Faculty

Department Chair

Chang-Yu Wu

Chang-Yu Wu

Professor and Chair

(305) 284-5650
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Chang-Yu Wu has served as chair of the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Miami since January 2023. Before joining the University of Miami, he was a professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, where he served as department head from 2013 to...
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Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Samiul Amin

Samiul Amin

Professor Prof. Practice

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Samiul Amin is a professor of professional practice in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering. He also serves as director of the Engineering Corporate Affiliates Program (E-CAP). Before joining the University of Miami, he was an associate professor of chemical...
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Pratim Biswas

Pratim Biswas

Professor

(305) 284-5986
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Pratim Biswas is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Miami, with an affiliated appointment in the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences. He served as dean of the University of Miami College of Engineering from 2020 to 2025. Biswas is a pioneer in his field...
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David A. Chin

David A. Chin

Professor

(305) 284-3508
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Water-quality control in natural systems, terrestrial fate and transport of bacteria, environmental fluid mechanics, stochastic hydrology, design of stormwater control measures, design of hydraulic structures, agrohydrology, geohydrology, and TMDLs.
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Chao Luo

Chao Luo

Assoc. Professor

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Chao Luo is an associate professor in the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Miami College of Engineering. His research focuses on the development of organic materials, polymers, carbon-sulfur composites and electrolytes for high-energy, sustainable battery technologies.Luo earned a...
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Dibyendu Mukherjee

Dibyendu Mukherjee

Assoc. Professor Prof Practice

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Fateme Rezaei

Fateme Rezaei

Professor

(305) 284-5615
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Fateme Rezaei is a professor in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering. Before joining the University of Miami, she held the Linda and Bipin Doshi Endowed Professorship in Chemical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Rezaei earned...
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Virender Kumar Sharma

Virender Kumar Sharma

Professor Prof. Practice

(979) 481-7390
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Virender K. Sharma is a professor of professional practice in the University of Miami Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering. He earned a doctorate from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in 1989. Sharma has made seminal contributions to the chemistry and environmental...
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Helena M Solo-Gabriele

Helena M Solo-Gabriele

Professor

(305) 284-3467
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Helena Solo-Gabriele's research focuses on the relationship between the environment and human health. Her work spans diverse areas, including evaluating the impacts of chemical contaminants in the environment and assessing the effects of microbial contaminants in coastal zones. Her research on metals and pesticides has focused on...
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Yang Wang

Yang Wang

Assoc. Professor

(305) 284-3323
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Yang Wang earned a doctorate in energy, environmental, and chemical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 2017 and a Bachelor of Science in thermal engineering from Tsinghua University in 2012. From 2017 to 2019, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Brookhaven National Laboratory. From 2019 to 2022, he served as an assistant...
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Chang-Yu Wu

Chang-Yu Wu

Professor and Chair

(305) 284-5650
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Chang-Yu Wu has served as chair of the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering at the University of Miami since January 2023. Before joining the University of Miami, he was a professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida, where he served as department head from 2013 to...
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Faculty with Secondary Appointments

Esber Andiroglu

Esber Andiroglu

Professor Prof. Practice

(305) 284-3391
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Esber Andiroglu is a professor of practice in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Miami College of Engineering. He also holds secondary appointments in the Department of Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering and the School of Architecture. He serves as director of the Murphy Construction...
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David Alfonso Castilla Casadiego

David Alfonso Castilla Casadiego

Asst. Professor

(305) 284-8237
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David Castilla Casadiego is an assistant professor in the University of Miami Department of Biomedical Engineering, where he joined the faculty in January 2025. Originally from Barranquilla, Colombia, he previously served as a Provost Early Career Postdoctoral Fellow and National Institutes of Health Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)...
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Naresh Kumar

Naresh Kumar

Professor

(305) 243-4854
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Naresh Kumar, PhD, is a professor of environmental health in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He also holds appointments in the Abess Center for Ecosystem Science and Policy and the Department of Geography and Regional Studies. Dr. Kumar’s research and teaching focus on...
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Antoni Luque Santolaria

Antoni Luque Santolaria

Assoc. Professor
Secondary Faculty in Physics

(305) 284-3031
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Dr. Luque is a biophysicist who studies the molecular structure and dynamics of viruses using biophysical modeling, artificial intelligence, and bioinformatics. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Barcelona and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at New York University. Dr. Luque joined the U in 2023 as an Associate Professor in the Department of...
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Stephen D Nimer

Stephen D Nimer

Director, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

(305) 243-1775
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Claire B Paris-Limouzy

Claire B Paris-Limouzy

Professor

(305) 421-4219
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Claire Paris is a biological oceanographer with a diverse background in larval ecology, coastal oceanography, and numerical modeling. She has brought recognition to the key role of behavior of the pelagic larval stage in the connectivity of marine populations and the function of ecosystems. She leads a team of researchers and students at the...
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Priyamvada Rai

Priyamvada Rai

Professor

(305) 243-3312
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Luis Ruiz Pestana

Luis Ruiz Pestana

Assoc. Professor

(305) 284-3490
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Luis Ruiz Pestana is an associate professor in the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Miami College of Engineering and the Dr. Reza and Georgianna Khatib Endowed Chair. His research focuses on molecular modeling and simulation, with an emphasis on understanding the unique properties of nanostructured...
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Xianming Shi

Xianming Shi

Professor and Chair

(305) 284-5557
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Xianming Shi is professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at the University of Miami, with a secondary appointment in Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering. He is also founding director of the U.S. Department of Transportation-sponsored National Center for Transportation Infrastructure...
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Part-Time Faculty

Samir Elmir

Samir Elmir

Lecturer

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Dr. Elmir has served over 30 years within DOH in Miami Dade County, One of the largest health departments in Florida. Dr. Elmir has been the Department’s Professional Engineer Administrator responsible for the implementation of the environmental health and engineering programs and has been the principle environmental public health...
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