A new academic year has begun! Excitingly, we have several new graduate students plus several returning friends! And we’re busier than ever on a research front – our lab has secured three new grants in the last few months. New projects include two awards from the Department of Energy – one pertaining to decarbonizing styrene… Continue reading New Year, New Faces, New Projects!
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MOTD 2023
This year’s Microbe of the Day (MOTD) presentations did not disappoint! Students enrolled in CE 4160 and CE 6260, Introduction to Environmental Microbiology & Biological Waste Treatment, presented to the class about microbes of their own choosing that have some relevance to food, energy, water, health, or other environmental impacts. This year’s collection of microbes… Continue reading MOTD 2023
SEEKING GAANN FELLOWS
The US Department of Education has awarded a third (!) prestigious graduate traineeship to CE/ESE at UVA. The Graduate Assistantships in Areas of National Need (GAANN) program seems to diversify and train the next-generation of higher-education instructions. The program will once again focus on teaching and research related to smart, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure – with a… Continue reading SEEKING GAANN FELLOWS
CURTIS WINS PEOPLE’S CHOICE
Curtis represented our research group at the CEE Graduate Research Symposium late last month, presenting a poster about his ongoing research related to production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in Virginia. His work was selected as “People’s Choice Winner”, based on voting by event attendees. As in the past, this event coincided with recruitment visits… Continue reading CURTIS WINS PEOPLE’S CHOICE
