Biography
Anna Bernardo-Bricker is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Florida International University, where she has served on the faculty since 2011 and was promoted to her current role in 2020. She brings more than three decades of experience in analytical chemistry, air quality research, and environmental engineering education.
Her work focuses on analytical method development and quality assurance of air-quality monitoring data, molecular characterization of aerosol particles, indoor environmental quality, and the chemical processes that influence indoor and ambient air pollution. She has contributed to multi-institutional studies sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that advanced scientific understanding of ozone formation and fine particulate matter across the southeastern and northwestern United States. Her research has been published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at national conferences.
Bernardo-Bricker earned a Licenciate in Chemistry from Universidad Simón Bolívar, an M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Miami, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Florida International University. She integrates rigorous analytical approaches with real-world environmental applications and seeks to cultivate in students a research-driven, scientifically grounded approach to environmental engineering design.
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Florida International University, 2008
- MS, Chemistry, University of Miami, 1993
- Licenciate, Chemistry, Universidad Simón Bolívar, 1988, Venezuela