Daniel Oerther

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Daniel Oerther
Oerther receives the Edith Moore Copeland Founders Award for innovation and creativity from Sigma Theta Tau November 2023.jpg
Oerther at the 2023 Sigma Nursing convention
Born
Daniel Barton Oerther

(1972-10-11)October 11, 1972
Other namesDan Oerther
Alma mater Northwestern University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Known for GRoWES project, COAST parametric insurance product, Modified mastery learning
Awards Pohland Medal, AEESP (2017), Leal Award, AWWA (2018), Quinn Award, ASEE (2019), Wald Award, NLN (2019), Fair Medal, WEF (2020), Copeland Award, Sigma Nursing (2023), Fraser Award, IFEES (2024)
Scientific career
Fields Environmental Health Engineering, Environmental Biotechnology, Sustainable Development, Mastery learning
Institutions University of Cincinnati, Missouri University of Science and Technology, United States Department of State, American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists
Thesis Using molecular signature methods to measure the in situ physiology of Acinetobacter spp. in enhanced biological phosphorus removal activated sludge  (2002)
Doctoral advisor Lutgarde Raskin
Doctoral students Pascal Saikaly, Regina Lamendella
Website people.mst.edu/faculty/oertherd/index.html

Daniel Barton Oerther (born October 11, 1972) is an American professor. He is best known for leadership bridging engineering and nursing to advance environmental health practice through science diplomacy. Oerther uses 16S ribosomal RNA-targeted techniques for fundamental studies of the ecology of bacteria in engineered and natural systems. [1] He promotes transdisciplinarity among engineers, nurses, and sanitarians [2] [3] [4] to improve access to clean water, nutritious food, and efficient energy use in developing communities. [5] [6] Oerther practices innovation in the scholarship of teaching and learning, including modified mastery learning. [7] [8] [9]

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Life and education

Born in Columbus, Ohio, Oerther grew up in Louisville, Kentucky, and graduated from Saint Xavier High School. He earned a Baccalaureate of Arts (BA) in Biological Sciences (1995) and a Baccalaureate of Sciences (BS) in Environmental Engineering (1995) from Northwestern University. He earned a Masters of Science (MS) in Environmental Engineering (1998) and a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) (2002) from the University of Illinois. He completed post-doctoral training in microbial ecology at the Marine Biological Laboratory, environmental health at the University of Cincinnati, public health at Johns Hopkins University, and public administration at Indiana University Bloomington.

Employment

University of Cincinnati

Oerther served as head of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Cincinnati [10] He created a campus-wide minor in sustainability [11] and founded a student chapter of Engineers Without Borders. [12] Nancy L. Zimpher recognized Oerther with the President's Excellence Award in 2007. [13]

Missouri University of Science and Technology

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. 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]

United States Department of State

From 2014 to 2019, Oerther was a Foreign Affairs Officer at the United States Department of State in the Secretary's Office of Global Food Security. [17] He represented the United States at the Second International Conference on Nutrition, [18] the launch of the Blue Growth Network in St. George's, Grenada, the second Our Ocean Conference in Valparaiso, Chile, [19] and the 43rd plenary session of the Committee on World Food Security in Rome, Italy. Ambassador Nancy Stetson recognized Oerther with a Meritorious Honor Award for his efforts to create COAST. [20] Oerther's additional recognitions from the State Department include the 2005 Fulbright-Nehru Scholar to the Indian Institute of Science, India, the 2012 Fulbright-ALCOA Distinguished Chair to the Federal University of Western Para, Brazil, [21] and the 2019 Fulbright Scholar to King's College London, UK. [22]

American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists

In 2013, Oerther was elected treasurer of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. [23] He served as president in 2022, [24] and he currently serves as Executive Director. [25] His awards from the academy include the 2016 Superior Achievement Award for, "Improved water quality in Ixcan, Guatemala." Throughout 2020, Oerther served as the academy's Kappe Distinguished Lecturer. [26]

Appointments

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Daniel Oerther at the United States Department of State in 2015
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Daniel Oerther addressing the 2016 AAEES Spring Meeting

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. [27]

Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission

In 2020, Oerther was appointed to the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Commission by Governor Mike Parson (R). [28] He served as chair of the commission from 2022 through 2024.

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Oerther is an associate editor of the Journal of Environmental Engineering, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers. [29]

Fellowships

In the United States, Oerther is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2016), the Academy of Nursing Education of the National League for Nursing (2018), [30] and the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (2020). [31]

In the United Kingdom, Oerther is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (2017), the Royal Society for Public Health (2017), [32] the Society of Environmental Engineers (2018), [33] the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (2018), [34] and the Society of Operations Engineers (2020).

Additional appointments

Oerther was an Associate Editor of the journal, Water Environment Research, published by the Water Environment Federation, and a member of the International Advisory Board of the journal, Perspectives in Public Health , published by the Royal Society for Public Health.

Oerther was a visiting professor at the Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research, Gujarat, India, an adjunct professor in the School of Life Sciences, Manipal University in Karnataka, India, a Faculty Consultant at Future University in Egypt, an adjunct professor at Federal University of Western Para, Brazil, and a visiting scholar at King's College London.

Oerther was a member of the board of directors and the chief information officer of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (2007-2010). [35]

From 2013 to 2021, Oerther was a member of the board of directors of the Sigma Theta Tau International Building Corporation. [36] He served as treasurer from 2019 to 2021.

Oerther was a member of the board of trustees of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (2020-2023). [37] [38] He served as chair in 2023.

In 2020, Oerther was appointed to the board of directors of Engineers Without Borders – USA. [39] He served as treasurer from 2022 through 2024.

Selected work

Oerther co-led studies to address food deserts in urban Cincinnati, [40] and rural Missouri. And he has worked to eliminate childhood stunting in Brazil, Guatemala, and South Africa through the Global Research on WaSH - water, sanitation, and hygiene - to Eliminate childhood Stunting (GRoWES) project. [41]

Oerther helped to design, finance, construct, and equip community health clinics in Tanzania [42] and Ghana. And he helped bring clean drinking water and community latrines to villages in Kenya, [43] 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. [44] 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. [45] [46]

Scholarly activities

Daniel Oerther poses in the village of Burere while conducting household health assessments in Tanzania Daniel Oerther poses in the village of Burere while conducting hosehold health assessment in Tanzania.jpg
Daniel Oerther poses in the village of Burere while conducting household health assessments in Tanzania
Daniel Oerther testing samples of drinking water in rural Gujarat, India Daniel Oerther testing samples of drinking water in rural Gujarat.jpg
Daniel Oerther testing samples of drinking water in rural Gujarat, India
Daniel Oerther enjoying the celebration commemorating the donation of an ambulance in Asakrabreman, Ghana Daniel Oerther enjoying the celebration commemorating the donation of an ambulance in Asakrabreman Ghana.jpg
Daniel 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 microbial genomics 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. [47] His contributions have included:

Interprofessional environmental health

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). [51] His contributions have included:

Scholarship of teaching and learning

Awards

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Daniel Oerther addressing the 2024 ANA Meeting

Oerther's awards include:

Bibliography

Oerther has 160 publications listed on Scopus. These publications have been cited more than 3,000 times, and Oerther has an h-index of 25. Examples of his most-cited articles include:

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