Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment

Pollutants are having devastating effects on ecosystems including the plants, animals and people who depend on them. The Center for Aquatic Chemistry and the Environment (CAChE) is a National Science Foundation (NSF) Center of Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) that tackles one of the most complex challenges: environmental contamination. Learn more about our Research:

Detection & Identification

Using advanced chemical sensing technology for the environment

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Fate & Transport

Quantifying how contaminants move through South Florida's ecosystems

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Impacts & Visualization

Developing methods to assess impacts on our shared environment

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Leading in Student Research

We are happy to share that one of our computer science students with CREST CAChE, Deya Banisakher, has won the Best Poster Award at the 30th International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference. Congratulations to Deya, his advisor Mark Finlayson, and the COGNAC team at FIU.

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News

Jul
12

Call for Papers: Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

Call for Session Proposals – ASLO 2018 Summer Meeting 10-15 June 2018, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada In 2018, ASLO will […]

Jul
10

FIU ForEverglades Fellowship

The Everglades Foundation provides fellowships for advanced research in support of the restoration of America’s Everglades. The Foundation is committed […]

Jul
10

FIU, Italian university partner to tackle water problems

FIU and the Universita per Stranieri di Perugia in Italy are formalizing collaborative efforts to address global water and environmental […]

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