Tag: Antarpreet Jutla

After deploying life-saving cholera-prediction systems in Africa and Asia, a University of Florida researcher is turning his attention to the pathogen-plagued waters off Florida’s Gulf Coast.

UF is one of four academic institutions tasked with building scientific capacities and seeking solutions for the effects of environmental changes on human health.

Direct contact with flooding caused by hurricanes may lead to increased pathogens from different water systems that could result in the loss of limbs or even death, a University of Florida researcher told Newsweek.

Antarpreet Jutla, Ph.D., an environmental engineering sciences associate professor in the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment, along with researchers and humanitarian advisors from other institutions, created a one-of-its-kind portal to predict and prevent cholera outbreaks. With a $1 million grant from NASA, UF will become one of the first institutions primed to understand the patterns of this disease’s emergence in several parts of the world with the use of prediction tools.

Antar Jutla, an associate professor, and Chang-Yu Wu, a professor, in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences within the Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) were featured in The Washington Post. They discussed how climate conditions and human behaviors impact COVID-19 transmissions. 

As we wrap up the end of the year, here’s a look at the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering’s accomplishments.

The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure & Environment (ESSIE) is excited to welcome seven new faculty members. Katherine Deliz Quiñones LecturerDepartment of Environmental Engineering Sciences Research Areas: Microbiome Engineering, Remediation, Ecotoxicology, Ecosystem and Social Resilience B.S., Biology, 2000, University of Puerto RicoM.S., Biology/Limnology, 2004, University of Puerto Rico, MayagüezPh.D., Environmental Engineering Sciences, 2013, University of Florida […]

At the University of Florida, engineering researchers and educators are ready to usher in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.Our New Engineers will help lead the way by addressing the seemingly impossible challenges we face collectively in the areas of cybersecurity, environmental protection, personalized and affordable healthcare, transportation, and workforce and economic development. Together, we are ready […]