Annual Report

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George PhiIippidis elected as a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) .
Successfully organized the Patel College of Global Sustainability 10th Year Anniversary Celebration and All-Class Reunion on November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2023. This commemorative event entailed two receptions, an alumni conference, and an awards dinner .
Won two new grants from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
(FWC) to investigate mitigation of red tides using electromagnetic technology .
Won a travel award from the European Union Jean Monet Center to develop pedagogical material about EU's policy and research on sustainable transportation fuels.
Collaborated with the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council to develop the Clean Air Tampa Bay Priority Climate Action Plan as part of a $1 million grant funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .
Facilitated a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between USF and Tampa International Airport to enhance collaboration and partnership opportunities in research and educational areas.
Signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar and PCGS/USF to faciIitate research, promote cooperation between students and faculty, and advance the development of new global sustainability and engineering programs.