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Luiza is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at the University of Delaware. She earned her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Iowa, after completing her M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Environmental Engineering at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Following her doctoral studies, Luiza expanded her research as a postdoctoral research scientist in the Department of Environmental System Sciences at ETH Zurich. Luiza’s research focuses on Iron Biogeochemistry, a curiosity sparked by the fact that she was born near a banded iron formation in Brazil. When Luiza is not thinking about iron, you might find her painting watercolor, gardening, or biking! 

Matt is an Associate Scientist in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences. He has degrees in mechanical engineering (Ohio State) and environmental engineering (Missouri S&T). His research focuses on how plants interact with contaminants, including remediation of organic contaminants (phytoremediation) and inorganic contaminants in foods.