Thomas Borch

Thomas Borch is a Professor in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences at Colorado State University (CSU) and he holds a joint position in the Department of Chemistry. Dr. Borch is internationally recognized as an authority on soil and water processes that affect the fate and transport of emerging contaminants (e.g., PFAS), metals, and soil organic matter (SOM). He currently studies the effects of wildfires on the molecular chemistry of soil carbon and water quality. Dr. Borch’s research group, in collaboration with sociologists, economists, engineers, chemists, microbiologists, and toxicologists, have also been pioneering research related to treatment and reuse of industrial water such as oil and gas produced water, and municipal wastewater for crop irrigation. Dr. Borch's research has resulted in 150 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 invited talks nationally and internationally. Dr. Borch has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2009, the 2015 (Mid-Career) SSSA Marion L. and Chrystie M. Jackson Soil Science Award by the Soil Science Society of America for outstanding contributions in the areas of soil chemistry and mineralogy and was elected Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America in 2022.