Dr. Samuel P. Massie
  Chair
Dr. Donald C. Helm
 

Environmental Research and Training

Environmental research at Morgan State University includes aquifer mechanics, contaminant transport, geotechnical hydrology, site characterization, bioremediation, soil remediation, water hydrology, low-emission/high-efficiency combustion energy systems, risk assessment, modeling and simulation using high-performance computers, and more.

Representative current research projects include the following:

	Environmental hydrology and geohydrology
	Innovative technology for remediation of contaminated source areas
	Development of a wastewater engineering framework
	Design and implementation of the advanced combustor for high efficiency/low emission
	Geophysical information systems and smart structures
	AECEP Earthwatch Career Exploration Program

Research Facilities

Facilities for conducting research at Morgan State University include the following:

	Computer-Aided Design and Drafting Laboratory
	Hydraulics Laboratory
	Structures Laboratory
	Environmental Laboratory
	Geotechnical Laboratory
	High-Performance Supercomputer Facility
	Industrial Technologies Laboratory

Major Equipment

	Structural strain measurement devices
	Universal testing machine
	Gas chromatograph
	Mass selective detector
	Atomic absorption spectrophotometer
	Electron microscopes
	Geotechnical testing tools and machines
	Computerized Comput-ox Respirometer
	Controlled environmental chamber
	Triaxial permeameters

For more information about tasking Morgan State University
for technical support, contact:
Cathy S. Fore
LMES HBCU/MEI Involvement Program Coordinator
Phone: 423-576-6838
e-mail: forecs@ornl.gov

Prepared by Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-84OR21400

April 1997