Indian Jesuit appointed to US university post
Father Xavier Savarimuthu's research will focus on public health impact of climate change.
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| Father Xavier Savarimuthu |
An environmental scientist, Father Savarimuthu has been published in international journals and has presented lectures on water and public health worldwide from the Philippines to Stockholm.
Father Savarimuthu arrives at St. Joseph’s from St. Xavier's College in Kolkata, where, since 2009, he served as head of the department of environmental studies. He earned his doctorate in environmental science at the University of Kalyani in India in 2006 and specialized his doctoral research on the impact of arsenic-contaminated drinking water on public and environmental health.
"The future we want for our well-being is going through a sea-change due to human and natural activities," said Father Savarimuthu.
This semester, Father Savarimuthu will focus his research on climate change's effects on water disasters and public health in tropical countries. He is also teaching the environmental science course, "Environment and Public Health."
Source: UCAN
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