights sustainable infrastructure trends. Patents and grants from the US Geological Survey underscore his applied research in stormwater systems and industrial wastewater.