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A Bright Future for The Sonny Astani Department of Civil and

Speaker: Stanley Grant, Professor, University of California, Irvine

Abstract: With this talk I would like to initiate a dialog among faculty, students, staff, alumni, and the professional community about the future of Civil and Environmental Engineering at USC— where it should be going, and how best to get there. Much effort and thought has gone into crafting the department’s Megacities theme, which I believe is pitch perfect for this time and place. Translating the theme into action will require, sine quo non, departmental consensus and commitment, and I suspect willingness to partner with other successful urban research programs at USC, such as the USC Sea Grant’s Urban Ocean Program, and the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies. By adopting the Megacities theme, the department has taken a bold step toward redefining civil and environmental engineering education, and becoming a campus and international leader in this exciting new research domain.



Biography: Dr. Stanley Grant is a Professor in the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (primary) and Civil and Environmental Engineering (courtesy) at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Grant also has a summertime appointment as a Visiting Chair of Hydrology and Water Resources in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Melbourne (Australia). Dr. Grant received a B.S. in Geology from Stanford University, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering Science (minor in Applied Biology)from the California Institute of Technology. His professional interests include coastal water quality, environmental dispersion of pathogens, and fate and transport modeling. Professor Grant served on the US EPA’s Science Advisory Board (Drinking Water Panel, Science and Technological Achievement Awards Panel) from 2000 to 2009.

Location: Kaprielian Hall (KAP) - 209

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Evangeline Reyes