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Our work focuses on understanding how a growing population, urbanization and climate change are affecting cities, ecosystems and human health.
The challenges facing the planet today are larger, more complex and more interconnected than ever before. As the world population increases combined with rising temperatures, sea-levels, and unhealthy air and water, engineers and scientists face a multitude of issues on how to sustain the health of our natural environment.
Researchers in CEE work to understand the physical, chemical and biological processes occurring in the built and natural environment to provide sustainable solutions for a cleaner earth in order to improve lives of future generations.
The central focus of our research is to understand the processes that affect our air, water, land, and climate. Our research encompasses all components of environmental science and engineering: from a fundamental understanding, to assessment of impacts, to the development of improved processes and technologies to develop sustainable solutions for a healthier planet.
Key areas include:
Understanding how cities, ecosystems, and agriculture are affected by global change, and engineering sustainable solutions to improve lives of future generations. ”