Fortner Lab Members Present at 2025 AEESP Conference; Susanna Awarded Best Poster

Özce Durak , John Fortner , Susanna Maisto , Buğra Şahin , and Lydia Watt
Lab members smile for a photo on Duke's campus

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