Raul Gonzalez

Raul Gonzalez is an Environmental Scientist at Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD). He runs HRSD’s molecular pathogen program which is comprised of a molecular lab and field scientists. His group applies molecular methods to manmade infrastructure and their adjacent waters. Current projects use nucleic acid-based markers for a variety of applications, including identifying compromised sewer infrastructure and quantifying pathogen removal of various treatment trains. He is a native of California, where he graduated from UCLA with a degree in biology. After graduation Raul worked at the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts before returning to graduate school at UNC Chapel Hill, where he earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering. More recently he studied Bioinformatics at Johns Hopkins University.