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Orner Research Group
Environmental Engineering & Sustainable Development

Team

Our team includes professors in environmental engineering and medical anthropology from three universities: West Virginia University, California State University Chico, and the University of South Florida. 


Kevin Orner

Assistant Professor

Environmental Engineering

West Virginia University


Areas of Research:

  • Wastewater treatment

  • Resource recovery

  • Sustainable development

  • Data science

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Pablo Cornejo

Associate Professor

Civil Engineering

California State University Chico


Areas of Research:

  • Life Cycle Assessment

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

  • Wastewater treatment 

  • Resource recovery


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Nancy Romero-Daza

Professor

Anthropology

University of South Florida


Areas of Research:

  • Community Health

  • Infectious and non-communicable diseases 

  • Ethics of Research

  • Costa Rica

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David Himmelgreen

Professor

University of South Florida


Areas of Research:

  • Nutritional Health 

  • Food Insecurity and chronic diseases

  • Costa Rica

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Our project will be evaluated by Dr. Allan Feldman. 

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Our team also includes Costa Rican mentors who will support the students in-country.