Masoud Jahandar Lashaki, Ph.D., Principal Investigator, Associate Professor, and Graduate Program Director in the FAU Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geomatics Engineering. (Image credit: FAU)
The College of Engineering and Computer Science has received a two-year, $600,379 grant from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) as part of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ $112 million statewide investment in water quality and harmful algal bloom (HAB) mitigation. Led by Masoud Jahandar Lashaki, Ph.D., the project will develop innovative 3D-printed materials to remove phosphorus from Florida’s freshwater systems.
HABs remain one of Florida’s most pressing environmental challenges, driven largely by excess phosphorus from agricultural runoff, wastewater, and stormwater inputs that fuel the rapid growth of toxin-producing algae. Building on earlier FDEP-funded work, the team will create durable, retrievable structures that offer a more effective and environmentally safe method for long-term phosphorus removal. The project also includes educational outreach to strengthen Florida’s HAB-related workforce and community awareness…