Alan Bowers, upper right, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering, and recently graduated Ph.D. students Bill Hamilton and Sibel Uludag study ways to protect the atmosphere from chlorinated organic materials using filtering systems in the ground. Photo by David Crenshaw

Whether they're studying environmental impacts in Russia in the aftermath of Cold War nuclear weapons production, or helping save Nashvillians millions of dollars in sewer upgrade repair costs, the engineers of the Vanderbilt Civil and Environmental Engineering Department (CEE) are finding ways to protect people from contamination in the environment.
"All of us are working on sharply defined projects with a highly specific focus," says Alan R. Bowers, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering. "But all of our work is interlinked, just as the earth's environment is comprised of complex components that are interrelated and interdependent."
The department's projects transcend international boundaries as well.
The work of Frank L. Parker, Distinguished Professor of Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, is a case in point.
Parker, who last year was selected as the first environmental engineer certified by eminence by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, has led environmental projects in Russia, Czech Republic, and other countries, as well as in Tennessee and other states.
Currently Parker leads international teams in the assessment of some of the most severe environmental problems in the former Soviet Union.
His teams have examined environmental impacts, risks, and means of preventing and alleviating damage at the three spent-nuclear-fuel-reprocessing centers in Russia.

--Vivian Cooper-Capps

Radioactive Waste in Russia

From Rubble to Roadway in U.S.

Wastewater in Equatorial Countries

Emissions and Wastewater in Tennessee

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