Research

Ongoing Projects:

1. Building Resilience to PFAS Exposure on Vulnerable Coastal Communities Prone to Extreme Weather Floods: Brevard County FL as a Case Study. 
   • EPA-G2019-STAR-E1: $800K
   • Role: PI
   • Other investigators: Dr. Jean C Bonzongo, Dr. Antarpreet Jutla, Dr. John Bowden, Dr. Eric Coker
2. Source and Fate of PFAS in Landfills.
   • EPA- G2018-STAR-B1: $900K
   • Role: Co-PI
   • Other Investigators: Dr. Tim Townsend (PI), Dr. Helena Solo-Gabrielle, Dr. John Bowden
3. Prevalence and Characterization of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Wastewater.
   • OXY-CHEM: $8K
   • Role: PI

Projects Pending Funding:

1. GatorWATCH: A comprehensive program for optimizing community scale sampling strategies and measurement of SARS-CoV-2 presence and viability for wastewater surveillance
   • NIH-U01: $2.5M
   • Role: Co-PI
   • Other Investigators: Dr. Tara Sabo-Atwood (D/PI), Dr. Anthony Maurelli (PD/PI), Dr. Joseph Bisesi, Dr. John Lednicky, Dr. John Bowden
2. Assessing the Exposure Risk of SARS-CoV-2 in Wastewater Influent.
   • NIH-R21: $275K
   • Role: Co-PI
   • Other Investigators: Joseph Bisesi (PI), Dr. Tara Sabo-Atwood, Dr. John Lednicky, Chang-Yu Wu