Maria Chrysochoou
Professor and Head, Civil and Environmental Engineering, UConn School of
Engineering
Elected to the Academy in 2021
Education
Aristotle University (Greece), 2000, BS, Physics; Technische Universität Dresden (Germany), 2003, MSc,
Environmental Engineering; Stevens Institute of Technology, 2006, PhD, Environmental Engineering
Professional Area
Environmental and applied geochemistry; contaminated site remediation; brownfield redevelopment; waste and soil characterization; service learning
Citation
For nationally recognized applied geochemistry applications to critical environmental, geotechnical and construction problems, including new testing methods adopted by multiple States, and for leading the development of an innovative service-learning STEM program, the Connecticut Brownfields Initiative.