Liv Haselbach, professor and chair of engineering at Lamar University, was welcomed into the American Academy of Environmental Engineers as a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer or BCEE in March.

“Board Certification by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists can be obtained through more than one pathway, the main one requiring years of experience and testing,” said Haselbach, who has degrees from Cornell University, University of California, Berkeley and a doctorate from the University of Connecticut. “I was nominated due to eminence, which means I have worked in this field for many years and am recognized as an expert. The BCEE also requires that one is a licensed Professional Engineer, and I am licensed in several states.”

Haselbach was nominated for the board certification and ultimately selected based on academic and professional successes as well as leadership in the field of engineering.

“I was very excited when I was first nominated and now accepted as a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer,” said Haselbach. “My specialty area is environmental sustainability, which is a relatively new field and it is especially nice to be recognized in this emerging area as I have developed courses covering various sustainability topics and perform research in a couple of the subareas.”

Haselbach’s teaching and research at Lamar University focuses on sustainable construction, low-impact development (especially pervious concrete), life cycle assessment, sustainability education and environmental issues.

“It is a pleasure to be at Lamar University where my skills fit in well with the developing programs here in the College of Engineering and with the technological challenges in the region.”

To read more about Dr. Haselbach, her research and her publications, visit, Liv Haselbach, Ph.D.