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Dr. Victor F. Medina is an Environmental Engineer and a Principal Investigator with the Environmental Laboratory with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, MS. Dr. Medina conducts research on prevention, treatment, and cleanup of environmental contamination at military facilities. Typical military contaminants include explosives (trinitrotoluene and RDX), heavy metals (lead), and other inorganic compounds (depleted uranium and perchlorate). Treatment approaches studied by Dr. Medina's group include stabilization, phytoremediation, and bioremedation. In addition, Dr. Medina's team is conducting studying on adopting environmental technologies for force protection and homeland security applications. Victor received his B.S. in Geology from the University of California, Los Angeles and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineer from the University of Southern California. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in Mississippi.

 

Position
Adjunct Associate Professor
Environmental Engineer, USACE/ERDC, Environmental Laboratory
Degree
Ph.D. (Southern California)
M.S. (Southern California)
B.S. (California, Los Angeles)
Tel: (601) 634 4283
Fax: (601) 634 3518
Email: victor.f.medina@us.army.mil