Paul Westerhoff is a Regents Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, and a member of the civil, environmental, and sustainable engineering faculty at Arizona State University. He completed his PhD studies at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Professor Westerhoff joined ASU in August 1995 and was promoted to full professor as a University Exemplar in 2007. He served as department chair in civil and environmental engineering and was the founding director of the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment. Professor Westerhoff has a strong publication and research record, has garnered wide recognition for his work related to the treatment and occurrence of emerging contaminants in water, and has been active in multidisciplinary research. Westerhoff has received several research awards including the 2018 WEF Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal, the 2018 International Water Association (IWA) Fellow, the 2017 Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) Achievement Award, and the 2006 WEF Paul L. Busch Award. He is currently the deputy director of the NSF-funded Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT).