Located just south of Fort Myers and north of Naples on the Southwest Florida coast, Florida Gulf Coast University encompasses 800 acres on which academic buildings, residence halls and athletics facilities share space with wetlands, pinewoods and boardwalks in a natural setting. FGCU serves 16,000 students and offers more than 95 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It emphasizes a university-wide commitment to sustainability and service learning, with students having completed more than 4 million hours of service since the university opened in 1997. With six colleges, FGCU is committed to serving Southwest Florida with academic programs designed to meet the workforce demands of the five-county region. Growing interdisciplinary programs include The Water School and the Daveler & Kauanui School of Entrepreneurship. 

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Don Duke spent a year teaching sustainability to students at the University of Iceland.

Fulbright Scholar

Committee on Improving the Next-generation EPA Multi-sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges , 2017-2019

National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine

American Water Resources Association (AWRA) : Former Board Member, Chair of 2020 National Meeting

American Water Resources Association Florida Section (AWRA) : Board Member

Bucknell University : Visiting Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Proactive Flood and Drought Management: A Selection of Applied Strategies and Lessons Learned from Around the United States

Case Study Analyses for Eight Pennsylvania Rural Communities and Recommendations for Statewide and Federal Policies

Improving the EPA Multi-Sector General Permit for Industrial Stormwater Discharges: A Consensus Study Report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Environmental systems

Federal and state-level policies

Flooding

Don Duke is a professor of environmental studies in The Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University. His Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering, and his long history in engineering consulting, agency analyses, and science teaching bring a scientist’s perspective to the policy classes at The Water School. He teaches a cluster of courses in Water Resources Science and Management, for students ranging from neophytes to advanced. His research in water resources analyzes the origins and impacts of pollutants in the water environment, and the policies designed to improve our waters. His favorite research is where he can use data about the environment to assess “from the ground up” the effectiveness of policies and regulations.

Municipal Stormwater Pollution Reduction

Industrial Stormwater Pollution Reduction

Flood Mitigation Policy

Water Resources Policy

Water Quality Assessment

Municipal Stormwater Management

Florida Gulf Coast University Scholar Page

As debris litters SWFL, researchers work to uncover Hurricane Ian’s environmental impact

Hurricane Ian’s ecological impacts unfold as pollution pours into SWFL waterways

Human fecal bacteria found in Lee County waters

$3 million budgeted for environmental improvements in SWFL

Report addresses flooding and flood insurance impacts on rural Pennsylvania

Industrial Storm Runoff and the Pollution Prevention Paradigm

Flood Response Policies at the Municipal Government Level: Case Studies of Small Towns on the Central Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania

Proactive Flood and Drought Planning by Local Agencies: Case Studies and Lessons Learned from Around the U.S.

National Flood Insurance Program: Impacts on Pennsylvania Communities and Design

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