, a University of 91视频 alumna and environmental engineering professor, has been named to the 40 Under 40 Recognition Program by the .
The national award honors early-career professionals under the age of 40 who have made significant contributions to environmental engineering or science within the past year. Winners are selected by a panel of past recipients based on their professional impact and civic engagement.
Buerck earned her doctorate in civil engineering from 91视频and a graduate certificate in social marketing and social change. She is now an assistant professor of environmental and civil engineering at in Georgia, and director of the Her dissertation work at USF, from 2018 to 2022, focused on lead exposure from hand pumps in Madagascar.
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鈥淭his past year her research on reducing lead exposure in Sub-Saharan Africa attracted the interest of UNICEF, the Lead Exposure Elimination Project, USAID, and the CDC,鈥� said , a professor in USF鈥檚 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. 鈥淗er work gained global attention after calls for a Lead-Free Future at the World Economic Forum.鈥�
Buerck鈥檚 research focuses on , heavy metal exposure, and the intersection of engineering, public health and behavior change. She has brought these efforts to Mercer鈥檚 Mercer on Mission (MOM) program, leading student trips to Belize and the
Notably, her team鈥檚 during the summer 2024 Mercer On Mission program helped identify lead contamination in public fitness equipment, prompting a government response. 鈥淎ddie is a creative and dynamic engineer, faculty member and mentor who is emerging as a leader in advancing our understanding of lead detection and mitigation in the environment,鈥� said , a distinguished university professor in Mercer鈥檚 Department of Chemistry.
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In addition to teaching and research, Buerck advises Georgia鈥檚 first student chapter of the American Water Works Association and serves as vice chair of the American Society for Engineering Education Southeastern Section鈥檚 Civil and Environmental Engineering Division.
The AAEES 40 Under 40 program celebrates those who are driving innovation and positive changea in their fields. Learn more about the program here.
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