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Richard Palmer

Professor and Department Head
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Email: palmer@ecs.umass.edu

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Research is focused on Water Resources Planning, Drought Management, Flood Management, Expert Systems, Risk Analysis, Optimization and Simulation Modeling of Engineering Systems

Keywords

Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Water Resources


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Yeonhwa Park

Assistant Professor
Department: Food Science

Phone: (413) 545-1018

Email: ypark@foodsci.umass.edu

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Department Web Site

Research Profile

Research interests in continuation of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) research and searches for biologically active compounds from natural or dietary sources.

Keywords

Agriculture, Food Systems


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Mi-Hyun Park

Assistant Professor
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Phone: (413) 545-5390

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Research is focused on Environmental remote sensing, surface water quality modeling using satellite imagery and GIS, urban watershed management and sustainability, human impact on surface water quality, tormwater runoff modeling and management,environmental informatics and Distributed sensor networks in water infrastructures.

Keywords

Water Resources


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Chul Park

Assistant Professor
Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering

Phone: (413) 545-9456

Email: park@ecs.umass.edu

Personal Website

Department Web Site

Research Profile

Activated sludge process and biofilms wastewater engineering Sludge digestion and biosolids handling processes Role of metals and extracellular polymeric substances in bacterial aggregation Metaproteomics and metagenomics in complex environmental microbiota Membrane technologies for water and wastewater treatment

Keywords

Drinking Water Treatment, Environmental Engineering, Monitoring, Wastewater, Water Resources


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Om Parkash

Assistant Professor
Department: Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences

Phone: (413) 545-0062

Email: parkash@psis.umass.edu

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Department Web Site

Research Profile

Research focuses on the phytoremediation of toxic pollutants in contaminated soil, water and air. Research employs a multidisciplinary application of methodologies from molecular biology, genomics (cloning of genes conferring detoxification or tolerance, ion transport and sequestration), physiology and biochemistry to decipher the underlying molecular mechanism of metal tolerance including the detoxification and remediation of toxic metalloids and heavy metals using genetically engineered plants.

Keywords

Bioremediation, Contaminants, Nanomaterials, Plant/Pest Management, Water Resources


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Micha Peleg

Professor
Department: Food Science

Phone: (413) 545-5852

Email: micha.peleg@foodsci.umass.edu

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Department Web Site

Research Profile

Research interests include searches for biologically active compounds from natural or dietary sources to explore biologically active compounds that could impact human health and improve the quality of life.

Keywords

Agriculture, Food Systems


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Blair Perot

Assistant Professor
Department: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Phone: (413) 545-3925

Email: perot@ecs.umass.edu

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Department Web Site

Research Profile

Research focuses on computational fluid modeling for efficient use of biofuels and turbulence modeling using numerically generated data and resulting physical insights to construct engineering models (partial differential equation systems) which are able to predict the effects of turbulence on the mean flow motion.

Keywords

Energy Efficiency


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Sandra L. Petersen

Professor
Department: Biology

Phone: (413) 545-4400

Email: sandyp@bio.umass.edu

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Department Web Site

Research Profile

Research focuses on the intracellular and trans-synaptic signaling mechanisms by which estrogen regulates LHRH gene expression, biosysthesis and release. Interests in environmental contaminants.

Keywords

Contaminants, Environmental Health


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M.J. Peterson

Professor
Department: Political Science

Phone: (413) 545-2438

Email: mjp@polsci.umass.edu

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Department Web Site

Research Profile

Research in international institutions, forms of multilateral cooperation in addressing environmental and other issues, impact of changing ideas and technologies on processes of global governance.

Keywords

International Environment, Water Resources


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Steven T. Petsch

Assistant Professor
Department: Geosciences

Phone: (413) 545-4413

Email: spetsch@geo.umass.edu

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Department Web Site

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Research interests in biogeochemistry, geomicrobiology, and geochemistry.

Keywords

Climate Change, Renewable Energy


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