In 2010, Oerther joined the faculty of the Missouri University of Science and Technology as the John A. and Susan Mathes Endowed Chair of Environmental Engineering (2010-2016). He promoted the Solar Village,[14] and established the Diplomacy Lab program on campus.[15]Mun Choi recognized Oerther with the president's Award for Cross-Cultural Engagement in 2017 and the University of Missouri System's C. Brice Ratchford Fellowship in 2019 for advancing the institution's land grant mission[16]
Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards
In 2023, Oerther was elected vice president of the Council of Engineering and Scientific Specialty Boards. In 2024, he was elected president,[28] and in 2025 he was re-elected president for an additional year.
Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission
In 2020, Oerther was appointed to the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission by Governor Mike Parson(R).[29] He served as chair of the commission from 2022 through 2024.
From 2013 to 2021, Oerther was a member of the board of directors of the Sigma Theta Tau International Building Corporation.[37] He served as treasurer from 2019 to 2021.
From 2020 to 2024, Oerther was a member of the board of directors of Engineers Without Borders – USA.[40] He served as treasurer from 2022 through 2024.
Oerther helped to design, finance, construct, and equip community health clinics in Tanzania[43] and Ghana. And he helped bring clean drinking water and community latrines to villages in Kenya,[44] Tanzania, and India.
Oerther co-founded PulaCloud, LLC to bring entry-level jobs in human computation supporting the knowledge-economy to Kenya and to rural Missouri.[45] And with his family, he demonstrated small-home living in Missouri.[14]
Oerther helped to design and launch a parametric insurance product, which aims to formalize the artisanal fishing sector throughout the Caribbean as a way of improving governance and sustainable management of catch fisheries via COAST - the Caribbean Ocean and Aquaculture Sustainability faciliTy.[46][47]
Scholarly activities
Daniel Oerther poses in the village of Burere while conducting household health assessments in TanzaniaDaniel Oerther testing samples of drinking water in rural Gujarat, IndiaDaniel Oerther enjoying the celebration commemorating the donation of an ambulance in Asakrabreman, Ghana
Environmental biotechnology
Oerther is part of a team of faculty working in the field of environmental biotechnology – where 16S ribosomal RNA-targeted techniques and microbialgenomics are used to advance the understanding of ecology in engineered and natural systems used by environmental engineers and scientists to treat water, soils, and gases.[48] His contributions have included:
development of methods to identify the origin of microbiological contamination from fecal wastes discharged to watersheds.[49]
Oerther works with teams of engineers, nurses, and other health care professionals to work alongside developing communities around the world as part of community-based participatory research (CBPR).[52] His contributions have included:
fundamental studies on the environmental determinants of childhood stunting including the interaction of microbial contamination of drinking water and aflatoxin contamination of maize.[53]
the creation and dissemination of a novel course teaching molecular biology skills to engineers through hands-on laboratory activities without prerequisite knowledge of biology;[57]
recommendations for adapting mastery learning from nursing for use in the field of environmental engineering;[58]
2005, invited participant, "National Academies Keck Futures Initiative: The Genomics Revolution: Implication for Treatment and Control of Infectious Disease"[63]
2025, invited participant, "National Academies Consensus Committee: Education for Thriving in a Changing Climate"
2025, Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientist, career citations.
Bibliography
Oerther has more than 160 publications listed on Scopus. These publications have been cited more than 3,000 times. Examples of his most-cited articles include:
Oerther, Daniel; Oerther, Sarah (2021). "From interprofessional to convergence: Nurses educating V-shaped professionals". Nurse Education in Practice. 53 103047. doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103047.
Oerther, Daniel; Glasgow, MaryEllen (2022). "The nurse+engineer as the prototype V-shaped professional". Nursing Outlook. 70 (2): 280–291. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2021.10.007.
Oerther, Daniel; Gautham, Leila; Folbre, Nancy (2022). "Environmental engineering as care for human welfare and planetary health". Journal of Environmental Engineering (United States). 148: 04022029. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0002013.
References
↑Bonfield, Tim (November 20, 2002). "Research millions pay off". Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
↑McGill, Natalie (November 1, 2016). "Oerther named nursing group honorary fellow". The Nation's Health. Washington, DC, USA: American Public Health Association. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
↑Smethurst, Steve (May 1, 2019). "Interview: Keep Your Mouth Shut, Look, Listen, and Learn". Environmental Health News Magazine. London, England, United Kingdom: Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
↑"Improved water quality for Ixcan, Guatemala". Environmental Engineer and Scientist. Annapolis, Maryland, United States: American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. April 1, 2016. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
↑"UC lifesavers". Cincinnati Magazine. Cincinnati, Ohio, United States: Hour Media Group, LLC. August 1, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
12Biemiller, Lawrence (November 10, 2011). "The Decathlon is Over. Now What?". Architect. Washington, DC, USA: American Institute of Architects. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
↑"Member spotlight July 2019". Royal Society for Public Health. July 1, 2019. Archived from the original on May 21, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
↑Will Dalrymple (October 1, 2022). "Interview: Becoming a Node". Operations Engineer. London, England, UK. Archived from the original on April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
12Oerther, Daniel (March 1, 2022). "A Case Study of Community-Engaged Design: Creating Parametric Insurance to Meet the Safety Needs of Fisherfolk in the Caribbean". Journal of Environmental Engineering. 148 (3). doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0001971. S2CID245439085.
↑Voth-Gaeddert, L. E.; Stoker, M.; Cornell, D.; Oerther, D. B. (January 5, 2018). "What causes childhood stunting among children of San Vicente, Guatemala: Employing complimentary, system-analysis approaches". International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 221 (3): 391–399. Bibcode:2018IJHEH.221..391V. doi:10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.01.001. PMID29325698.
↑Divelbiss, D. W.; Boccelli, D. L.; Succop, P. A.; Oerther, D. B. (January 9, 2013). "Environmental health and household demographics impacting biosand filter maintenance and diarrhea in Guatemala: an application of structural equation modeling". Environmental Science & Technology. 47 (3): 1638–45. doi:10.1021/es303624a. PMID23153353.
↑Voth-Gaeddert, Lee E.; Cudney, Elizabeth A.; Oerther, Daniel B. (August 1, 2018). "Primary Factors Statistically Associated with Diarrheal Occurrences". Environmental Engineering Science. 35 (8): 836–845. doi:10.1089/ees.2017.0338.
↑Oerther, Daniel; Oerther, Sarah (2021). "From interprofessional to convergence: Nurses educating V-shaped professionals". Nurse Education in Practice. 53 103047. doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2021.103047. PMID33865083.
↑Oerther, Daniel; Glasgow, Mary Ellen (2022). "The nurse+engineer as the prototype V-shaped professional". Nursing Outlook. 70: 280–291. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2021.10.007. PMID34922765.
↑"CIEH Excellence Awards 2018". Chartered Institute of Environmental Health. 2018. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
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