Mauricio E. Arias
Mauricio E. Arias, PhD, PE
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
ENC 3216
4202 E. Fowler Avenue ENG-030
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL 33620-5350
Phone: (813) 974-5593;
Email: mearias[at]usf.edu
Research group website: www.watershedsustainability.org

 

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
  • B.S. Environmental Engineering (Magna Cum Laude), University of Florida., Gainesville, FL.
  • M.E. Environmental Engineering, University of Florida., Gainesville, FL.
  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Sustainability Science, Harvard University, Cambridge, US
RESEARCH INTERESTS
  • Water Resources Sustainability
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Watershed Hydrology
  • Water Quality Modeling
  • Wetland Ecohydrology
  • Environmental Flows
CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
  • Coupling lake, watershed, and estuarine models to better understand the role of engineered freshwater discharges in driving the severity, location, and timing of harmful algal blooms. Awarded by the US Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center (USF PI, in partnership with UF).
  • Temporal and Spatial Optimization of Existing and Emerging Nutrient Management Technologies and Practices for Control of Harmful Algal Blooms ($1M), 2020-2023. Awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (#840090). Co-PI.
  • Investigation of Stormwater BMPs in the City of Tampa, 20-21. Awarded by the City of Tampa. Sole PI.
  • Landfill Leachate Management with Adsorbent-enhanced Constructed Wetlands, 2021-2022. Awarded by the Hinkley Center for Solid Hazardous Waste Management.
  • Evaluation of Hydrodynamic Effects of Manchester Waterway, 2021-2022. Awarded by the Manchester Waterway Civic Association.
COURSES TAUGHT
  • Ecological Engineering
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Global Water Resources Sustainability
PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION
  • Professional Engineer, State of Florida, 2021-.
AWARDS AND HONORS
  • Gulf Research Program Early Career Fellow, National Academy of Sciences 2021-2023.
  • McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowship, 2020-2021
  • HydroLearn Fellow, 2020
  • Giorgio Ruffolo Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Harvard University, 2014-2016
  • University of Canterbury International Doctoral Student Scholarship, 2009-2012
  • Norman Casey Scholarship. University of Florida, 2006.
  • 1st Place, Water Environment Federation National Student Design Competition, 2006
  • 1st Place, Florida Water Environment Association Student Design Competition, 2006
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