The NEI Science and Technology Centers, or STCs, are soliciting applications for Entrepreneurial Fellowships. The Fellowships are designed to enable postdoctoral scholars to grow ventures that are commercializing ASU deep technology that emerged from or is relevant to the STCs. STC Entrepreneurial Fellowships are two years in length and provide salary and fringe benefits for an ASU startup founder,…

Read full rankings and story here ASU is No. 1 in the U.S (#7 globally) for eight of the 17 SDGs, including SDG #6 – Clean Water and Sanitation

Read full story here Frequently and thoroughly applied sunscreen lotion is critical to protecting people spending time outdoors in the hot, dry, sun-drenched Southwest. Among experts advocating for sunscreen use is Paul Westerhoff, a Fulton Schools professor of environmental engineering. He says it’s especially important to keep lathering on the lotion that protects against the…

See news story here where Westerhoff provided a few comments “KNOWLEDGE ARTICLELong term retardants, mixed for delivery to wildfires, contain about 85% water, 10% fertilizer (all currently approved retardants use ammonium phosphate fertilizers), and 5% minor ingredients (colorant, corrosion inhibitors, thickener [natural gum and clay], stabilizers, and bactericides). Colorants are added to make fire retardant…

March 14, 2023Contact InformationEPA Press Office ([email protected]) WASHINGTON – Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it is proposing the first-ever national drinking water standard for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the latest action under President Biden’s plan to combat PFAS pollution and Administrator Regan’s PFAS Strategic Roadmap. Through this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking…

I want to thank all my former / current students, collaborators and ASU leadership for being able to make this possible. Thank you. ASU story available here Washington, D.C., February 07, 2023 — The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 106 new members and 18 international members, announced NAE President John L. Anderson today….

Read article about investment Westerhoff will help co-lead technology development and demonstration of desalination technologies tailored to help address Arizona water quality and quantity challenges over the next decade.

Reported in Full Circle and 12NEWS Construction of two large semiconductor fabrication plants in Phoenix by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is expected to result in a major boost for the city’s economy. But questions are being raised about whether there is an adequate supply of water to support the company’s vast operations….

NSF and CASIS funded our new Germicidal Ultraviolet Light Biofilm Inhibition (GULBI) project with a team from ASU (Westerhoff, Nickerson, Barrila, Perreault), Texas State University (McLean) and BioServe. This project is supported through a joint NSF mechanism involving the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, the entity responsible for managing the International Space…

Regular use of sunscreens has been shown to reduce the risk of sunburn and skin cancer, and slow photoaging of skin, but at what cost to the environment? How can society balance benefits to humans against potential risks to the environment? SSEBE Regent’s Professor Paul Westerhoff has been working alongside a number of members of the…