Prof. Jeffrey Cunningham

Jeff joined the University of South Florida in 2005.  He oversees a group of research students with diverse research interests under the broad umbrella of Environmental Engineering.

Jeff’s own research passion is the development and application of mathematical and computational models to describe the behavior of environmental systems.  This includes the modeling of contaminant fate and transport processes, groundwater flow, water and wastewater treatment plants and treatment processes, and pore-scale multi-phase flow through porous media, to name a few.  Mathematical modeling is useful not only as a prediction tool, but also to test if our theoretical understanding and conceptualizations of the relevant processes are supported by collected data.

When Jeff is not at work, he enjoys reading fiction (or anything written by Nick Hornby), spending time with his family, watching sports (particularly baseball, tennis, and soccer), and playing tennis (if/when his aging body cooperates).