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Charles P Gerba

  • Professor, Environmental Science
  • Professor, Microbiology and Immunology
  • Professor, Nutritional Sciences
  • Professor, Public Health
  • Professor, Agricultural-Biosystems Engineering
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
  • gerba@ag.arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Microbiology
    • University of Miami, Miami, Florida
    • The effect of particulate matte on the survival of a virus in seawater

Awards

  • Distinguished Eagle Scout
    • Boy Scouts of America, Winter 2025
  • Highly Ranked Scholar -Lifetime
    • ScholarGPS, Winter 2025
  • Leader Award. Microbiology, Top 100 microbiology scientists in the U.S.
    • Reserch.com, Spring 2024
  • Top 0.05% scholars in the world
    • ScholarGPS, Spring 2024
  • Leader Award, Environmental Sciences in the United States.
    • Reesrach.com, Fall 2023
  • Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute Award for Visionary Contributions to the fields of Microbiology and Environmental Health
    • Texas Epidemic Public Health Institute, Fall 2023
  • Top cited author
    • American Society for Microbiology, Summer 2023
  • top 10% of cited and viewed of articles in PLOS ONE
    • PLOS, Summer 2018
  • Selected as one of the 25 most influential people in the water industry by Water Technology Magazine
    • Water Technology Magazine, Spring 2016
  • Distingushed Service Award
    • U. S. Food and Drug Administration Committee on Food Safety, Summer 2014
  • Listed in Who's Who in America
    • Marquis Publications, Fall 2013

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Interests

Teaching

Pollution Science; environmental fate and transport of pathogens in the environment; quantitative microbial risk assessment

Research

Pollution Science; environmental fate and transport of pathogens in the environment; quantitative microbial risk assessment; assessment and development of new disinfectants; fate and transport of pathogens in the subsurface.

Courses

2025-26 Courses

  • Colloquium
    ENVS 595 (Spring 2026)
  • Colloquium
    ENVS 595 (Fall 2025)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Fall 2025)

2024-25 Courses

  • Directed Research
    ENVS 492 (Spring 2025)
  • Internship in Applied Biosci
    ABS 593A (Spring 2025)
  • Master's Report
    ABS 909 (Spring 2025)
  • Research
    ENVS 900 (Spring 2025)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Spring 2025)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Spring 2024)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Spring 2023)
  • Independent Study
    ENVS 599 (Fall 2022)
  • Master's Report
    ENVS 909 (Fall 2022)

2021-22 Courses

  • Dissertation
    ENVS 920 (Spring 2022)
  • Independent Study
    ENVS 599 (Spring 2022)
  • Dissertation
    ENVS 920 (Fall 2021)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • Dissertation
    ENVS 920 (Spring 2021)
  • Independent Study
    ENVS 399 (Spring 2021)
  • Dissertation
    ENVS 920 (Fall 2020)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

  • Directed Research
    ENVS 492 (Summer I 2020)
  • Dissertation
    ENVS 920 (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    ENVS 499 (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    ENVS 699 (Spring 2020)
  • Research
    ENVS 900 (Spring 2020)
  • Directed Research
    ENVS 492 (Fall 2019)
  • Dissertation
    ENVS 920 (Fall 2019)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    ENVS 426 (Fall 2019)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    ENVS 526 (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

  • Dissertation
    ENVS 920 (Spring 2019)
  • Pollution Science
    ENVS 305 (Spring 2019)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Spring 2019)
  • Directed Research
    ENVS 492 (Fall 2018)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    ENVS 426 (Fall 2018)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    ENVS 526 (Fall 2018)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    MIC 426 (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    ENVS 399 (Fall 2018)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Fall 2018)

2017-18 Courses

  • Pollution Science
    ENVS 305 (Spring 2018)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Spring 2018)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    ENVS 426 (Fall 2017)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    ENVS 526 (Fall 2017)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Fall 2017)

2016-17 Courses

  • Directed Research
    ENVS 492 (Summer I 2017)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Summer I 2017)
  • Directed Research
    ENVS 492 (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    ENVS 499 (Spring 2017)
  • Pollution Science
    ENVS 305 (Spring 2017)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Spring 2017)
  • Directed Research
    ENVS 492 (Fall 2016)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    ENVS 426 (Fall 2016)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    ENVS 526 (Fall 2016)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    IMB 526 (Fall 2016)
  • Envir Microbiology Lab
    MIC 426 (Fall 2016)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Fall 2016)

2015-16 Courses

  • Directed Research
    ENVS 492 (Summer I 2016)
  • Independent Study
    ENVS 599 (Summer I 2016)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Summer I 2016)
  • Dissertation
    ENVS 920 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    ENVS 399 (Spring 2016)
  • Pollution Science
    ENVS 305 (Spring 2016)
  • Thesis
    ENVS 910 (Spring 2016)

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