Shaily Mahendra

Professor
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Dr. Shaily Mahendra is the Richard G. Newman AECOM Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UCLA, and a member of the California NanoSystems Institute, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, and the Molecular Toxicology Program. She received Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley. Shaily has developed enzyme-vault nanocatalysts for water purification, omics-based tools for environmental assessments, antifouling coatings for medical and environmental applications, energy-positive wastewater treatment approaches, and abiotic and biological transformation of emerging contaminants, including 1,4-dioxane, PFAS, pesticides, munitions, dyes, bisphenol analogs, and tire-derived organic pollutants. Dr. Mahendra received the CH2M-Hill/AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, NSF CAREER Award, DuPont Young Professor Award, Northrop Grumman Excellence in Teaching Award, AEESP Distinguished Service Award, Walter Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, and Paul Busch Award from the Water Research Foundation. Shaily has published over 100 papers and book chapters, 5 awarded patents, and delivered over 300 invited talks and conference presentations. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters.