Kyle Bibby
Keating-Crawford Collegiate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Associate Department Chair
- kbibby@nd.edu
- Phone
- 574-631-1130
- Office
- 1025B McCourtney Hall - East
- Website
Biography
Kyle Bibby, PhD, PE, BCEE is the Keating-Crawford Collegiate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences at the University of Notre Dame, where he also serves as Director of the ECI Water Initiative. His research group focuses on molecular tools for environmental pathogen detection, novel fecal indicator development, and wastewater-based epidemiology. His work has been recognized with an NSF CAREER Award, the 2025 AAEES University Research Grand Prize, and Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher designation in 2023 and 2025. He also currently serves on the WHO roster of experts updating the global drinking water quality guidelines.
Research Interests
- Microbiology relevant to water quality and public health protection.
- Detection and fate of human pathogenic viruses in the environment.
- Microbiome of the built environment.
- Microbial ecology of fossil-fuel impacted environments, such as produced water from hydraulic fracking.
Education
Ph.D., Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2012
M. Phil, Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2010
M.S., Environmental Engineering, Yale University, 2009
B.S., Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, 2008