About

Dr. Nefeli Bompoti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. Dr. Bompoti’s expertise is in reactive transport and environmental geochemistry, data-driven approaches in environmental systems, sustainable land reuse, societal impacts from environmental stressors, and environmental policy.

She has previously served as the Project Manager of the Technical Assistance for Brownfields Program EPA Region 1 at the University of Connecticut where she assisted communities with brownfield redevelopment projects across New England.

She received a PhD in environmental engineering from the University of Connecticut, a MSc in water resources science and technology and a Diploma in civil engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, Greece.

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Honors

2026 40 under 40 Recognition Program
American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (United States, Annapolis) - AAEES, 2026
College of Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, North Dartmouth) - UMD, 2025
Rising Stars Award
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, North Dartmouth) - UMD, 2025
Top 10 Grant Recipients Award
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, North Dartmouth) - UMD, 2025
Nominated for 2024 Scholar of the Year Award
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (United States, North Dartmouth) - UMD, 2024
Nominated for 2022 ACS Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Award
American Chemical Society (United States, Washington) - ACS, 2022
2021 UConn’s Provost Award for Community Engagement for Environmental Corps
University of Connecticut (United States, Storrs), 2021
Nominated for Minerals 2021 Young Investigator Award
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland) (Switzerland, Basel) - MDPI, 2021
C.R. Klewin, Inc. Excellence in Teaching Award
University of Connecticut (United States, Storrs), 2018-2019
Soil Chemistry Division Student Award for Oral Presentation
Soil Science Society of America (United States, Madison) - SSSA, 2017
UConn Doctoral Student Travel Award
University of Connecticut (United States, Storrs), 2017
Goldschmidt Student Travel Grant
U.S. National Science Foundation (United States, Alexandria) - NSF, 2017
UConn Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
University of Connecticut (United States, Storrs), 2017
FEI Center of Excellence in Microscopy Fellowship
University of Connecticut (United States, Storrs), 2016-2017
UConn Environmental Engineering Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
University of Connecticut (United States, Storrs), 2016

Organizational Affiliations

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Past Affiliations

Assistant Research Professor, University of Connecticut (United States, Storrs)

Education

Environmental Engineering
2017, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Connecticut (United States, Storrs)
Water Resources Science and Technology
2014, Master of Science (MSc), National Technical University of Athens (Greece, Athens) - NTUA
Civil Engineering
2012, Diploma, National Technical University of Athens (Greece, Athens) - NTUA