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Heileen Hsu-Kim

Heileen Hsu-Kim

Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Civil and Environmental Engineering
hsukim@duke.edu
Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708-0287
118A Hudson Hall, Box 90287, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors

Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers

National President of the United States of America · 2011

In the News

Published February 25, 2025
Three Engineering Projects to Build Greener Materials
Published September 30, 2024
Helping Mining Towns ID Mercury Toxicity Sites
Published January 22, 2024
Engineering Solutions in Durham & the World
Published October 25, 2023
Prenatal Exposure to Lead Linked to Lower Birth Weights, Earlier Births in Gold Mining Communities
Published October 2, 2023
Ph.D. Student Investigates Mercury Contamination in the Amazon
Published June 13, 2023
Thinking Small to Address Coal Ash Toxins
Published November 19, 2021
Identifying Exposure Risks from Common Household Chemicals in Durham Homes
Published July 20, 2021
An Exciting Step Towards a Shared Research-Policy Agenda in “Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining”
Published February 10, 2021
Re-Engineering the Consumer Product Life Cycle
Published May 28, 2019
What Researchers Are Watching Out For This Hurricane Season
Published June 27, 2016
Duke researchers: N.C. coal ash could be a resource, not just a hazard
Published January 22, 2015
Going for the gold sends mercury down the river
Published August 5, 2014
Study Eyes Health Risks Of Drilling And Mining In Peru