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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
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Awards & Honors

Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers

National President of the United States of America · 2011

In the News

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 27, 2021
An Exciting Step Toward a Shared Research-Policy Agenda in 'Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining'
Published February 10, 2021
Re-Engineering the Consumer Product Life Cycle
Published December 12, 2019
Where Gold Mining Grows in Peru, Deforestation, Erosion and Toxic Mercury Follows
Published May 28, 2019
What Researchers Are Watching Out For This Hurricane Season
Published July 19, 2017
Studying Superfunds: Duke Environmental Engineers Investigate How Super-Polluted Areas Affect Early Human Health
Published June 27, 2016
Duke researchers: N.C. coal ash could be a resource, not just a hazard
Published May 27, 2016
Appalachian Coal Ash Richest in Critical Rare Earth Elements
Published April 13, 2016
Oxygen Key to Containing Coal Ash Contamination
Published January 22, 2015
Going for the gold sends mercury down the river
Published January 9, 2015
Mercury from Gold Mines Accumulates Hundreds of Miles Downstream
Published August 5, 2014
Study Eyes Health Risks Of Drilling And Mining In Peru