The Evolution of Aria Amirbahman
The opportunity to join a Mitchell Center citizen-science research project allowed the UMaine environmental engineer to grow as a scientist and teacher
Aria Amirbahman is a professor of civil and environmental engineering with specific research interests in aquatic chemistry and contaminant transport.
“I’m an engineer by training so I need a structured, systematic way to approach a problem. The way I look at things, they should fit into patterns and equations. That’s my upbringing,” Amirbahman says matter-of-factly.
So, it is not surprising that when he had the opportunity to join ranks with a Mitchell Center project that blended his world of hard physical science with the “softer” social sciences to develop sustainability solutions, it took some time and convincing.