Dr. Shane Snyder is a professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at the University of Arizona. He is also the co-director of the Arizona Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants. For over 15 years, Dr. Snyder’s research has focused on the identification, fate, and health relevance of emerging water pollutants. In 2000, Dr. Snyder became the first R&D Project Manager at the Southern Nevada Water Authority and was a founding member of SNWA’s Applied R&D Center. Dr. Snyder and his team have published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters on emerging contaminant analysis, treatment, and toxicology. In April of 2008, Dr. Snyder was one of six experts invited to testify before the U.S. Senate regarding pharmaceuticals in U.S. waters. He has since been invited to brief the U.S. Senate regarding pharmaceuticals in U.S. waters. He has since been invited to brief the U.S. Congress three additional times. Dr. Snyder has served two terms on the federal advisory committee to EPA’s Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program and was an invited expert panel member of the development of EPA’s CCL3. Dr. Snyder is a member of the National Research Council’s Committee on Water Reuse and has served two appointments on the California Chemicals of Emerging Concern Expert Panels. He is also a Trustee of the American Water Works Association‘s Water Science & Research Division and a Research Advisory Council Member of the WateReuse Research Foundation. Dr. Snyder joined the University of Arizona faculty in 2010 and continues his research on emerging contaminants and sustainable water systems.