BY  JOE KULLMAN http://fullcircle.asu.edu/review/research/scholarship-fellowship-will-propel-engineering-students-water-research/  – JULY 29, 2014POSTED IN: RESEARCH, STUDENTS Arizona State University doctoral student David Hanigan will be continuing promising research on water treatment and safety with support from two leading organizations of water experts. Hanigan has been awarded the international Water Environment Federation’s Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship and the American Water Works Association’s Abel Wolman…

James “Mac” Gifford is a 2013 recipient of the EPA STAR Graduate Fellowship David Hanigan is the 2014 recipient of the AWWA Abel Wolman Award & WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship.  

Three fantastic students graduated from our group this May 2014: Michelle Barry (PhD 2014) – Impacts of Extreme Weather and Wastewater Reuse on the Treatability of Dissolved Organic Matter Jacelyn Rice (PhD 2014) – Modeling Occurrence and Assessing Public Perceptions of De Facto Wastewater Reuse across the USA Allie Bowen (MS 2014) – Occurrence and…

New Award Story is in full circle

Associate dean of research, Paul Westerhoff, is performing research in the effects of nanoparticles being used in food, personal care products and medications today. These particles are commonly titanium, silver and zinc that are crushed into a nano-sized powder. Westerhoff co-authored a study that examines the questions surrounding the use of these nanoparticles, and the…

Working on research projects funded by the NSF and the EPA, associate dean of research, Paul Westerhoff, will be addressing the issue of water treatment and safety. The EPA is seeking to find way to improve water treatment systems in small communities. Westerhoff and his team will be working to improve monitoring, testing and treatment…

ASU is hosted the first International Water Association Leading Edge Technology conference in North America. Paul Westerhoff and other faculty members at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering worked with the conference committee to organize the event. At the conference, discussion topics covered the challenges facing countries and communities in finding sustainable water and…

The NIH has awarded a three million-dollar federal stimulus fund to ASU in support of two separate two-year initiatives that will take on challenges in the fields of rapid DNA sequencing and nanotechnology. Professors Stuart Lindsay and Paul Westerhoff will lead these projects respectively. Westerhoff and his team will perform research to improve the detection…

ASU professor, Paul Westerhoff has been appointed to a three-year term on the U.S. EPA Science Advisory Council. His work in the field of water quality and treatment recommended him for the position. As a board member he will participate in reviewing scientific and technical information  being proposed for regulation, regulatory decisions and advising the…