Ph.D. student Dilara and Dr. Apul published a STOTEN article in collaboration with Dr. Perreault. The article is titled: "Modified linear solvation energy relationships for adsorption of perfluorocarboxylic acids by microplastics". Kudos to Dilara.
Apul Group was awarded $150k to study the PFAS leaching mechanism from exhausted granular activated carbons. The study will be a collaboration between Dr. Venkatesan of Stony Brook and Dr. Saleh of UT Austin.
Apul group in collaboration with Hanigan Group at University of Nevada Reno is awarded $500,000 to study thermal regeneration of PFAS-laden granular activated carbons. Kudos to the team!
Apul Group is awarded $1.1M ($750k federal share) to investigate nanobubble-based water treatment technologies in space. The team will have two rocket launches, zero-gravity tests, and CubeSAT reactor designs. The project is lead by UMaine (Apul and Abedi) and has partnership with Arizona State University (Sergi Garcia-Segura) and University of Southern Maine (Ashanti Maxworth).
Our group members Dr. Sudheera Yaparatne and Mr. Ashton Collins presented their works on nanobubble aeration and microplastic leachate, respectively. Kudos to both!
Sudheera Yaparatne and Dr. Apul co-authors an article accepted in nature partner journal Clean Water with NASA and ASU researchers. The article is lead by Dr. Tuna Yildirim and it is reporting the "unexpected" stability of nanobubbles from a physicists perspective. Kudos to all
Eliza Costigan has an article accepted in Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances with two of our group members i.e., Ashton Collins and Dilara Hatinoglu. The article is titled: "Adsorption of Organic Pollutants by Microplastics: Overview of A Dissonant Literature". Other collaborators include Jean MacRae of UMaine, Francois Perreault and Kartik Bhagat of Arizona State.
Our undergraduate researcher Zach Doherty received the prestigious Susan J. Hunter Presidential Research Impact Award for his nanobubble-enabled organic pollutant removal work from drinking water sources. Zach will receive a cash award and his name will be placed on a plaque in the President's Office. Congratulations Zach!
Two 1st year PhD students in Dr. Apul's group: Ms. Dilara Hatinoglu and Ms. Sonia Moavenzadeh presented their PFAS research during Mitchell Center Water and Sustainability Conference in Augusta. The presentations were about partitioning of PFAS by landfill liners and microplastics. Both posters received tremendous attention by the visitors. Dilara's poster was awarded "Honorary Mention" by the judges of the session. Congratulations to both!
Dr. Apul co-chaired a session at Mitchell Center Water and Sustainability Conference about PFAS in Maine. The session had 5 presenters from Maine CDC, Maine DEP, NYS Center for Clean Water Technologies, Arcadis and University of Maine. These interesting presentations were followed by a panel discussion. Kudos to all who organized, presented, and attended!
