Current NWRI Fellows
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To be selected in Summer 2010.
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Continuing NWRI Fellowship Recipients
Development of UV-LED Irradiation System for Disinfecting Water in Rural Communities
Principal Investigator: Christie A. Chatterley, University of Colorado at Boulder
An Environmental Engineering major, Ms. Chatterley is working on optimizing UV-light emitting diode (UV-LED) technology to enable longer-life disinfection systems with lower user input and energy cost than conventional UV systems to benefit small rural communities, particularly in developing countries.
Enzyme-Enhanced Membrane Bioreactors: Upgrading Wastewater Treatment for Reuse
Principal Investigator: Hector Garcia, University of Texas at Austin
An Environmental and Water Resources Engineering major, Mr. Garcia is combining the use of membrane bioreactors and enzymes to enhance the degradation of target compounds, such as pharmaceutical care products and endocrine disrupting compounds, during wastewater treatment.
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Development of a Novel Polymer Membrane with Uniform, Sub-1-Nanometer Pores for Desalination
Principal Investigator: Evan Hatekeyama, University of Colorado at Boulder
A Chemical Engineering Major, Mr. Hatekeyama is developing a method that will produce liquid crystal membranes less than 1 micrometers thick that will achieve higher selectivity and permeability – as well as better resistance to biofouling – than conventional membrane treatment systems.
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Improving the Recovery of Reverse Osmosis Desalination by Electrodialysis
Principal Investigator: Shane Walker, University of Texas at Austin
An Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Major, Mr. Walker is working on increasing the recovery of product flow from reverse osmosis (RO) systems by investigating and developing an electrodialysis (ED) interstage-treatment system that can be used to symbiotically treat the concentrate that results from RO desalination.
The Influence of Adsorption and Attenuation on the Biodegradation of Trace Micropollutants
Principal Investigator: Tom Zearley, University of Colorado at Boulder
An Environmental Engineering major, Mr. Zearley is working on developing a low-cost method for removing micropollutants in water using biologically activated carbon that can remove emerging contaminants like endocrine disrupting compounds at levels as small as parts per trillion.
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