Scott Meschke

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Scott Meschke, PhD, MS, JD

(he/him)
Professor Emeritus
Email: jmeschke@uw.edu
Office: 2337, Roosevelt One Building
Expertise: Clean Air, Clean Water, Safe Food, COVID-19, Environmental Health, Infectious diseases

About

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). He was associate chair and graduate program coordinator for the UW Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences.

Education

  • JD, University of Kansas
  • PhD, University of North Carolina
  • MS, Indiana University
  • BS, University of Kansas

Affiliations

Adjunct Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mentorship

Not available to mentor new students in Autumn 2026. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.

 

DEOHS Students Mentored

Assessment of Animal Health Practices and Antibiotics Usage on Dairy Farms in Washington State
Timothy Obadiah Magnus | MS Thesis | 2025 | View

Development of sample processing methods for direct molecular detection of poliovirus in non-flowing wastewater
Alaine Warren | MS Thesis | 2025 | View

Variability and Uncertainty in SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater-Based Surveillance Normalization: A Systematic Review
Eryn Rogers | MS Thesis | 2025 | View

Increasing Implementation of the COHERE Guidelines to Improve One Health Research
Elizabeth Traylor | MS Thesis | 2024 | View

Development of a Poly-γ-Glutamic Acid Flocculation Method for Enhanced Virus Recovery from Wastewater
Cathleen Horng | MS Thesis | 2024 | View

Media Mentions

UW researchers test common disinfectants’ abilities to fight antibiotic resistance at the genetic level
August 11, 2025 | UW News | Featured: John Meschke | View
Showcasing undergraduate research
| DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Christopher D. Simpson, Judit Marsillach, Catherine Karr, Tania M Busch Isaksen, Emily Hovis, John Meschke | View
Student discovers rewards of rural public health work
| DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen, John Meschke | View
A drive to serve his community
| DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen, John Meschke | View
Using drone technology to monitor harmful algal blooms
| DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Tania M Busch Isaksen, John Meschke | View
Safeguarding eye health for workers
| DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: John Meschke | View
DEOHS research teams win four population health grants
| DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: Edmund Y. W. Seto, Tania M Busch Isaksen, John Meschke, Nicole Errett, Resham Patel, Jeremy J Hess | View
DEOHS undergrads investigate West Nile virus, antibiotic resistance and animal control
| DEOHS HSM Blog | Featured: John Meschke, Emily Hovis | View
Frozen strawberries and hepatitis A risk: what to do if you have recalled products at home
March 23, 2023 | Health | Featured: John Meschke | View
Sewage from planes is a key Covid tracking tool, reports say, as CDC talks to airlines about wastewater testing
January 21, 2023 | NBC News | Featured: John Meschke | View