John M. Lendvay

As a Professor of Environmental Science at USF since 1999, Dr. Jack Lendvay brings extensive experience in leadership, academic program development, and assessment, along with a sustained record of curricular innovation. Jack has served more than thirteen years as department chair and program director of Environmental Science (2003-06, 2015-22) and Environmental Studies (2003-06, 2009-11). Since 2014, he has served as Faculty Director of Curriculum Development for the Sciences, including a stint as Senior Director of Curriculum Development. Along the way, he has been a member of the Core Curriculum Redesign Task Force, the University Assessment Committee, the Core Advisory Committee, and both the College and the University-Wide Peer Review Committees. He has been awarded the Sarlo Prize, the USF Collective Achievement and Assessment Star Awards, and the College of Arts & Sciences Full-Time Faculty Award.

Jack’s commitment to environmental stewardship began early, shaped in part by memories of the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire and the extensive urban pollution of Cleveland, Ohio, prior to the environmental laws enacted in the 1970s. This passion led him to study Chemistry as an undergraduate at Hiram College. He served as a United States Navy Nuclear Submarine Division Officer onboard the USS Simon Bolivar—earning two Navy Achievement Medals—and later served as Commanding Officer and Training Officer in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Returning to his commitment to environmental remediation, he attended the University of Michigan to complete his M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering.

• Assessment of Water Quality in Coastal California Streams
• Bioremediation of contaminated groundwater systems

• Assessment of Water Quality in Coastal California Streams

• Associate Dean for Sciences and Engineering, University of San Francisco
• Chair of Environmental Science, University of San Francisco
• Faculty Director of Curriculum Development for the Sciences, University of San Francisco

• University of Michigan, Ph.D. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, 1999
• University of Michigan, M.S.E. in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, 1994
• Hiram College, B.A. in Chemistry, 1983

• Commanding Officer and Training Officer, United States Navy Reserve
• Nuclear Submarine Division Officer, United States Navy

• College of Arts & Sciences Full Time Faculty Award, 2021
• University of San Francisco Collective Achievement Award, 2016
• Fulbright Scholar, 2006
• University of San Francisco Sarlo Prize, 2004

• Metzger, E. S. and J. M. Lendvay. 2006. “Community Empowerment through Public Participation: Community-Based Sampling in an Environmental Justice Context.” Environmental Practice, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 104-114.
• Lendvay, J. M., F. E. Löffler, M. Dollhopf, M. R. Aiello, G. Daniels, B. Z. Fathepure, M. Gebhard, R. Heine, J. Shi, R. Krajmalnik-Brown, C. L. Major, Jr., M. J. Barcelona, E. Petrovskis, R. Hickey, J. M. Tiedje & P. Adriaens. 2003. Bioreactive Barriers: Bioaugmentation and Biostimulation for Chlorinated Solvent Remediation. Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 37, No. 7, pp. 1422-1431.
• Lendvay, J. M., S. M. Dean, and P. Adriaens. 1998. Temporal and Spatial Trends in Biogeochemical Conditions at a Groundwater-Surface Water Interface: Implications for Natural Bioattenuation. Environmental Science and Technology. Vol. 32, No. 22, pp. 3472-3478.