About The Center for Water and Air Quality
About the Center
The Center for Water and Air Quality was established in 1998. Its mission is to:
- Protect, improve and conserve the quality and the quantity of Florida’s water resources,
- Enhance sustainable water management practices;
- Reduce air quality problems and
- Address the needs of stakeholders in the aforementioned areas.
The Center supports undergraduate and graduate teaching programs in soil and water sciences and provides research opportunities for experiential learning in natural resources program areas
The faculty in the Center conducts basic and applied research to address critical problems in the areas of water and air quality and sustainability of natural resources and the environment. It undertakes educational activities in cooperation with FAMU Cooperative Extension Program to serve stakeholder needs in water quality and quantity and watershed management. The Center faculty is also engaged in international activities related to water resources and water quality in the developing countries.
Program Areas/Projects
- Water and Air Quality of North Florida Water Processes and Wetlands (Hsieh, Bugna)
- Biological Assessment of Water Quality (Pescador, Rasmussen)
- Alleviation of Water Quality Problems and Conservation/ Best Management Practices (Gardner, Cooper)
- Watershed Modeling and Water Quality Monitoring (Milla, Gitau, Carter, Jain)
- Nutrient Management, Rural Water Issues and Water Policy (Pancholy, Mbuya)
Facilities
Soil and Water Analytical Laboratory
Wetland Ecology Laboratory
Aquatic Insect Laboratory
Geospatial Remote Sensing Laboratory
Faculty
Sunil K. Pancholy, Prof. and Director, Ph.D. (Oklahoma State), s.pancholy@famu.edu
Cassel Gardner, Professor, Ph.D. (University of Florida), Cooperative Extension, Cassel.gardner@famu.edu
Yuch Hsieh, Professor, Ph.D. (Rutgers), Yuch.Hsieh@famu.edu
Odemari Mbuya, Professor, Ph.D. (University of Florida), Odemari.Mbuya@famu.edu
Katherine Milla, Professor, Ph.D. (Florida State University), Katherine.milla@famu.edu
Manuel Pescador, Professor, Ph.D. (Florida State University), Manuel.Pescador@famu.edu
Affiliated Faculty
Adrienne Cooper, Associate Professor, Ph.D. (University of Florida) – Biological and Agricultural Systems Engineering, Adrienne.cooper@famu.edu
Margaret Gitau, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. (Pennsylvania State University) – Biological and Agricultural Systems Engineering, Margaret.Gitau@famu.edu
Research Associates
Glynnis Bugna, Ph.D. (Florida State University), Glynnis.Bugna@famu.edu
Amita Jain, Ph.D. (AMU, India), Amita.jain@famu.edu
Andrew Rasmussen, Ph.D. (FAMU/UF), Andrew.Rasmussen@famu.edu
Contact
Dr. Sunil K. Pancholy
Director, Center for Water and Air Quality
1740 Martin Luther King Blvd.
103 S. Perry-Paige Building
Tallahassee, FL 32307
Tele: 850 599-3594
Fax: 850 561-2966
Email: s.pancholy@famu.edu
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