NWRI Fellowship Winners will be announced at the
Annual Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition
This joint Fellowship with NWRI advances AMTA’s mission to promote, advocate and advance the understanding and application of membrane technology to create safe, affordable, and reliable water supplies, and to treat municipal, industrial, agricultural, and waste waters for beneficial use.
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) is pleased to announce that we are now offering the opportunity to apply for fellowships and stipends. Read More…
2018/2020
Bioinspired Hypochlorite-Resistant Reverse Osmosis Membranes
Michael Geitner, The Pennsylvania State University, PA.
Geitner is a first-year doctoral student at The Pennsylvania State University. He is evaluating bioinspired hypochlorite-resistant reverse osmosis membranes under the supervision of Dr. Manish Kumar, Associate Professor Departments of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Kumar also was an AMTA-NWRI Fellow (from 2007-2009).
Progress reports will be submitted in the Fall and Spring.
Ion-Rejecting Membranes with Polyelectrolytic Layers Produced through Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
Cassandra Porter, Yale University, CT.
Porter is a second-year doctoral student at Yale University. She is developing ion-rejecting membranes with polyelectrolytic layers produced through surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization under the supervision of Dr. Menachem Elimelech, who is the Roberto C. Goizueta Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.
Progress reports will be submitted in the Fall and Spring.
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