Claudia Cardona (Environmental Engineering)

Claudia Cardona (Environmental Engineering)

About DOE Fellow
Claudia Cardona graduated from Florida International University (FIU) with a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering in the fall of 2003. She obtained her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from EAFIT University in Medellin, Colombia. Her passion for environmental engineering began during her bachelor studies while taking elective courses in environmental studies. She is currently focused on completing her Doctoral studies which began in 2005 and were postponed in 2006 while she dedicated time for raising her son.  During her Doctoral studies, Claudia worked at the Applied Research Center (ARC) on evaluating the effectiveness of emerging technologies for mercury removal in support of an Oak Ridge National Laboratory project. She is interested in the remediation of hazardous waste to prevent damage to ecosystems and human health. She is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and FIU alumni.

DOE Related Projects:
The unique Hanford Site in Washington State contains a wide variety of hazardous waste streams and uranium (VI) is of major concern at this site. FIU-ARC  is conducting a project to evaluate a remediation approach for uranium removal from the Hanford Site vadose zone.  Currently, Claudia is working under the supervision of Dr. Yelena Katsenovich on the remediation of the uranium-contaminated subsurface in the deep vadose zone. Her work is focused on evaluating the effects of Si and Al concentration ratios on the removal of uranium under the Hanford Site 200 Area.