Professor Maya Trotz, from the USF Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the ). AEESP are selected based on their accomplishments in environmental engineering and science research, teaching and professional service.
was recognized for her pioneering efforts and sustained leadership emphasizing community engagement in research that are a crowning achievement of boundary-spanning, focusing on grand challenges of national and global importance in environmental science and engineering and underserved communities.
Photo: Professor Trotz after receiving her AEESP Fellow medal. Present with her is
Dr. Colleen Naughton (left)
(USF PhD Graduate, currently Assistant Professor at University of California-Merced)
and Dr. Meng Wang (right)
(USF Postdoctoral Research Associate, currently Associate Professor at Pennsylvania
State University).
Professor Trotz has pioneered new and innovative research areas that have attracted significant levels of external funding to support her ideas and approaches. Her nomination packaged noted how she engages in themes rarely seen among her peers, studying key environmental issues such as survival of coral reefs and nutrient control, that is unique in how it engages communities, motivates students, and attracts top quality Co-PIs.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has previously recognized her research excellence and impact by naming her as a 2023 and a 2024 NSF-KADF Ocean Decade Champion for environmental research, referring to her as a 鈥渓eader at the frontiers of research and innovation in ocean and coastal science.鈥�
Furthermore, she was selected as to be the keynote speaker at the . There she spoke about 鈥淓quitably Addressing Water Challenges to Achieve Planetary Health.鈥� Professor Trotz is also with the .
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