Emily Cook, PhD
Environmental Engineer
Licenses
Engineer in Training, (#176515)
40-hr OSHA HAZWOPER Training Course
Certificate of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (UC Berkeley)
Areas of Expertise
Dr. Cook earned her doctorate studying the properties, transformation, and applied treatment strategies of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS). For her dissertation, she investigated the biotransformation of PFAS precursors with various source zone co-contaminants, activated persulfate chemical oxidation and mineralization of PFAS subclasses in the context of in situ treatment, and the toxicity of PFAS on in situ bioremediation processes. Her work was funded through Department of Defense’s Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) grants.
Dr. Cook’s experience as an engineer and project manager on various investigation and remediation projects includes PFAS investigations and source attribution analyses; investigation and remediation of shallow soil impacted by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), working with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); long-term monitoring of sites with historical chlorinated solvent releases to shallow soil and groundwater; and regulatory compliance support for industrial stormwater under National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits.