Professor
Dr. Meschke is an environmental and occupational health microbiologist, specializing in the fate, transport, detection, and control of pathogens in environmental media (Air, Water, Food, and Surfaces). Dr. Meschke’s research interests include: environmental surveillance for viruses, development of methods for detection of viruses and bacteria in water and food, market prevalence of foodborne pathogens, recovery of bacterial and viruses from surfaces, irrigation and produce wash water quality, Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) and policy implications of infectious agents. Over the last 8 years he has worked to develop, validate and field test a bag-mediated filter system for the surveillance of poliovirus and other pathogens.