Mission
To enhance environmental quality through experimental investigation of subsurface environmental processes and remediation techniques leading to improved and cost effective cleanup methodology and decision-making.
Vision
Summarized in terms of three broad goals:
1. Utilize the knowledge from diverse disciplines to provide a broad and thorough understanding of environmental processes in complex subsurface systems and their interactions with atmospheric systems.
2. Integrate both fundamental and applied sciences to include efforts to join academic research to current industrial questions.
3. Produce researchers and students with a greater appreciation and understanding of the multi-disciplinary nature of environmental issues.
News
Dr. Tissa Illangasekare was appointed a Visiting Chair Professor at Peking University with the Center for Water Research, Beijing China. Peking University is one of the oldest and highly prestigious Universities in China. He was formally appointed to this during his visit to China in September when he co-chaired a Xianshan Science Conference held on September 27-29, 2011 with the theme "Tackling China's Groundwater Contamination: A Global Perspective." This meeting is part of the "Fragrant Hill (Mountain Xiangshan) Science Conference" series sponsored by China's Ministry of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, as well as Chinese NSF and other science agencies.
New Wind Tunnel at Mines - Understanding the atmosphere's relationship with the earth's surface
