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Jeffrey Peirce received a Bachelor of Engineering Science degree in Engineering Mechanics from Johns Hopkins University in 1971 and a Ph.D. in Civil Environmental Engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1977. He joined the Duke faculty in 1979, after serving as a Senior Engineer in the Environmental Energy Division at Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on various aspects of environmental health engineering, including environmental engineering, cyberinfrastructure networks, sensors, and optimization of engineering systems. Peirce's work has included studies of particle-fluid interactions in treatment reactors, waste-amended soils, and modeling studies of gas transport through porous media. He has been recognized for his contributions with awards such as the Presidential Young Investigator Award from the National Science Foundation. Moreover, he has co-authored prominent textbooks used in environmental engineering education. His research has received funding from agencies including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)