Water Resources Regional Specialized Agent
Dr. Yilin Zhuang is a Regional Specialized Agent (RSA) in water resources serving the UF/IFAS Extension central district. Regional Specialized Agents cover multiple counties and specialize in a specific program area. Zhuang’s specialty is in water, specifically, integrated water resources management. Her coverage area includes Orlando and 11 central Florida counties.
Dr. Zhuang has her doctorate in civil engineering from the University of South Florida, where she studied the water-energy nexus, the relationship between how much water is used to generate and transmit energy and how much energy it takes to collect, clean, move, store and dispose of water. She has a masters degree in environmental engineering from Tongji University in Shanghai.
