Richard L. Corsi

'83 Environmental Resources Engineering

Richard L. Corsi is the ECH Bantel Professor of Professional Practice, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas. He received his B.S. in Environmental Resources Engineering at HSU in 1983, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at UC Davis. He has established internationally-recognized research programs in (1) emissions of toxins from wastewater, and (2) physics and chemistry of indoor air. Richard has served as principal investigator on 60 projects, including a recent $1.4 million study involving building disinfection chemistry in response to anthrax attacks in 2001. He has served as advisor to 45 graduate and 35 undergraduate students.

Richard and his students have published over 220 journal/conference papers and reports, and have been featured on the Canadian television series The Nature of Things, The Economist, Business Week, National Wildlife, Prevention, Men's Health, the San Francisco Chronicle, and more. He teaches courses in Fluid Mechanics, Air Pollution Engineering, and Indoor Air Quality, and in 2001 taught a course on indoor air quality at HSU. Richard has been honored with several awards for excellence in teaching and service to students. He has been married to Regina Benzonelli (1983 HSU graduate) for 23 years.