Joseph Blake Hughes - Karen & John Huff School Chair and Professor
Contact Information
Room: Mason 128
Phone: 404/894-2201
joseph.hughes@ce.gatech.edu
Research Interests & Bio
Joseph Blake Hughes - Karen & John Huff School Chair and Professor
Dr. Hughes maintains a personal web site with more details on his current research and students. (more details)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Environmental biotechnology and in particular, determining how novel metabolic capabilities of living organisms can be harnessed to improve environmental quality; nanotechnology in environmental systems.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY
Joseph Hughes received his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from the University of Iowa in Environmental Engineering and a B.A. from Cornell College in Chemistry. He is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Professor of Material Science and Engineering, and Chair of the School of of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Prior to his appointment at Georgia Tech, he was on the faculty of Rice University, also serving as Professor and Chair of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He has received the McKee Medal from the Water Environment Federation; the Walter P. Huber Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers; the Charles Duncan Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement at Rice University; is a member of Chi Epsilon, and twice was recognized with the ASCE Outstanding Professor Award at Rice University. He has been active in the National Academy of Engineering's Frontiers of Engineering program as a speaker and organizer; is a Diplomat (by Eminence) of the American Academy of Environmental Engineering; and, is a member of the U.S. EPA science advisory committee on Environmental Engineering.