Shannon joined the faculty at UNL in January 2006. She received her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Virginia in August 2004 and completed her post-doctoral training at North Carolina State University under the direction of Dr. Morton Barlaz. Dr. Bartelt-Hunt's research interests are focused on physicochemical fate of contaminants including pharmaceuticals, hormones and prions in soil and water systems and contaminant fate and transport in landfills.