Professor Emeritus, Environmental Chemistry; Research Professor Emeritus, Human Growth
jnriagu@umich.edu
Office Information:
Room 6630 SPH I (TOWER); Environmental Health Science; 109 Observatory Street; Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029 Environ & Indust Health 2510 Sph I 2029
phone: 734.936.0706
Center for South Asian Studies;
CSAS Faculty
Education/Degree:
D.Sc., University of Ibadam (Meritorious), 1987; Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1970; M.S., University of Wisconsin, 1967; B.Sc., University of Ibadan, 1965
About
Prof. Nriagu's research and teaching programs center around three main issues: (i) sources, behavior, fate, and effects of metals in the natural and contaminated environments; (ii) environmental justice and disproportionate exposure of communities to environmental pollutants; and (iii) environmental health problems in the developing countries. His work includes applied laboratory and field studies and has led to 30 books (authored/edited) and over 300 published articles. From 2000 to 2008, he was listed as one of the most-cited scientists in the fields of Environmental Studies and Ecology. He was the director of the Environmental Health Program from 1996 to 2006 and has been active in a number of community-based organizations. Before joining the department in 1993, he was a research scientist with Environment Canada, Burlington, Ontario. Prof. Nriagu was the Editor-in-chief of the journal Science of the Total Environment (one of the leading environmental science journals), Editor-in-chief of Encyclopedia of Environmental Health (in five volumes) published in 2011, and the editor of book series published by Wiley-Interscience (New York), Elsevier Science (Amsterdam), and Maralte Publishers (Leiden). In 1987, he was awarded the first-ever meritorious Doctor of Science degree by the University of Ibadan (Nigeria). Prof. Nriagu is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. His other awards include the Senior Fulbright Fellowship and distinguished Alexander von Humbolt Research Prize.
Research Areas(s)
- Environmental health problems in the developing countries
Affiliation(s)
