Environmental Nanotechnology research group:
Membranes, particles, interfaces
 

 

Current funding
Affinity-based hydrocyclone filter for oil-water separation and oil spill cleanup
Funding: EPA STAR (Science to Achieve Results) program
04/01/2012 - 03/31/2015
Paul L. Busch award
Alternative applications of membranes to enhance water quality protection and recycling
Funding: Water Environment Research Foundation
01/01/2012-12/31/2013
Strategic Partnership: Advanced membrane technologies for a sustainable future
Funding: MSU Foundation
07/01/2010-06/30/2013
New generation synthetic membranes - Nanotechnology for drinking water safety
Funding: NSF PIRE (Partnerships for International Research and Education) program
10/01/2005- 09/30/2012
Project website
   
Past funding
On-chip PCR, nanoparticles, and virulence/marker genes for simultaneous detection of 20 waterborne pathogens
Funding: EPA STAR program
   
Self-cleaning ceramic membranes for the removal of natural and synthetic nanomaterials from drinking water using hybrid ozonation-nanofiltration
Funding: NSF NIRT program
Crossflow filtration hydrocyclone for the treatment of produced water
Funding: M-I Swaco through NSF I/UCRC Center for Multiphase Transport Phenomena
   
From international research to curricula innovation: Educating globally competent scientists and engineers.
Funding: MSU Office of Faculty and Organizational Development
   
Regenerable polymer-supported sorbent for aqueous mercury removal
Funding: NSF SGER program
   
Coupled effects of scaling and colloid deposition on the performance of reverse osmosis membranes
Funding: National Water Research Institute
   
Nanoscale design of aqueous carbon nanotube-reinforced molecular transducers for biosensors
Funding: NSF NER program
   
Tumor promotional and immunological mechanisms of cyanobacterial metabolites and interactions with pharmaceutical wastes that contaminate water resources
Funding: MSU Center for Water Sciences