Dr. James R. Mihelcic
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
ENC 3303
Tampa, FL 33620-5350
Phone: (813) 974-9896
Fax: (813) 974-2957
E-mail: jm41 at eng.usf.edu
Education
Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1988
M.S. Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, 1985
B.S. Environmental Engineering, Pennsylvania State University, 1981
Areas of Expertise
sustainable development, green engineering, global water and sanitation, engineering education reform.
Biosketch
Dr. James R. Mihelcic is a Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and a State of Florida 21st Century World Class Scholar at the University of South Florida. Dr. Mihelcic is a past President of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) and is a recipient of the AEESP-Wiley Interscience Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Engineering & Science Education. He has also received several teaching awards. Dr. Mihelcic is also a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board Environmental Engineering Committee and a Board Certified Member of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE). He recently co-edited a special issue of Environmental Science & Technology titled “The World’s Water.”
Dr. Mihelcic’s teaching and research interests are in green engineering, sustainable development, reform of engineering education, and global water/sanitation issues. He founded the very first Master’s International program in Civil & Environmental Engineering in 1997 and now directs such a program at the University of South Florida. He is the lead author of three textbooks: Fundamentals of Environmental Engineering (John Wiley & Sons, 1999) Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Design, Sustainability (John Wiley & Sons, 2009) and Field Guide in Environmental Engineering for Development Workers: Water, Sanitation, Indoor Air (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Press, 2009). He has studied environmental policy as an AAAS-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Fellow and traveled extensively in the developing world to conduct research and work on development issues related to water, sanitation, and global health.
