Dr. James R. Mihelcic is the Samuel L. and Julia M. Flom Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director of the Center for Reinventing Aging Infrastructure for Nutrient Management, and Director of the Engineering for International Development Program at the University of South Florida (Tampa). Dr. Mihelcic is a Fellow with the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP), past president of AEESP, a Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member and past Board Trustee with the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES). Dr. Mihelcic has also served two terms as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Chartered Science Advisory Board (SAB).
He has authored close to 200 published journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, and peer reviewed reports. He is also lead author for four engineering textbooks that include: Field Guide in Environmental Engineering for Development Workers: Water, Sanitation, Indoor Air (ASCE Press, 2009); and, Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, Design (1st and 2nd Editions, John Wiley & Sons, 2014). Dr. Mihelcic will be responsible for coordination of the session on COVID-19 and sustainably supplying food, water, and energy.