Dr. Apul gave a talk at UMaine Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series on 4/2/2021. The seminar followed by faculty Zoom lunch was a great opportunity to get to know the CHB Engineering researchers. Thank you Dr. Caitlin Howell for the invitation.
Apul Group presented microplastics and PFAS projects during 2021 Maine Sustainability and Water Conference, which was held virtual this year. Congratulations to all presenters and thanks to all great collaborators!
1. Collins, A., Costigan, E., Bhagat, K., Oswald, J., Perreault, F. Apul, O.G. Adsorption of synthetic organic compounds by microplastics: A cacophonous literature. Maine Sustainability & Water Symposium (Virtual), March 2021 (Poster Presentation).
2. Kopec, D., Apul, O.G., Macrae, J., Noblet, C., Peckenham, J. PFAS? Yes, PFAS – A Serious Problem in Need of a Sustainable Solution. Maine Sustainability & Water Symposium (Virtual), March 2021 (Oral Presentation).
3. Apul, O.G., Sonmez, B.B., Zhang, Y., Reuther, J., Saleh, N. B., Venkatesan, A. Thermal Regeneration of Spent Granular Activated Carbon Presents an Opportunity to Break the Forever PFAS Cycle. Maine Sustainability & Water Symposium (Virtual), March 2021 (Oral Presentation).
Ashton Collins is awarded the prestigious Thurgood Marshall Scholarship to cover his tuition in 2021-2022. Within his first year of graduate studies, Ashton showed diligent efforts showing his devotion to academic growth. This is a well-deserved award. Congratulations Ashton!
Onur Apul is selected to be a member of Early Career Editorial Board (ECEB) at Elsevier's Chemical Engineering Journal Advances. Chemical Engineering Journal Advances focuses on four aspects of Chemical Engineering: Control, Treatment, Remediation of Environmental Hazards; Chemical Reaction Engineering; Environmental Chemical Processes and Engineering; Novel Materials and Nanotechnology Applications. Dr. Apul's membership term will start April 1, 2021.
Yigit Bozkurt, MS (2020) has an article accepted to be published in Bioresource Technology Reports. The article is titled: Effects of carbonaceous susceptors on microwave pretreatment of waste activated sludge and subsequent anaerobic digestion. Good work Yigit.
Our multidisciplinary proposal entitled: "Integrated assessment of alternative management strategies for PFAS-contaminated wastewater residuals" is recommended for funding, which will be supported by USGS/WRRI at University of Maine. The work will address critical questions raised by MaineDEP. The project team is lead by Dr. Kopec of University of Maine.
Our collaborative article entitled: "Nano-scale Applications in Aquaculture: Opportunities for Improved Production and Disease Control" is accepted for publication in Journal of Fish Disease. This article provides some nanotechnology solutions for the emerging problems that aquaculture systems are facing. The work was lead by University of Florida researchers. The graphics were rendered by Kemal Kolayca of Denzay. Kudos to all.
Dr. Apul presented his work at Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, Seminar Series on November 30th, 2020. The title of the presentation was "Sustainable Water Treatment: Moving from Victorian Era Technology to Nanotechnology". More than 80 participants joined the seminar virtually from various disciplines. The seminar is available in the following link:
https://vimeo.com/486553244
2nd year PhD student Busra Sonmez virtually presented her poster entitled: "Regeneration of Spent Granular Activated Carbon Presents an Opportunity to Break the Forever PFAS Cycle" at SERDP-ESTCP Symposium. Congratulations to Busra. This work is a collaborative work between Reuther Lab at UML, Venkatesan Lab at Stony Brook and Saleh Lab at UT-Austin.
Dr. Apul is selected as Faculty Fellow for Summer 2021 - FF2 Israel Program. More information about the program can be found at http://www.ff2israel.org/
