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faculty
Nefeli Maria Bompoti, PhD she/her
Assistant Professor
Civil & Environmental Engineering
Contact
508-999-8464
nbompoti@umassd.edu
Violette Research 108B
Education
| 2017 | University of Connecticut | PhD in Environmental Engineering |
| 2014 | National Technical University of Athens, Greece | MSc in Water Resources Science and Technology |
| 2012 | National Technical University of Athens, Greece | Diploma in Civil Engineering |
Teaching
- Fate and Transport of Pollution in the Environment
- Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation
- Environmental Justice and Sustainability
- Probabilistic and Data-driven Approaches for Engineers
Teaching
Courses
An introduction to programming in spreadsheet software and scientific programming specific to the field of Civil Engineering. The course covers, basic programming, importing data, preforming mathematical and statistics calculations, plotting, and exporting data.
Probability and statistics theories and application at the introduction and intermediate level. Topics include: discrete and continuous random variables and various distributions with an emphasis on civil and environmental engineering applications. Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals and linear regression analysis are covered. This course is intended for undergraduate students who are engaged in research or plan to pursue a graduate education.
General topics of interest and relevance to civil & environmental engineering applications. Topics may include subject matter related to transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, structures design, water resources, fluid mechanics, and/or environmental science and engineering. Laboratory and field exercises may supplement lecture material. Course can be repeated with change of content.
Probability and statistics theories and application at the introduction and intermediate level. Topics include: discrete and continuous random variables and various distributions with an emphasis on civil and environmental engineering applications. Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals and linear regression analysis are covered. This course is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who plan to engage in experimental research.
General topics of interest and relevance to civil & environmental engineering applications. Topics may include subject matter related to transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, structures design, water resources, fluid mechanics, and/or environmental science and engineering. Laboratory and field exercises may supplement lecture material. Course can be repeated with change of content.
Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in civil and environmental engineering under a faculty advisor. A formal thesis must be submitted to fulfill the course requirements.
Thesis research on an experimental or theoretical project in civil and environmental engineering under a faculty advisor. A formal thesis must be submitted to fulfill the course requirements.
Project research in conjunction with industry or government under a faculty advisor. A formal report must be submitted to fulfill the course requirements.
Project research in conjunction with industry or government under a faculty advisor. A formal report must be submitted to fulfill the course requirements.
A team-based learning experience that gives students the opportunity to synthesize prerequisite course material and to conduct real-world analytics projects using large data sets of diverse types and sources. Students work in independent teams to design, implement, and evaluate an appropriate data integration, analysis, and display system. Oral and written reports and ethical aspects are highlighted.
Research
Research awards
- $ 500,000 awarded by U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY for PREPARED: Building Evidence-based Tools to Integrate Community Experiences
- $ 500,000 awarded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Minimizing Displacement Resulting from Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup and Reuse
Research
Research interests
- Reactive transport & Geochemical Modeling
- Data-driven Approaches in Environmental Systems
- Environmental Policy and Societal Impacts from Environmental Stressors
- Environmental Justice
- Sustainable and Healthy Communities
Select publications
See curriculum vitae for more publications
- Sousa O., Gay M., Bompoti N. (2025).
Revitalizing Brownfields: Federal Investment and Its Role in Promoting Environmental Justice
Environmental Justice - Nefeli Maria Bompoti, Nicholas Coelho, Lauren Pawlowski (2023).
Is inclusive more elusive? An impact assessment analysis on designating environmental justice communities in the US
Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 104 - Bompoti N., Hernández Y.C., Chrysochoou M., Machesky M. (2022).
Interfacial properties of Al-ferrihydrites: Surface complexation modeling as a probe of surface structure
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 6, 7, 1717–1724. - Bompoti, N., Chrysochoou, M., Machesky, M. (2019).
A unified surface complexation modeling approach for chromate adsorption to iron oxides
Environmental Science and Technology, 53, 6352–6361. - Bompoti, N., Chrysochoou, M., Machesky, M. (2019).
Assessment of modeling uncertainties using a multi-start optimization tool for surface complexation equilibrium parameters (MUSE)
ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 3, 473–483.
Dr. Nefeli Bompoti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Dr. Bompoti’s expertise is in reactive transport and environmental geochemistry, data-driven approaches in environmental systems, sustainable land reuse, societal impacts from environmental stressors, and environmental policy.
She has previously served as the Project Manager of the Technical Assistance for Brownfields Program EPA Region 1 at the University of Connecticut where she assisted communities with brownfield redevelopment projects across New England.
She received a PhD in environmental engineering from the University of Connecticut, a MSc in water resources science and technology and a Diploma in civil engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece.