Helena Solo-Gabriele

Helena Solo-Gabriele is a Professor at the University of Miami within the College of Engineering and the Department of Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering. She specializes in environmental health, contaminant fate, and microbial exposure pathways.

• PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering (1995) from MIT
• MS (1988) and BS (1987) in Civil Engineering from University of Miami

Her research focuses on Oceans and Human Health, Wastewater-based Epidemiology, and Environmental Hydrology. Key projects include modeling the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and assessing PFAS contamination in landfill systems.

Recent publications emphasize Wastewater-based Public Health Surveillance (2025), PFAS Dynamics in Landfills (2025), and Microbial Risk Assessment (2024). Her work spans SARS-CoV-2 monitoring, contaminant transport modeling, and childhood exposure assessment.

She leads interdisciplinary curriculum development for atmospheric and marine health training, and coordinates student design competitions for Cuban infrastructure solutions.