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Research and education for a more sustainable world
Environmental engineering focused at the interface of water and materials

Highlights

John Fortner Wins ASCE Huber Award

Fortner has been awarded the 2020 Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
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Professor Fortner appointed as RSC Fellow

Professor John Fortner appointment as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Congratulations Changwoo!

Dr. Changwoo Kim has accepted a faculty position at Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology.
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News

Dr. Ji-Soo Jang Accepts a Tenure Track Position

July 27, 2021
Dr. Ji-Soo Jang has accepted a tenure track, senior research scientist position.
Chart showing Amine-based (PEI) Cr (VI) Photoreduction Rates

New Publication: Photoactive Polyethylenimine-Coated Graphene Oxide Composites for Enhanced Cr (VI) Reduction and Recovery

June 8, 2021
Changwoo Kim, Siyuan An, Junseok Lee, Anushree Ghosh, Mingjiang Zhong, and John D. Fortner demonstrate the significant photoactive potential of PEI for Cr sorption and reduction [to Cr (III)], delineating amine structure–function relationships.

New Publication: Selective and Sensitive Environmental Gas Sensors Enabled by Membrane Overlayers

May 10, 2021
Ji-Soo Jang, Lea R Winter, Changwoo Kim, John D. Fortner, and Menachem Elimelech discuss the underlying gas separation mechanisms for different types of membrane overlayers, including graphene oxide, metal-organic frameworks, and metal oxides, as well as their integration with sensing materials.
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