Itza Mendoza

Itza Mendoza

2021 TWRI Faculty Fellow

Itza Mendoza, Ph.D., was a 2021 TWRI Faculty Fellow and is an Assistant Professor in the Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. Her research interests include experimental and mathematical models to understand the transport and persistence of contaminants in the environment and associated health effects.

Mendoza studied civil engineering at Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico. She conducted master's and doctoral studies in environmental engineering at Texas A&M University, conducted postdoctoral training at Michigan State University and held a research assistant position at Tufts University.