Dr. Bonzongo is a biogeochemist, and he has been working on pollution prevention and control for more than 3 decades. His research focuses on both toxic metals and emerging pollutants, and uses fundamental knowledge in thermodynamics, geochemistry, microbiology, and toxicology. The ultimate goal is to develop environment friendly techniques for protection or remediation of natural and engineered systems.…
Dr. Faria is an assistant professor at the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. Her current research interests are in the use of nanotechnology to advance water treatment. She applies her multidisciplinary background in chemistry, biology, and engineering to develop nanomaterials that can overcome the inefficiency of conventional materials in water treatment systems.…
Rui Guo is a Lecturer of the Department of Engineering Education and the Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering in the UF Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. She currently teaches transportation courses for engineers. Before joining UF, she worked as an instructor in Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering at Texas Tech University from 2017 to 2019.…
My teaching and research focuses on characterizing the natural and anthropogenic chemical species involved in atmospheric processes, modeling their kinetics and multiphase partitioning, and improving the understanding of impacts of air pollutants on health and climate forcing.
Primary Research Area
Air Resources
Other Research Areas
Environmental Nanotechnology
Education
B.S., Ewha Womens’ University, Seoul, Korea, Chmistry, 1985
M.S., Korea Advanced Institute of Sci.…
Sungyoon Jung is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of Florida. She earned her Ph.D. in Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 2020, and conducted postdoctoral research at the FDA’s NCTR. Joining UF in 2023, her research focuses on identifying and quantifying emerging air pollutants, such as micro- and nanoplastics, and their remediation using advanced nanomaterials.…
Dr. David Mazyck is the Director of Electronic Delivery of Gator Engineering (EDGE), the UF distance learning program for online engineering master’s degrees, certificates, and professional education courses. His research interests pertaining to activated carbon and photocatalysis for the air and water purification.
Primary Research Area
Water Systems
Other Research Areas
Air Resources, Engineering Education, Environmental Nanotechnology
Research Interests
Water treatment, air purification, activated carbon, photocatalysis
Education
B.S., Penn State University
M.S., Penn State University
Ph.D., Penn State University
Awards & Distinctions
- Florida Blue Key‚ Distinguished mentor of undergraduate research (2009)
- 2018 ESSIE Faculty Mentor Award Recipient
