Lindell Ormsbee

Lindell Ormsbee is a Professor and the Earl Parker Robinson Chair at the Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, University of Kentucky. His career includes multiple appointments such as Raymond Blythe Endowed Professor, Director roles at the Kentucky Center of Excellence for Watershed Management and the UK Superfund Basic Research Program, and leadership in environmental stakeholder engagement.

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Purdue University, 1983
• M.S. in Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech, 1979
• B.S.C.E., University of Kentucky, 1978

His research focuses on sustainable water/wastewater infrastructure, integrating engineering with stakeholder engagement. Key areas include mathematical modeling of hydraulic/hydrologic systems, functionalized membranes for water treatment, and nonlinear optimization in distribution networks. Recent work targets Appalachian communities in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee.

Ormsbee's most recent publications emphasize disinfection byproducts in rural systems, reactive membrane technologies, water workforce challenges, and advanced modeling approaches. These span environmental engineering, systems analysis, and public health dimensions.

• Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineers (F.ASCE)
• Fellow, Environmental & Water Resources Institute (F.EWRI)

He has co-developed critical tools like KYPIPE software for distribution analysis and functionalized membrane technology for water treatment, with a patent granted in 2023 for PFAS removal. His work also involves labs and interdisciplinary teams addressing environmental risk communication and remediation in Superfund-impacted regions.