Internationally acclaimed scientist to lead Everglades Research and Education Center
Samira Daroub becomes the second woman in the history of the 100-year-old center to take the helm.
BELLE GLADE, Fla. – Samira Daroub, an internationally acclaimed soil and water scientist and professor, has been named director of the UF/IFAS Everglades Research & Education Center (EREC). The appointment is effective immediately.
Daroub becomes the second woman in the history of the 100-year-old center to take the helm. Located in Belle Glade, Florida, the center’s campus includes offices, laboratories, greenhouses, a 700-acre research farm, and residential dormitories and housing for graduate students and visiting scientists, all in the heart of the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA).
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February 17, 2022