Groundwater Contamination: Reducing Health Risk Through Technological Innovation
Featuring
, Ph.D.
Dean of Engineering
Professor of
Tufts University
Location: Calit2 Atrium and Auditorium
Reception: 6:30 p.m.
Presentation: 7:15 p.m.
Open to the public; please RSVP to Stacey Hofflich at staceyhofflich@hotmail.com
UCI-affiliated guests, no charge
Non-UCI affiliated guests, $10 at the door
Parking available in the engineering parking structure at the intersection of East Peltason and Anteater Drive
About the Lecture:
Linda M. Abriola, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union, will be discussing technological advancements being developed at Tufts, as well as present her research on public policy, environmental sustainability, and water safety.
About the Speaker:
![](http://www.eng.uci.edu/files/Linda Abriola, 01-17-07.jpg)
An author of more than 120 refereed publications, Dean Abriola is an expert on the transport, fate, and recovery of dense nonaqueous phase contaminants in the subsurface. Her current and recent service activities include membership on the National Research Council Committee on Source Removal of Contaminants in the Subsurface, the National Academy of Engineering Offshoring Engineering Workshop Committee, and the NRC Committee on Gender Differences in Careers of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Faculty. Dean Abriola has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Ground Water Association Distinguished Darcy Lecturer and the Association for Women Geoscientist's Outstanding Educator Award. She is an ISI Highly Cited Author in Ecology/Environment, and was recently elected to membership in the