The William States Lee College of Engineering
Clean Water
The Performance Materials Lab (PML) at UNC Charlotte is thrilled to announce a significant expansion of our global water quality initiative. Following our successful campaign in the Caribbean, we are turning our gaze to the South Pacific in a new collaboration with Dr. Ulyana Nadia Horodyskyj. We are preparing to receive and test samples from … Read more
The Performance Materials Lab (PML) at UNC Charlotte is excited to announce the next phase of our ongoing research into coastal water health. Our partners at the Sustainable Seas Institute (SSI) have successfully returned from their ten-day expedition through the Lesser Antilles, delivering a critical new dataset directly to our shoreside facilities. A Collaborative Success … Read more
From December 30 to January 8, the Performance Materials Lab team will be heading into the Lesser Antilles for a multi-island expedition across St. Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, and Guadeloupe. This ten‑day journey will launch our new year of research and education with a focus on vibrant tropical ecosystems, coastal communities, and the changing health of … Read more
First-Time Author Publishes Groundbreaking PFAS Data We’re thrilled to announce the publication of a significant new paper, “Temporal Dataset of Emerging and Legacy PFAS Concentrations (ng/L) in 11 Inland Watersheds (Lakes, Rivers, Islands) and Median PFAS Concentrations Across 14 Seas and Oceans Over Multiple Time Periods.” This marks a major milestone, as it’s the first … Read more
The research team led by Dr. Roger Tipton and Dr. Rainer Lohmann is about to embark on a new expedition to the Arctic as part of an NSF project. From September 5 to September 25, 2025, our team will travel from Longyearbyen, Norway, across the North Pole, to Nome, Alaska. This journey, aboard the icebreaker … Read more
I’m excited to share insights from a recent expedition that my team and I from the Sustainable Seas Institute undertook in the beautiful waters of Martinique. As the Chief Scientist on this cruise, and a faculty member here at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, it’s always a privilege to lead such impactful research, and … Read more