Dr. Shannon Bartelt-Hunt is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). Shannon joined the faculty at UNL in January 2006.  She received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia in August 2004 and completed her post-doctoral training at North Carolina State University under the direction of Dr. Morton Barlaz.

• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Environmental), University of Virginia, 2004
• M.S. in Civil Engineering (Environmental), University of Virginia, 2000
• B.S. in Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University, 1998

• Professional Engineer in the State of Nebraska (Environmental Engineering)

• January 2006 to present - Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• July 2004 to December 2005 - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University (Advisor - Morton A. Barlaz)
• August 1998 to June 2004 - Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Virginia

To teach environmental engineering courses focused on environmental chemistry, contaminant fate and transport in natural and engineered systems, and solid waste management

CIVE 828 Environmental Engineering Chemistry
CIVE 424/824 - Solid Waste Management
CIVE 823 - Physical Chemical Treatment Processes
CIVE 326 - Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CIVE  327 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory

• Henry Y. Kleinkauf Family Distinguished New Faculty Teaching Award - Assistant Professor, 2008
• College Faculty Research and Creative Activity Award - Assistant Professor, 2008
• Department of Civil Engineering Faculty Recognition Award, 2008
• Joseph Sorkin Family Fellowship for Study in the Humanities, 2008
• AAUW Selected Professions Dissertation Fellowship, 2004
• Alcoa International Fellowship, 2003
• ARCS Foundation Graduate Fellowship, 2002-2004
• 3rd prize in ASCE-EWRI Student Technical Paper Competition, 2003
• Institute of Hazardous Materials Management Student Research Award, 2002-2003
• Department of Defense National Graduate Fellowship, 1999-2001
• Offered National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 1999
• Dean's Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1998-2000
• Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Virginia, 1998
• Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, 1997
• Mortar Board National Honor Society, 1997

• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  
• Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP)
  
• Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
  
• American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
  
• Water Environmental Federation (WEF)

• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Snow, D.D., Damon, T., Shockley, J., and K. Hoagland. (2008).   The occurrence of illicit and therapeutic pharmaceuticals in wastewater effluent and surface waters in Nebraska.  Environmental Pollution (submitted).
• Fitch, G.M., Oyandel-Craver, V., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Fuller, M. and Smith, J.A. (2008).  Salt water recycling for brine production at road salt storage facilities.  Environmental Progress (submitted).
• Saunders, S.E., Bartz, J.C., Telling, G.C. and Bartelt-Hunt, S.L. (2008).  Environmentally-Relevant Forms of the Prion Protein.  Environmental Science and Technology, (in press).
• Lowry, M., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Beaulieu, S.M., and Barlaz, M.A. (2008).   Development of a Coupled Reactor Model for Prediction of Organic Contaminant Fate in Landfills.   Environmental Science and Technology, (in press).
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Knappe, D.R.U, and Barlaz, M.A. (2008).  A review of chemical warfare agent simulants for the study of environmental behavior.  Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 38(2): 112-136.
• Matott, L.S., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Fowler, K.R. and Rabideau, A.R. (2006).  Application of heuristic techniques and algorithm tuning to a multi-layered sorptive barrier system.  Environmental Science and Technology 40(20): 6354-6360
• Burns, S.E., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Smith, J.A. and Redding, A.Z. (2006). Coupled mechanical and chemical behavior of bentonite engineered with a controlled organic phase. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 132(11): 1404-1412
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Knappe, D.R.U, Kjeldsen, P., and Barlaz, M.A. (2006).  Fate of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals in landfills. Environmental Science and Technology 40(13): 4219-4225
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Culver, T.B., Smith, J.A., Matott, L.S., and Rabideau, A.R. (2006).  Optimal design of a landfill liner containing sorptive amendments.  Journal of Environmental Engineering 132(7): 769-776
• Fitch, G.M., S.L. Bartelt-Hunt, and Smith, J.A. (2005).  Characterization and environmental management of stormwater runoff from road salt storage facilities. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1911, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., p. 125-132
• Lorenzetti, R.J.T., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Burns, S.E. and Smith, J.A. (2005).  Hydraulic conductivities and effective diffusion coefficients of geosynthetic clay liners with organobentonite amendments. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 23: 385-400
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Smith, J.A., Burns, S.E., and Rabideau, A.R. (2005).  Evaluation of the sorptive capacity and permeability of granular activated carbon, shale and two organoclays for use as sorptive amendments in clay landfill liners.  Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 131(7): 848-856
• Tillman, F.D, Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Craver, V.A., Smith, J.A., and Alther, G.A. (2005).  Relative metal ion sorption on natural and engineered sorbents: batch and column studies.  Journal of Environmental Engineering Science, 22(3): 400-410
• Tillman, F.D, Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Smith, J.A., and Alther, G.A. (2004).  Evaluation of two organoclays, a zeolite, and hydroxy-apatite for heavy metal removal from water.  Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 72(6): 1134-1141
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Burns, S.E. and Smith, J.A. (2003).  Sorption of nonionic organic solutes to two organobentonites as a function of organic-carbon content.  Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 266(2): 251-258
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L. and Smith, J.A. (2002).  Measurements of effective air diffusion coefficients for trichloroethylene in heterogeneous soil.  Journal of Contaminant Hydrology, 56: 193-208
• Smith, J.A., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., and Burns, S.E. (2002).  Sorption and permeability of gasoline hydrocarbons in organobentonite porous media. Journal of Hazardous Materials, B96: 91-97

• Saunders, S.E., Bartz, J. and Bartelt-Hunt, S.L. (2007).  Environmental Degradation of the Prion Protein and Impacts of Prion Conformation on Soil Sorption.  AEESP National Research and Education Conference, Blacksburg, VA.
  
• Graiver, D., Kelling, C.L. and Bartelt-Hunt, S.L. (2007).  Survivability of Avian Influenza Virus in Landfill Leachate.  AEESP National Research and Education Conference, Blacksburg, VA.
  
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L. (2007).  Occurrence of Microcontaminants in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent.  51st Annual Great Plains Waste Management Conference, Nebraska Water Environment Association, Council Bluffs, IA.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Knappe, D.R.U, and Barlaz, M.A. (2006).  Evaluation of Chemical Warfare Agent Surrogates for Use in Environmental Applications.  SETAC 27th Annual Meeting, Montreál, Québec, Canada.
  
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Barlaz, M.A., Knappe, D.R.U., and Kjeldsen, P. (2006).  Fate of chemical warfare agents and toxic industrial chemicals in landfills.  Fourth Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Gallivare, Sweden.
  
• Damon, T.R., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., and Snow, D.D.  (2006). Groundwater Monitoring at Selected Livestock Waste Control Facilities: Antibiotics and Hormones, An Analytical Approach.  51st Midwest Groundwater Conference, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Knappe, D.R.U., Kjeldsen, P., and Barlaz, M.A. (2005) Assessment of the fate of chemical warfare agents in landfills. AEESP Biennial Research and Education Conference, Potsdam, NY.
• Lorenzetti, R.J.T., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Burns, S.E. and Smith, J.A. (2005). Hydraulic conductivities and effective diffusion coefficients of geosynthetic clay liners with organobentonite amendments. Geo-frontiers Conference (ASCE), Austin, Texas.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Smith, J.A., Burns, S.E. and Culver, T.B. (2005). Optimal design of compacted clay liners containing sorptive amendments. Geo-frontiers Conference (ASCE), Austin, Texas.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Burns, S.E., and Smith, J.A. (2004). Evaluation of sorptive amendments for use in earthen landfill liners: Proceedings of GèoQuèbec 2004, Quèbec City, Quèbec, Canada.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Smith, J.A., and Burns, S.E. (2003). An assessment of the sorptive and mechanical properties of amendments for earthen landfill liners. Ninth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, Sardinia, Italy.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., and Smith, J.A. (2003). Design of landfill liners including sorptive amendments. ACHMM National Meeting, Dallas, Texas.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., and Smith, J.A. (2003). Capacity of organobentonites to sorb organic contaminants as a function of organic-carbon content. ASCE-EWRI World Water and Environmental Resources Congress, Philadelphia, P.A.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., and Smith, J.A. (2003). Development of a linked optimization-simulation model for landfill liner design. Statistical and Applied Mathematical Sciences Institute, Optimization in Environmental Systems Workshop, Durham, N.C.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Smith, J.A., and Burns, S.E. (2002). Evaluation of sorptive amendments for use in earthen liners at waste-disposal facilities. Second Intercontinental Landfill Research Symposium, Asheville, N.C.
• Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., Burns, S.E. and Smith, J.A. (2002). Sorption of nonionic organic solutes to two organobentonites as a function of organic-carbon content. American Geophysical Union Spring Meeting, Washington D.C.
• Smith, J.A., Bartelt-Hunt, S.L., and Burns, S.E. (2001). Sorption and permeability of gasoline hydrocarbons in an organobentonite porous media. First International Conference on Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contamination of Soils and Sediments, London, England.
• Bartelt, S.L. and Smith, J.A. (2000). Measurement of effective air diffusion coefficients for trichloroethylene in heterogeneous soil. American Chemical Society, 220th National Meeting, Washington D.C.