RUTGERS–NEW BRUNSWICK
Nicole Farhrenfeld
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering
Nicole Fahrenfeld is an environmental engineer working on water and sediment quality issues through applied organic chemistry and microbiology.
Qizhong (George) Guo
Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
School of Engineering
Qizhong Guo is a widely recognized water resources engineer. His specialty and research areas are hydraulics and hydrology, urban storm water and flood management, water environment protection and restoration, and green and sustainable water infrastructure.
Jing Li
Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology
School of Arts and Sciences
Inspired by the prevalence of contamination in developing countries and in the United States, Jing Li is leading a research effort that is looking to sanitize unclean water by finding recyclable crystalline materials that can bind to and trap toxins and heavy metals in water.
Samantha Winter
Scholar, Center for African Studies
Ph.D. Candidate, School of Social Work
As part of a Boren fellowship, Samantha Winter is living and working in Nairobi, Kenya, to carry out her research on women’s sanitation culture in informal settlements in the area.
Research Institutes
The Rutgers Institute of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences advances research, education, and engagement that (1) progresses and expands the scientific understanding of the past, present, and future of the Earth system and (2) builds the knowledge and perspective needed for state, national, and global stewardship of a healthy, sustainable, and resilient planetary environment.