The Center for Environmentally Sustainable Mining (CESM) is a collaboration between the NIEHS-funded UA Superfund Research Program (SRP) and the Lowell Institute for Mineral Resources.
Focus areas include:
- Phytostabilization of Mine Tailings in Arid Environments
- Metal Speciation in Arid Mine TailingsRosemont Re-vegetation
- Binational Copper Mine Tailings Native Plant Inventory Project
- Mine Site Re-vegetation
- Fate and speciation of metal(oids)
- Groundwater protection
- Autonomous monitoring systems
- Education modules for indigenous communities
- International Reseach and Education (Pan American Hub for Compatible Mining)
Key Personnel include:
- Raina Maier, Ph.D., Director UA SRP, Director CESM, Professor Soil, Water, Environmental Science
- James Field, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Research, College of Engineering, Professor Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Reyes Sierra, Ph.D., Professor, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Eric Betterton, Ph.D., Head, Department of Atmospheric Sciences
- Mark Brusseau, Ph.D., Professor, Soil, Water, Environmental Science
- Julie Neilson, Ph.D., Researcher, Soil, Water, Environmental Science