May 23, 2025
Professor Fortner, Buğra Şahin, Özce Durak, Lydia Watt, and Susanna Maisto attended the 2025 AEESP conference. Titles of talks and posters are listed below. The group had a great time learning and connecting with other researchers. Congratulations to Susanna for winning a best poster award!
Buğra’s talk: Tunable Temperature Responsive Hydrogel-based Composites for Water Desalination and Recovery
Özce’s talk: Plasmon-Induced Reductive Degradation and Complete Defluorination of PFAS
Lydia’s poster: Aminated Silica Nanomaterials for PFAS Treatment: Engineering Substrate Morphology and Surface Chemistry Towards Performance Optimization
Susanna’s poster: Treating PFAS via Simple and Green Esterification-Driven Removal and Subsequent Mineralization
