Our students are conducting diverse studies across disciplines and advancing technologies that will help protect the environment in South Florida and beyond. Learn more about these featured projects:
2 Ph.D.s, 1 dual-degree program and a world-class flooding model
Francisco Febronio Peña Guerra is the first student to take part in a new dual-degree program between CREST CAChE within FIU's Institute of Environment and the University of Florence in Italy.
Explore Our Activities
Browse our photo galleries from Research Experiences for Undergraduates, workshops, field research and more.
Join our team on a journey up the Miami River.
We hosted a research tour of the Miami River to showcase research conducted by students and scientists in local waterways.
Video of our first buoy deployment which monitors water quality and serves as an early alert system for harmful algal blooms.
Video of our second research buoy deployment at a Coral Gables canal to monitor water quality.
Video of our third research buoy deployment in "Heart Harbor" in Tavernier, Florida, to monitor water quality.
CREST in the News
Science & TechnologyFIU is among three universities receiving NSF funds to study climate change in the tropics
In an unprecedented move, the National Science Foundation is providing $300,000 to three universities including FIU to better [...]
- Science & Technology
5 things to know about the environmental threats facing Tampa Bay
While the threat to life and property from a leaky reservoir near Tampa Bay has diminished, the toll on [...]
- Science & Technology
Institute of Environment student becomes first Panther to accept NOAA’s Knauss fellowship
FIU Ph.D. candidate in the Institute of Environment is the first FIU student to accept a NOAA John [...]
- Biological Sciences
What is water worth?
Water holds a different value for every creature, culture and climate yet there’s no question it’s one [...]
