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An Introduction to The University of South Florida and some of its water research activities

A presentation to UNESCO-IHE

April 20, 2007

By Daniel H. Yeh

Civil & Environmental Engineering

Presentation Outline

About USF

Patel Center for Global Solutions

Environmental & Water Resources Engineering (EWRE)

Sustainable Healthy Communities: Water Initiative

Opportunities with IHE

FloridaFlorida

Florida Florida -- The Sunshine StateThe Sunshine State

University LocationUniversity Location

USFUSFTampa CampusTampa Campus

USF Campuses

•• Main campus Main campus located in located in TampaTampa

•• 3 regional 3 regional campuses in campuses in St. St. PetersburgPetersburg, , Sarasota/ManateeSarasota/Manateeand and LakelandLakeland

Tampa Bay Metropolitan Area

…home to over 2.5 million residents

•• Founded in 1956Founded in 1956

•• StateState--supported universitysupported university

•• 9th largest university in the U.S.9th largest university in the U.S.

•• 44,038 students (as of Fall 2006)44,038 students (as of Fall 2006)

34,077 undergraduate34,077 undergraduate

7,676 graduate7,676 graduate

477 Doc. Medicine477 Doc. Medicine

1,808 Non1,808 Non--degree seekingdegree seeking

USF at a glance

Dr. Judy L. GenshaftDr. Judy L. GenshaftPresidentPresident

Dr. Renu KhatorDr. Renu KhatorProvost and Senior Vice PresidentProvost and Senior Vice President

USF Leadership

A vibrant metropolitan campus…

• Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

• Offers more than 200 undergraduate, master, specialist, and doctoral programs (33), including the doctor of medicine

• More than 44,000 students - 33,600 undergraduate and 8,100 graduate students

• Nearly 1,400 international students & 200 research scholars from130 countries (many Fulbright/USAID/Ford Foundation)

• 8,000 degrees awarded annually

• Library holds 1.2 million books

• Over 200,000 alumni

About USF

Architecture & Community DesignArchitecture & Community DesignArts & SciencesArts & SciencesBusiness AdministrationBusiness AdministrationEducationEducationEngineeringEngineeringHonors (undergraduate)Honors (undergraduate)Marine SciencesMarine SciencesMedicineMedicineNursingNursingPublic HealthPublic HealthVisual and Performing ArtsVisual and Performing Arts

Eleven Colleges

Academic Departments TourAcademic Departments Tour

PsychologyPsychology

EducationEducationPublic HealthPublic Health

BusinessBusiness

Communication and Communication and Information SciencesInformation Sciences

EngineeringEngineering

USF Facilitates LearningUSF Facilitates Learning

••Technologically enhanced instructionTechnologically enhanced instruction•• iTunes University!iTunes University!•• Computer labs and the Information CommonsComputer labs and the Information Commons•• Wireless internet access across campusWireless internet access across campus•• Interactive Classroom Performance SystemInteractive Classroom Performance System•• Student discounts on computers from Dell, Apple and othersStudent discounts on computers from Dell, Apple and others•• Free to all students:Free to all students:

•• WebmailWebmail•• Web spaceWeb space•• MyUSFMyUSF Portal Portal -- Blackboard Learning SystemBlackboard Learning System•• Antivirus softwareAntivirus software

Campus FacilitiesCampus Facilities

Campus HousingCampus Housing Golf CourseGolf Course LibraryLibrary

Athletic Training Athletic Training CenterCenter

Sun DomeSun Dome Student Union and Student Union and BookstoreBookstore

A Vibrant Campus CultureA Vibrant Campus Culture

Sports – Big East Conference

International Services Office International Services Office Your Advocate at USFYour Advocate at USF

•• Expert advising on Expert advising on immigration/visa, academic, immigration/visa, academic, social, and acculturation issuessocial, and acculturation issues

•• Workshops on employment, Workshops on employment, cultural adjustment, reentry, cultural adjustment, reentry, and career planningand career planning

•• Hosts monthly thematic parties Hosts monthly thematic parties and numerous other special and numerous other special events events –– bringing our student bringing our student body togetherbody together

Classified as a “Research 1 University” (one of sixty in the U.S.)

Rated as one of America’s two fastest growing research universities

Classified in the top tier of American research universities by the Carnegie Foundation, along with Berkeley, Duke, Harvard, Michigan, MIT, Princeton, Stanford, Texas at Austin & UCLA

Ranked in the top tier of Carnegie’s classification for Community Engagement

$1.6 Billion USD annual budget

$310 Million USD in annual research contracts & grants (2006)

A Major Public Research University

Florida Center of Excellence: Biomolecular Identification and Targeted Therapeutics (FCoE-BITT)

First-place proposal among all of Florida’s universities; Collaboration among medicine, chemistry, biology and engineering

Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions: Leadership

Established May 2005 with $34.5M gift from Dr. Patel (with state matching funds)

Executive Director: Betty Castor

Academic Director: Mark Amen

www.patelcenter.org

Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions: Vision and Mission

Vision Statement:The Patel Center will be known for its support of distinguished

research and educational programs that promote sustainable, healthy communities in a globalizing world.

Mission Statement:The Patel Center promotes and supports: nonpartisan,

independent applied research that leads to the discovery, dissemination, and application of new knowledge about the sources of and solutions to problems of global concern; and educational programs for training future leaders and for expanding public awareness about global concerns.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions: Strategic planning

Mission implemented through:– applied research that leads to the discovery,

dissemination, and application of new knowledge– the development of educational programs at all levels– expanding awareness of global concerns by hosting

conferences, forums, workshops, symposia, and speakers

– engaging policy makers and other partners and translating research into policy.

Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions: Strategic planning

5 year strategic plan focus areas:• Water• Regional Trade• Urbanization & Migration

University of South FloridaCivil and Environmental Engineering

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

EWRE

Program Theme Areas

Water Quality Engineering

Air Quality Engineering

Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the Environment

Solid and Hazardous Waste Management and Engineering

Surface Water Hydrology and Hydraulics

Groundwater Hydrology

Sustainable Design and Ecological Engineering

Environmental Biotechnology and Nanotechnology

Representative Ongoing EWRE Research Projects

Optimization of water reuse systems for removal of pathogens, endocrine disruptors and other pharmaceutically active compounds

Development of molecular biology based methods to measure the specific growth rates of distinct microbial populations.

Catalytic process for the remediation of soil contaminants.

Biogeochemical control of landfill leachate collection systems

Solid Waste Research

Landfill leachate treatment– Treatment of leachate containing

arsenic from CCA treated wood– Biogeochemistry in leachate

collection system (clogging phenomenon)

– Membrane bioreactor treatment of leachate for removal of xenobiotics(hormones)

Anaerobic digestion of wastes– Novel low-cost digestion process for

diverse solid wastes

Photos courtesy of Charlotte County, FL

Representative Ongoing EWRE Research Projects (cont.)

Developing solutions for environmental issues in developing nations (e.g., Caribbean, Latin America, Asia)

Control of RO membrane fouling in seawater desalination

Membrane bioreactors for wastewater treatment and water reuse

Membrane processes for arsenic removal

Modeling fate of bioweapons agent released from terrorism activities

Representative Ongoing EWRE Research Projects (cont.)

Advanced stormwater management and urban hydrology

Integrated surface-ground water modeling

Monitoring hydrological fluxes in the ground water-vadosezone-atmosphere continuum

Modeling of atmospheric nitrogen deposition into Tampa Bay

Evapotranspiration from heterogenous landscapes

Influence of land use change on water quality

USF EWRE Faculty

Environmental Engineering

Jeffrey Cunningham

Peter Stroot

Maya Trotz

Daniel Yeh

Robert Carnahan (Retired)

Wayne Echelberger (Emeritus)

Water Resources

Mahmood Nachabe

Mark Ross

Andres Tejada-Martinez

Stan Kranc (Retired)

Mel Anderson (Emeritus)

Environmental & Occupational Health

Noreen Poor

Amy Stuart

EWRE Faculty Credentials

Graduate Institutions

Stanford Univ.

MIT

Univ. Michigan

Georgia Tech

Univ. Illinois

Univ. Cincinnati

Univ. Texas

Auburn Univ.

Northwestern Univ.

U. Florida

Virginia Tech

UC Davis

Colorado State Univ.

Clemson Univ.

Univ. North Carolina

Columbia University

Eight (8) Registered Professional Engineers

Jeffrey Cunningham

Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering

Stanford UniversityM.S. Civil Engineering

Stanford UniversityB.S. Chemical Engineering

Rice UniversityResearch Interests:

Contaminant fate and transport in the (aqueous) environmentPhysical, chemical, and biological processes for water treatmentand water quality controlWater resources and water re-useContaminant behavior in groundwaterGroundwater remediation

EWRE EWRE -- Environmental EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering

Peter Stroot

Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Environmental Engineering

University of CincinnatiM.S. Environmental Engineering

University of IllinoisB.S. General Engineering

University of Illinois

Research Interests: Development of novel anaerobic digestion processes for the treatment of diverse solid wastesDevelopment of a new high-rate nitrification process for domestic and industrial wastewaterUse of molecular biology tools to investigate the growth responses of specific microbial populations in bioreactors


Maya Trotz


Stanford UniversityM.S. Civil & Environmental Engineering

Stanford UniversityB.S. Chemical Engineering

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Areas of Expertise: Application of chemical principles to the study and manipulation of pollutant behavior (e.g. arsenic) in natural aquatic systems and in engineered processes.


Daniel Yeh, P.E.

Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Environmental Engineering

Georgia Institute of Technology

M.S. Environmental EngineeringUniversity of Michigan

B.S. Civil Engineering and Natural ResourcesUniversity of MichiganResearch Interests:

Membrane and biological processes for wastewater reclamation and reuse, water purification, industrial waste minimization andwaste-to-energy conversionRemediation of contaminated soils and sedimentsSustainable energy sources and processes; Water sanitation for developing nations; Ecological engineering


National Center for Water Treatment Technologies (NCWTT)

Specializing in membrane-separation systems, the National Center at the University of South Florida consists of an analytical research laboratory and pilot-plant facility. The pilot-plant facility includes a mobile pilot plant, two stationary pilot plants, and a seawater pilot plant.

The Center also has both a laboratory trailer and a trailer that operates reverse osmosis seawater systems. The seawater systems can treat brackish water and wastewater.

National Center for Water Treatment Technologies (NCWTT)

Field Research Opportunities

Mark Ross, P.E.

Associate ProfessorPh.D. Civil Engineering-Coastal Hydraulics

University of FloridaM.S. Civil Engineering-Water Resources

University of South FloridaB.S. Civil Engineering-Water Resources

University of South Florida

Research Interests: Surface and groundwater interactionsHydrologic, hydraulic and water quality modelingGIS & remote sensing applications Lake and estuary water quality managementEstuary & tidal inlet sediment dynamics

EWRE EWRE –– Water Resources EngineeringWater Resources Engineering

Mahmood Nachabe, P.E.

Associate ProfessorPh.D. Civil Engineering

Colorado State University

M.S. EngineeringAuburn University

B.S. Civil EngineeringAmerican University of Beirut

Research Interests: Vadose zone and ecosystem hydrologyStochastic applications in hydrologyStream-aquifer interaction and conjunctive use of surface/ground water systemsFlow in porous media and contaminant fate and transport


Andres E. Tejada-Martinez

Assistant ProfessorPh.D. Mechanics

Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteM.S. Mathematics

Courant Institute, New York UniversityM.S. Engineering MechanicsB.S. Civil Engineering B.A. Applied Mathematics

Columbia UniversityResearch Interests: Numerical Simulations of microscopic oceanic turbulenceNovel large-eddy simulations (LES)Methodologies for turbulent flowsSubgrid-scale modeling for LESFinite element methods for fluids


Noreen Poor, P.E.

Associate ProfessorPh.D. Civil Engineering

Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

M.S.E. Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Texas at Austin

B.A. ManagementUniversity of Maryland

Specialization:Environmental ChemistryAmbient Air QualityMeasurement of Air Pollutants

EWRE EWRE –– Environmental & Environmental & Occupational HealthOccupational Health

Amy Stuart


Stanford University

M.S. Civil EngineeringStanford University

B.S. Chemical EngineeringStanford University

Areas of ExpertiseAir Pollution Atmospheric Chemistry Environmental Computational Modeling Emergency Releases and Terrorism Response

EWRE EWRE –– Environmental & Environmental & Occupational HealthOccupational Health

Center for Modeling Hydrologic and Aquatic Systems (CMHAS)

Water resources research on urbanizing coastal plain, shallow water table and sub-tropical systems

Approaching $1 million annual research

10 faculty, including 2 full time research associates, several USF colleges

Supports EWRE field and computational aspects

CMHAS Research

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CMHASExample Projects

Hydrology of mined phosphate lands, waste clay settling areas

Runoff, recharge and ET distribution in vadose zone, shallow water table systems (field and theoretical study)

Integrated surface and groundwater modeling of regional supply systems

Wetland hydro-period prediction & eco-hydrology

Real time storm surge modeling

Storm water management in coupled SW/GW systems (hydraulics and water quality)

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Multi-Station Streamflow Monitoring

Soil Moisture Probes

Representative Funding Agencies

National Science Foundation

US Department of Agriculture

US Geological Survey

US Department of Energy

Florida Center for Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

Southwest Florida Water Management District

American Waterworks Research Foundation

Water Environment Research Foundation

Laboratories

Analytical instrumentation lab

Wet chemistry labs

Pilot labs (at USF and at W/WW utilities)

Teaching lab

Field lab

Computer lab

USF Nanomaterials and Nanomanufacturing Center

Curriculum

MS (9 month, non-thesis)

MS (thesis)

PhD

A variety of courses are offered on the principles and applications of EWRE; additional related courses are available in areas such as public health, environmental science & policy, chemistry, biology, geology, geography.

EWRE Students

EWRE student volunteers

at the 2005 Florida Universities Summit on Environmental Research (FUSER)

Environmental Engineering

In a Fortune Magazine (March 21, 2005) ranking of the hottest professions for the coming decade, Environmental Engineering ranked #1 of all professions in terms of anticipated growth (54%) over the next ten years.

The USF EWRE program is poised to meet this demand by preparing our graduates with the unique skills to address environmental challenges of today and tomorrow.

Collaborations (within USF)

College of Arts and Sciences– Biology, Environmental Science and Policy, Geography, Geology,

Chemistry

School of Public Health– Environmental and Occupational Health

College of Engineering– Civil, Mechanical, Industrial, Chemical, Electrical, and Computer

Engineering

College of Marine Sciences

Patel Center for Global Solutions

Department of Geology

Mark Rains Ph.D., Eco-Hydrology

Mark Stewart Ph.D., Hydrogeology

Ping Wang Ph.D., Coastal Hydraulics, Sediment Transport and Geomorphology

H.L. Vacher Ph.D., Hydrogeology

Thomas Pichler Ph.D., Geochemistry, arsenic chemistry

Department of Biology

Tom Crisman, Ph.D., Patel Senior Fellow, Ecosystems, wetland ecoloby

Valerie J. Harwood, Ph.D., Microbiology, molecular biology, pathogens in drinking and reclaimed water

Daniel Lim, Ph.D., Molecular biology, Biosensors, bioterrorism, co-director of FCoE-BITT

…many others

Sustainable Healthy Communities (SHC) -Water Dimension: A new multidisciplinary Graduate School Initiative

Four winning projects beginning in 20071) Integrating global capabilities into STEM education: Critical

technologies and strategies for meeting the UN’s Millennium Development Goals on water and sanitationDaniel Yeh (Civil Environ Eng), Ricardo Izurieta (Global Health),

Linda Whiteford (Anthropology), and Norma Alcantar (Chem Eng)

2) Towards Sustainable Healthy communities: communicating Science and Risks of Emerging Micropollutants in Reclaimed WaterJeffrey Cunningham (Civil Environ Eng), Foday Jaward (Env. Occu.

Health), Derina Holtzhausen (Mass Communications), and Daniel Yeh (Civil Environ Eng)

SHC:Water MDG Water/sanitation Technologies Project

Integration of water and sanitation challenges

Anaerobic membrane bioreactors for recovery of water, energy and fertilizers

Green chemistry: water purification with cactus mucilage

Disease intervention through solar latrines

Multidisciplinary graduate training

Capacity building and educationYeh, Whiteford, Alcantar and Izurieta (l-r)

Sustainable Healthy Communities (SHC) -Water Dimension: A new multidisciplinary Graduate School Initiative

Four winning projects beginning in 20073) Automatic detection of red tides and water quality anomaly

events: Application of computer intelligence to marine scienceFrank E. Muller-Karger (Marine Sci), Chuanmin Hu (Marin Sci),

Lawrence O. Hall (Comp Sci Eng), and Dmitry Goldgof (Comp SciEng)

4) Understanding and promoting sustainability related to mercuryexposures through integrated research, graduate education, and community involvementAmy L. Stuart (Env. Occu Health), Maya Trotz (Civil Environ Eng),

and Fenda A. Akiwumi (Geography)

USF-IHE Partnership Potential

USF/IHE- installed education & research capacity

IHE - GoN funding ++; USF-NSF funding ++

USF/IHE joint session at WWF5 (Istanbul, March 2009)

IHE - partnerships with UNESCO category II centers

USF – develop cat II ctr (OSU, USACE-IWR?)

IHE - access to IHE alumni network (potential regional implications)

Joint research and publication possibilities

Joint training opportunities through leveraged/co-funding- degree programmes, short courses, field experiences, credit transfer

Joint On-line training

Staff exchanges -institution building activities with universities

Joint Research / Project Consulting / Advisory Services

From R. Meganck presentation at USF

Gateway to Latin America & Caribbean

Ease of access to LAC and myriad partners offers many field research opportunities

Students from LAC receive FL in-state tuition

Research opportunities in Florida

Unique research opportunities

Rapidly-urbanizing coastal environment

Infrastructure challenges (how to realize smart growth with an aging infrastrcture)

Alternative water supplies (surface water, wastewater reuse, desalination)

Climate change effects

Karst hydrogeology

Subtropical ecosystems similar to many Latin American regions

Water resources management

Field research opportunities in unique ecosystems - Everglades restoration - Ecohydrology

Research ExampleEverglades restoration

Thank you, and we look forward to working with you!

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