James Mihelcic
Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
Organization: University of South Florida
Education: Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Sustainability, Impact of anthropogenic stressors on water resources, Water supply, Water reuse, Nutrient management, Water/Sanitation/Hygiene (WASH) in the developing world, Engineering education.
Subject Areas:
Sustainability, Water Quality, Water Treatment
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Mihelcic, J.R., & Zimmerman, J.B. (2014).
Environmental Engineering: Fundamentals, Sustainability, Design. New York: John Wiley & Sons.
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Mihelcic, J.R., Naughton, C.C., Verbyla, M.E., Zhang, Q., Oakley, S.M., Schweitzer, R.W., Wells, E.C., & Whiteford, L.M. (2017). The Grandest Challenge of All: The Role of Environmental Engineering to Achieve Sustainability in the World’s Developing Regions.
Environmental Engineering Science,
34(1). doi: 10.1089/ees.2015.0334
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Cornejo, P.K., Zhang, Q., &
Mihelcic, J.R. (2016). How Does Scale of Implementation Impact the Environmental Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment Integrated with Resource Recovery?
Environmental Science & Technology,
50(13), 6680-6689.
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Verbyla, M.E., Symonds, E.M., Kafle, R.C., Cairns, M.C., Iriarte, M., Guzman, M., Coronado, O., Breitbart, M., Ledo, C., &
Mihelcic, J.R. (2016). Managing Microbial Risks from Indirect Wastewater Reuse for Irrigation in Urbanizing Watersheds.
Environmental Science & Technology,
50(13), 6803-6813.
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Schweitzer, R.W., &
Mihelcic, J.R. (2012). Sustainability Analysis of Community Managed Water Systems in the Developing World.
Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development,
2(1), 20-30.
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Mihelcic, J.R., Crittenden, J.C., Small, M.J., Shonnard, D.R., Hokanson, D.R., Zhang, Q., Chen. H., Sorby, S.A., James, V.U., Sutherland, J.W., & Schnoor, J.L. (2003). Sustainability Science and Engineering: Emergence of a New Metadiscipline.
Environmental Science & Technology,
37(23), 5314-5324.
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Mihelcic, J.R., Myre, E.A., Fry, L.M., Phillips, L.D., & Barkdoll, B.D. (2009).
Field Guide in Environmental Engineering for Development Workers: Water, Sanitation, Indoor Air, American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Muga, H.E., &
Mihelcic, J.R. (2008). Sustainability of Wastewater Treatment Technologies.
Journal of Environmental Management,
88, 437-447.
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Akers, D.B., MacCarthy, M.F., Cunningham, J.A., Annis, J., &
Mihelcic, J.R. (2015). Lead (Pb) Contamination of Self-Supply Groundwater Systems in Coastal Madagascar and Predictions of Blood Lead Levels in Exposed Children.
Environmental Science & Technology,
49(5), 2685-2693.
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Cornejo, P.K., Santana, M.V.E., Hokanson, D.R.,
Mihelcic, J.R., & Zhang, Q. (2014). Estimating greenhouse gas emissions for water reuse and desalination facilities.
Journal of Water Reuse and Desalination,
4(4), 238-252.
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Lopez-Ponnada, E.V., Lynn, T.J., Peterson, M., Ergas, S.J., &
Mihelcic, J.R. (2017). Application of denitrifying wood chip bioreactors for management of residential non-point sources of nitrogen.
Biological Engineering,
11(16). doi: 10.1186/s13036-017-0057-4
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Libby, J.,
Wells, C.E., &
Mihelcic, J.R. (2020). Moving up the Sanitation Ladder while Considering Function: An Assessment of Indigenous Communities, Pit Latrine Users, and Their Perceptions of Resource-recovery Sanitation Technology in Panama.
Environmental Science & Technology,
54(23), 15405-15413. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04120
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Wells, E.C., Webb, W.A., Prouty, C.M.,
Zarger, R.K.,
Trotz, M.A., Whiteford, L.M., &
Mihelcic, J.R. (2019). Wastewater Technopolitics on the Southern Coast of Belize.
Economic Anthropology,
6(2), 277-290. doi: 10.1002/sea2.12145
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Lopez-Ponnada, E.V., Lynn, T.,
Ergas, S.J., &
Mihelcic, J.R. (2020). Long-Term Field Performance of a Conventional and Modified Bioretention System for Removing Dissolved Nitrogen Species in Stormwater Runoff.
Water Research,
170(1). doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115336
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Rodriguez-Gonzalez, L., Miriyala, A., Rice, M., Delgado, D., Marshall, J., Henderson, M.,
Ghebremichael, K.,
Mihelcic, J.R., &
Ergas, S.J. (2020). A Pilot-Scale Hybrid Adsorption Biological Treatment System (HABiTS) for Nitrogen Removal in Onsite Wastewater Treatment.
Sustainable Water in the Built Environment,
6(1). doi: 10.1061/JSWBAY.0000898