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Astani Civil and Environmental Engineering Seminar

Speaker: Dr. Jim Mihelcic, University of South Florida

Talk Title: Envisioning a Better World: The Making of Community and Globally Impactful Engineers

Abstract: Welcome to the vision, a world where all have access to sanitation, potable water, and safe indoor air; where all children are able to learn in well built classrooms; where families no longer suffer from disease, starvation, and poverty; where renewable energy has replaced fossil fuels and engineers are part of the solution. In this talk Professor Mihelcic will provide his vision of training globally competent scientists and engineers, and also show what a water, sanitation, & hygiene (WASH) engineer does in a developing world setting. He will conclude by telling the story behind the cover of his book: Field Guide in Environmental Engineering for Development Workers: Water, Sanitation, Indoor Air and Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, Design (ASCE Press, 2009) which includes a forward by President Jimmy Carter.



Biography: Dr. Mihelcic is director of an EPA-funded National Research Center for nutrient management and the Peace Corps Master’s International Program in CEE, which allows students to combine their graduate studies with service and research in the Peace Corps as water/sanitation engineers. His teaching and research interests are centered on sustainability, specifically understanding how global stressors influence water resources, water quality, water reuse and resource recovery, and selection and provision of water supply and sanitation infrastructure. Dr. Mihelcic is a board-certified Environmental Engineering Member, a member of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Chartered Science Advisory Board, past president of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, and current Board Trustee with the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists. He is also the lead author of three textbooks including Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, Design (John Wiley, 2014) and Field Guide in Environmental Engineering for Development Workers: Water, Sanitation, Indoor Air and Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, Design (ASCE Press, 2009).


Host: Dr. Amy Childress

Location: Seeley G. Mudd Building (SGM) - 124

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Evangeline Reyes