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The changing supply dynamics of our water resources highlight the need for greater water reuse. Stricter water quality standards are also needed to ensure the protection of both human health and the environment, particularly regarding the appearance of new contaminants resilient to standard treatment processes. These factors collectively present a substantial hurdle to achieving sustainable wastewater management, especially in areas like Florida but also with broader global implications.

Through engagement and collaboration with different stakeholders, this research and education cohort seeks to pioneer innovative and integrative solutions to water reuse challenges. These efforts span across disciplinary fields including soil and water science, hydrology, geochemistry, contaminant physicochemical properties, toxicology, health ecology (or eco-health), resource economics, and STEM learning and science translation.

Cohort Composition


  • School of Natural Resources and Environment, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
    Faculty: Dr. Mary Lusk
    Graduate Students: Oluwasegun Olubisi
  • Geological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
    Faculty: Dr. Andrew Zimmerman
    Graduate Student: Nishika Samarakoon
  • Soil, Water and Ecosystem Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
    Faculty: Dr. Alexander Reisinger; Dr. Davie Kadyampakeni
    Graduate Students: Chamoda Dissanayake; Ashley Hennessey; Tunde Samuel Oluwatuyi
  • Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions
    Faculty: Dr. Joseph Bisesi
    Graduate Student: Jeantel Cheramy
  • School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education
    Faculty: Dr. Kent Crippen
  • Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering
    Faculty: Dr. Katherine Deliz Quiñones
    Graduate Student: Fabiola Y. Rodríguez Rodríguez; Amanda Sills
  • School of Forest, Fisheries and Geomatics Sciences, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
    Faculty: Dr. Kotryna Klizentyte
    Graduate Student: Forrest East
High viewpoint of a water reclamation facility.