Michel Boufadel - Physician for the planet

>> Announcer This is a production of Temple University. >> Michel I love my profession. At some moment people ask me what is it I tlel them I feel like I'm a physician for the planet. I feel like there is a calling for me to do environment work. I'm a professor environmental engineering. My area of work and research relates to pollution in natural systems. When you have large-scale pollution, the challenge is really not to treat them in the lab; the challenge is how you can mitigate the environment damage. Currently, we are investigating and we are remediating the Exxon Valdez oil spill Also we're working in the Gulf of Mexico and that 2010 spill that was about 210 millions gallons of oil. We are also now working on the issue of natural gas extraction from shale formations. The work is being done in the State of Pennsylvania. I think engineers should be very visibile and that's what I have tried to do since I've been at Temple University. I'm the director for the Center for Natural Resources Development and Protection. As a public university in Philadelphia, we are well-positioned and based on our mission also, we are well-positioned to be that entity, the entity that the city of Philadelphia will come to anytime there are any environmental issue.