Mariana Evora (Civil Engineering)

Mariana Evora (Civil Engineering)

About DOE Fellow

Mariana Evora graduated August 2014 from Florida International University with Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Focused on structural engineering, her main interests are building design and refurbishment; she is also interested in the development of new innovative sustainable solutions for some of the challenges we currently face, like climate change.  She is the current treasurer of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) – FIU Chapter and the Secretary of the Cuban American Society of Civil Engineers (CAACE) – FIU Chapter. Mariana is interested in continuing her education towards a master’s degree in civil engineering upon graduation. Mariana is now an engineer at Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.

DOE Related Projects

As a DOE Fellow, Mariana has conducted an intense literature search in order to gather and evaluate a list of commercially available strippable and fixative coatings that would assist in decontamination and decommissioning (D&D) efforts by reducing the quantity of residual radiological contamination from a contaminated facility. In addition, she is helping develop a computer based model that will guide end users in the selection of these types of products depending on their specific needs and site application.