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A thread. When I was a young assistant professor at my first university (late 70's), my then Dean told me that in a few years there would be no need for #environmentalengineering. (he was in materials). Since then, we've had:
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need to control protozoa in drinking water
hazardous waste remediation
wastewater reuse
the energy/water nexus
PFAS
indoor air quality/respiratory infectious diseases
materials recovery from wastewater
etc.
I left that first university after 3 years.
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hazardous waste remediation
wastewater reuse
the energy/water nexus
PFAS
indoor air quality/respiratory infectious diseases
materials recovery from wastewater
etc.
I left that first university after 3 years.
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some take-home lessons:
- if you are sure of what you do, stay with it, and ignore the naysayers
- if you need to leave your first position, do so
- strive for excellence
- some academic administrators can be very ill-informed
the irony of the situation:
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- if you are sure of what you do, stay with it, and ignore the naysayers
- if you need to leave your first position, do so
- strive for excellence
- some academic administrators can be very ill-informed
the irony of the situation:
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