Environmental Engineering Research

Safeguarding environmental and public health

Our environmental engineering research covers a wide range of multidisciplinary topics centered on solving the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Researchers work closely with natural and environmental scientists, as well as industry professionals, to identify biological processes and develop methods to manage organic and inorganic pollutants in air, soil, and water.

Active research areas include:

Air pollution and odor modeling
Biological nutrient removal
Bioremediation of subsurface contaminants
Bioretention and remediation enhancements
Capture and accumulation of solids in bioretention
Fate of organic and inorganic compounds in wastewater treatment processes
Microbial fuel cells
Use of vegetative buffers to mitigate air pollution
Sustainable use of biosolids as fertilizer

Labs

The Environmental Engineering Laboratories, totaling roughly 3,000 sq. ft., support analysis of environmental samples that focus on the fate and processes involved in three main areas of research: organic pollutants, inorganic pollutants, and environmental microbiology. Affiliated projects support the idea that fundamental environmental research will serve as the basis for solving daunting challenges faced by future generations.

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