Jennifer Borges (Civil Engineering)
About DOE Fellow:
Jennifer Borges graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the Honors College at Florida International University in the Summer of 2009. Ms. Borges left the DOE Fellows program shortly after induction in November 2009 to work on a Master of Science in Civil Engineering with a focus on Transportation Engineering. Jennifer is now the traffic operations analyst/project manager at Florida Department of Transportation.
Accomplishments as A DOE Fellow
Under the supervision of Dr. Prabhakar Pant, Jennifer worked on batch experiments to determine the reaction rate for polyphosphate and other groundwater constituents that control mobility and reactivity of phosphate ions. The experiments conducted were to understand interaction of polyphosphate with calcium, iron, and uranium with a focus on reaction kinetics. She also processed samples for analysis and assisted in preparing a report of the findings.