Roux is proud to announce our support for the City College of New York (CCNY) Charles B. Rangel Infrastructure Workforce Initiative, one of the 14 organizations to recently receive a USEPA grant for environmental job training programs. The Initiative plans to train 84 students and place at least 64 in environmental jobs, equipping historically underserved communities with in-demand brownfield assessment and redevelopment skills. Roux will be involved in the Initiative’s placement endeavors, attending career fairs and conducting student interviews. Learn more

Additionally, through the following partnerships, we provide co-op, internship, and scholarship opportunities, as well as fund research in environmental remediation and sustainability. Roux is currently partnering with the following schools:

• The City University of New York, Queens College, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences
• Drexel University, College of Engineering/College of Arts and Sciences
• Hofstra University, School of Engineering and Applied Science/School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Northeastern University, College of Engineering/College of Science
• The State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences
• The State University of New York at Binghamton, Department of Geological Science

Graduate-level research on new technologies applicable to environmental remediation and sustainability currently or recently supported by Roux include:

• Exploring the efficacy of different plant species for the uptake of contaminants in constructed treatment wetlands;
• Evaluating Zero Valent Iron as an in situ treatment medium for certain selected chemicals;
• Evaluating constructed treatment wetlands for control of urban runoff.