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Director Prof. M. M. Aral School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia TECH

Here you will find information on our research activities in WATER RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH and ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT areas. As you browse this web site you will find out that our software products and publications are in public domain and can either be downloaded directly from the web site or can be requested. Feel free to send us a note with your questions and comments.

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Opportunities in MESL:

Competitive graduate student and post doctoral positions are available in the MESL program based on our current research program load and needs. If interested in these positions please send a copy of your resume and educational credentials along with a letter of request to the program director as an e-mail attachment.

 MESL Research Center and Springer launches a new International Journal:

In a joint effort with Springer Publishers, a standard bearer in technical journals in the area of environmental management, quality and health, MESL program launches a new international journal which will address the health effect issues of global water quality problems. The new international journal on WATER QUALITY, EXPOSURE and HEALTH will provide a unique platform for scientists to exchange ideas and share information on research in the area of health effects of exposure to water pollution which may originate from numerous natural or man made sources globally. Dr. Mustafa M. Aral, the Director of the MESL program at Georgia Tech, will serve as the Editor of this new journal with support from Dr. Andrew A. Meharg from UK serving as the Co-Editor.

Please click this link to access the journal web site: WQEH Journal.

We believe one way to achieve success in global peace and harmony is through equity in education. Building on this premise, MESL program has funded graduate students from 25 countries of the world since its inception (1993). We are now initiating a new program for graduate students coming from developing countries. Given our limited resources, this program is a small but determined effort on our part to contribute to the issues and concerns in developing countries. As a part of this initiative, MESL program is dedicated to extend educational opportunities to graduate students who are applying to the MESL program at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE), Georgia Tech (GT) from the African continent. Our mission is to contribute to the technological and engineering needs of the countries in the African continent by providing partial or full support to incoming students who are applying to CEE, GT from these countries. Our aim is to share our educational resources and provide training opportunities for the students who are specializing in the fields of water resources, environmental engineering, environmental management and conservation, and environmental health. For this purpose two programs are initiated as outlined in this document. Individuals, international organizations and corporations who would like to participate and contribute to this program may send an e-mail to the Director of MESL to receive further information on the program.