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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

  1. 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

  2. Presentation Outline � About USF � Patel Center for Global Solutions � Environmental & Water Resources Engineering (EWRE) � Sustainable Healthy Communities: Water Initiative � Opportunities with IHE

  3. Florida Florida

  4. Florida - - The Sunshine State The Sunshine State Florida

  5. University Location University Location USF USF Tampa Campus Tampa Campus

  6. USF Campuses • Main campus Main campus • located in Tampa Tampa located in • 3 regional 3 regional • campuses in St. St. campuses in Petersburg, , Petersburg Sarasota/Manatee Sarasota/Manatee and Lakeland Lakeland and

  7. …home to over 2.5 million residents Tampa Bay Metropolitan Area

  8. USF at a glance • Founded in 1956 Founded in 1956 • • State State- -supported university supported 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 undergraduate 34,077 undergraduate 7,676 graduate 7,676 graduate 477 Doc. Medicine 477 Doc. Medicine 1,808 Non- -degree seeking degree seeking 1,808 Non

  9. USF Leadership Dr. Judy L. Genshaft Dr. Judy L. Genshaft President President Dr. Renu Khator Dr. Renu Khator Provost and Senior Vice President Provost and Senior Vice President

  10. A vibrant metropolitan campus… A vibrant metropolitan campus…

  11. About USF • 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 from 130 countries (many Fulbright/USAID/Ford Foundation) • 8,000 degrees awarded annually • Library holds 1.2 million books • Over 200,000 alumni

  12. Eleven Colleges Architecture & Community Design Architecture & Community Design Arts & Sciences Arts & Sciences Business Administration Business Administration Education Education Engineering Engineering Honors (undergraduate) Honors (undergraduate) Marine Sciences Marine Sciences Medicine Medicine Nursing Nursing Public Health Public Health Visual and Performing Arts Visual and Performing Arts

  13. Academic Departments Tour Academic Departments Tour Psychology Psychology Engineering Business Engineering Business Communication and Public Health Communication and Public Health Education Education Information Sciences Information Sciences

  14. USF Facilitates Learning USF Facilitates Learning • Technologically enhanced instruction Technologically enhanced instruction • • iTunes University! iTunes University! • • Computer labs and the Information Commons Computer labs and the Information Commons • • Wireless internet access across campus Wireless internet access across campus • • Interactive Classroom Performance System Interactive Classroom Performance System • • Student discounts on computers from Dell, Apple and others Student discounts on computers from Dell, Apple and others • • Free to all students: Free to all students: • • Webmail Webmail • • Web space Web space • • MyUSF MyUSF Portal Portal - - Blackboard Learning System Blackboard Learning System • • Antivirus software Antivirus software •

  15. Campus Facilities Campus Facilities Campus Housing Golf Course Library Campus Housing Golf Course Library Athletic Training Student Union and Athletic Training Student Union and Sun Dome Sun Dome Center Bookstore Center Bookstore

  16. A Vibrant Campus Culture A Vibrant Campus Culture

  17. Sports – Big East Conference

  18. International Services Office International Services Office Your Advocate at USF Your Advocate at USF • Expert advising on Expert advising on • immigration/visa, academic, immigration/visa, academic, social, and acculturation issues social, and acculturation issues • Workshops on employment, Workshops on employment, • cultural adjustment, reentry, cultural adjustment, reentry, and career planning and career planning • Hosts monthly thematic parties Hosts monthly thematic parties • and numerous other special and numerous other special events – – bringing our student bringing our student events body together body together

  19. A Major Public Research University � 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)

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions: Vision and Mission � Vision State me nt: T he Pate l Ce nte r will be known for its suppor t of distinguishe d r e se ar c h and e duc ational pr ogr ams that pr omote sustainable , he althy c ommunitie s in a globalizing wor ld. � Mission State me nt: T he Pate l Ce nte r pr omote s and suppor ts: nonpar tisan, inde pe nde nt applie d r e se ar c h that le ads to the disc ove r y, disse mination, and applic ation of ne w knowle dge about the sour c e s of and solutions to pr oble ms of global c onc e r n; and e duc ational pr ogr ams for tr aining futur e le ade r s and for e xpanding public awar e ne ss about global c onc e r ns.

  23. Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions: Strategic planning Mission imple me nte d thr ough: – applie d r e se ar c h that le ads to the disc ove r y, disse mination, and applic ation of ne w knowle dge – the de ve lopme nt of e duc ational pr ogr ams at all le ve ls – e xpanding awar e ne ss of global c onc e r ns by hosting c onfe r e nc e s, for ums, wor kshops, symposia, and spe ake r s – e ngaging polic y make r s and othe r par tne r s and tr anslating r e se ar c h into polic y.

  24. Dr. Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions: Strategic planning 5 year str ategic plan foc us ar eas: • Water • R egional T r ade • Ur banization & Migr ation

  25. University of South Florida Civil and Environmental Engineering Environmental and Water Resources Engineering EWRE

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. Solid Waste Research � Landfill leachate treatment Treatment of leachate containing – arsenic from CCA treated wood Biogeochemistry in leachate – collection system (clogging phenomenon) Photos courtesy of Charlotte County, FL Membrane bioreactor treatment of – leachate for removal of xenobiotics (hormones) � Anaerobic digestion of wastes Novel low-cost digestion process for – diverse solid wastes

  29. 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

  30. Representative Ongoing EWRE Research Projects (cont.) � Advanced stormwater management and urban hydrology � Integrated surface-ground water modeling � Monitoring hydrological fluxes in the ground water-vadose zone-atmosphere continuum � Modeling of atmospheric nitrogen deposition into Tampa Bay � Evapotranspiration from heterogenous landscapes � Influence of land use change on water quality

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