| B.Eng. | 1982 | Civil Engineering | McGill University, Montréal |
| Certif. | 1988 | Haz. Waste Mgmt. | U. of California, Riverside |
| M.S.E | 1989 | Environmental Engrg. | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| Ph.D. | 1992 | Environmental Engrg. | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Pedro J.J. Alvarez, Ph.D
George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Director, NSF ERC on Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT) Director, Rice WaTER Institute