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Environment and Resources Research

Our environment and resources engineering research is dedicated to tackling the most pressing environmental challenges in pollution control, resource recovery, water sustainability, and ecosystem resilience. By integrating advanced scientific methods, engineering solutions, and resource management strategies, CEE researchers aim to safeguard public health, protect natural resources, and develop sustainable solutions for environmental and water-related challenges.

Our research encompasses a broad spectrum of environmental engineering and water resource topics, leveraging cutting-edge experimental, computational, and field-based approaches.

Active research areas include:

  • Advanced technologies and modeling: Biofilms, bioreactors, microbial fuel cells, water quality modeling, and machine learning applications in water treatment and resource optimization.
  • Hydraulic and ecological Systems: River engineering, snow mass measurement, and the use of vegetative buffers to enhance air and water quality.
  • Pollution control and remediation: Remediation of contaminants across environmental matrices, air pollution mitigation, bioremediation and advanced treatment strategies.
  • Resilience and resource management: Disaster risk reduction, sustainable infrastructure development, and the integration of policy and engineering solutions for environmental protection.
  • Sustainable resource recovery: Nutrient recovery from wastewater, waste-to-energy conversion, valorization of biosolids, and circular economy approaches.
  • Water quality and treatment: Fate and transport of organic and inorganic contaminants, stormwater management, pathogen detection and control, watershed hydrology, and urban water resource management.

Labs, Facilities, and Resources

With over 3,000 sq. ft. of lab space, our facilities support advanced environmental sample analysis and research on organic and inorganic pollutants, microbial processes, and sustainable treatment technologies.

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The Maryland Water Resources Research Center develops new technology and more efficient methods for resolving local, state, and national water resources problems. A member of the National Institutes for Water Resources, the center trains water scientists and engineers, works with local communities, and funds research.

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The Center for Disaster Resilience assists individuals, communities, and governments in understanding and reducing the catastrophic effects of natural hazards. Specializing in interdisciplinary methods, the center can help communities integrate the complex science and engineering of risk analysis with policies, codes, and environmental protection efforts. 

EXPLORE THE CENTER

CEE faculty and researchers have access to a range of high-performance computing resources, including Zaratan, a flagship cluster designed for large-scale parallel computing. Zaratan comprises over 380 nodes, each equipped with dual-socket AMD Milan processors (128 cores per node). Twenty nodes are additionally outfitted with four Nvidia A100 GPUs each. All nodes feature a minimum of 512 GB of RAM, with six large-memory nodes offering 2 TB of RAM. The cluster is interconnected via HDR-100 InfiniBand (100 Gb/s) and includes 2 PB of high-speed BeeGFS scratch storage. 

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Faculty

Marya Anderson

Senior Faculty Specialist
301-405-4828 | morf@umd.edu
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Natasha Andrade

Associate Chair for Undergraduate Programs
301-405-1171 | nandrade@umd.edu
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Ahmet H. Aydilek

Professor
301-405-2692 | aydilek@umd.edu
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Bilal M. Ayyub

Professor
301-405-1956 | ba@umd.edu
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Kaye L. Brubaker

Director, Maryland Water Resources Research Center
301-405-1965 | kbru@umd.edu
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Allen P. Davis

Associate Chair for Faculty Development and Advancement
301-405-1958 | apdavis@umd.edu
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Jongwan Eun

Assistant Professor
| jeun1@umd.edu
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Birthe Kjellerup

Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
301-314-1535 | bvk@umd.edu
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Guangbin Li

Assistant Professor
301-405-1262 | gli2019@umd.edu
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Deb Niemeier

Clark Distinguished Chair Professor
301-405-6266 | niemeier@umd.edu
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Alba Torrents

Ben Dyer Centennial Chair
301-405-1962 | alba@umd.edu
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