The mission of EES is to provide quality undergraduate and graduate educational programs in environmental engineering sciences, to conduct an internationally recognized environmental research program that will substantially contribute to the benefit of the earth, and to provide authoritative guidance to individuals and organizations charged with preventing and solving local, state, national and global environmental problems. EES serves as a leader in multi-department programs aimed at solving environmental problems and as a major on-campus crucible for conceptualization and solution of environmental problems.
5/19/2009 Team SWAMP wins first place at Metcalf & Eddy National Design Competition
Team SWAMP, consisting of two students from Environmental Engineering Sciences (Christine Valcarce and Gabriel Maul) and three students from Civil and Coastal Engineering (Melissa Chin, David Diaz, and Joel Coker), competed in the METCALF & EDDY National Design Competition.
The students were asked to choose one of three designs, and Team SWAMP selected the design of a potable water treatment plant with seasonally brackish source water. First, Team SWAMP made the final four where they presented via a video teleconference and were asked to be one of
two teams to present their design at METCALF & EDDY in New York City. Their presentation in NY was excellent and the manner in which they addressed the questions and answers was even better. Team SWAMP won first place and received a trophy, $2500 in cash, and an autographed
METCALF & EDDY text book, "Water Reuse." Their advisor, Professor David Mazyck, received an autographed text book and $2500. He plans to donate his prize to the UF Foundation to provide TEAM SWAMP scholarships for the upcoming school year.
5/14/2009
Professor Joseph J. Delfino receives John J. McCreary Award for Outstanding Faculty Member 2008-2009 At the recent Departmental Spring Social sponsored by the Society of Environmental Engineers, the students in Environmental Engineering Sciences selected Dr. Joseph J. Delfino, Professor, to receive the John J. McCreary Award as the Outstanding Faculty Member for 2008-2009. Dr. Delfino has been a member of the Department's faculty for 27 years and had earlier served for a total of 11 years as the Department Chair.
At the recent Departmental Spring Social sponsored by the Society of Environmental Engineers, the students in Environmental Engineering Sciences selected Dr. Joseph J. Delfino, Professor, to receive the John J. McCreary Award as the Outstanding Faculty Member for 2008-2009. Dr. Delfino has been a member of the Department's faculty for 27 years and had earlier served for a total of 11 years as the Department Chair.
