Dr. James Mihelcic
USF Master's International Program Director in Civil and Environmental Engineering
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 from students. 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.
