Dr. Zbigniew Kabala

Associate Professor

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Biography

Zbigniew Kabala is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University. He holds a Ph.D. from Princeton University and has significant expertise in Environmental Health Engineering and Hydrology & Fluid Dynamics. His extensive research background includes a variety of publications addressing groundwater contamination, hydrodynamic porosity, and machine learning applications in environmental science. Kabala has received several awards for his contributions to civil engineering education, including the Earl Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award. He has taught advanced courses related to fluid mechanics, groundwater hydrology, and independent studies focused on emerging technologies in civil and environmental engineering. Kabala's work is widely published in leading journals, where he explores complex interactions between environmental factors and engineering practices, contributing to knowledge on sustainable water resource management.

Research Interests

Awards

#2005

Earl Brown II Outstanding Civil Engineering Faculty Award

#2001

Top 8 Downloaded Article

Courses

CEE 692: Independent Study: Advanced Topics Civil Environmental Engineering CEE 690: Advanced Topics Civil Environmental Engineering CEE 683: Groundwater Hydrology Contaminant Transport CEE 301L: Fluid Mechanics

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)