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Chideraa Ndubuisi received a 2nd place Best Poster Award at NC WRRI conference in Raleigh for his work with microplastics in biosolids.

Chideraa Ndubuisi received 2nd Place Poster Award at NC One Water student conference for his poster on microplastics in wastewater biosolids.

Chideraa Ndubuisi received a student grant from the NC Water Resources Research Institute for his project entitled “Assessment and Mitigation of Microplastic Pollution in Treated Wastewater and Biosolids: A Focus on Primary and Secondary Solids”.

Kelsey Sikon received People’s Choice Award at the university 3MT competition for her research on microplastics in wastewater

Xueying was one of the eight finalists of the Three-Minute Thesis competition at the Conference for Southern Graduate Schools in Knoxville, TN.  Congratulations, Xueying!

Xueying Brown won UNC Charlotte’s Three-Minute Thesis competition – both First Place and People’s Choice! – and will be representing our university at the Southeast Region competition.  Her presentation was based on her work studying the role of environmental buffers … Continue reading →

PhD student Nicole Kennedy Neth and Dr. Keen traveled to Malmo, Sweden, to present their research at the International Water Association NOM 6 conference.  Travel was funded by NSF travel award No. 1521562. 

Dr. Keen was appointed as a Chair of Organic Contaminants Research Committee for the American Water Works Association

Keen Lab research was in the spotlight at the 2015 Annual Meeting of American Chemical Society in Denver.  Watch the press release video or read the ACS article The featured research studied the products that form when a common antibiotic … Continue reading →