Environmental Sustainability
The goal of the Environmental Sustainability subproject is to develop novel environmental technologies and statistical forecasting methods that enhance the sustainability of fossil fuel energy and renewable energy sources. This subproject has three primary focus areas: (1) treat shale oil & gas produced water to produce clean water for irrigating energy crop and perennial grass, (2) model climate change to analyze the impact of climate change on the Gulf Coast region and its air quality, and (3) evaluate environmental impacts of all processes/products studied at CEES using life cycle assessment. Dr. Kommalapati is the group leader for this subproject.
