8/4/2017 Dr. Bruce Rittmann is interviewed by KJZZ’s Lauren Gilger about the prevalence of abandoned mines and what they can mean for our health and environment in response to this week’s revelation that Bagdad Hillside LLC has allegedly discharged arsenic-contaminated water from an abandoned mine into a recreational creek in Yavapai County. Read the story here.
Month: November 2017
Dongwon Ki won the 2017 ISMET Innovation Award
10/24/2017 Postdoctoral Researcher Dongwon Ki won the 2017 ISMET Innovation Award for his paper: The full article describing the award can be found here. Dongwon Ki is a Postdoctoral Research Scientist in the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology.
Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance Featured in ASU Now
11/9/2017 BSCEB members Matt Scholz and Bruce Rittmann are featured in an article by student reporter Rachel Bunning titled, “As NSF grant end, ASU-led Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance continues to grow.” The Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance is North America’s central forum and advocate for the sustainable use, recovery, and recycling of phosphorus in the food system. Its director is James Elser from… Continue reading Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance Featured in ASU Now
Communicating Science
4/11/2017 by Rick Kupferer “Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.” -Albert Einstein Many scientists have a bad tendency: they often speak in a way that is incomprehensible to the general public; even worse, they often sound boring! We don’t… Continue reading Communicating Science
You Can’t Spell Sustainability without P
4/27/2017 by Matt Scholz With summer warmth will invariably come media coverage of massive algal blooms wreaking havoc on our waterways and much talk of phosphorus pollution. Outside of this seasonal notoriety, element 15 gets short shrift in popular culture in comparison to carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen, but it is every bit as essential to… Continue reading You Can’t Spell Sustainability without P
Wait…I’m not presenting at AZ Water? That’s weird…
5/22/2017 by Michelle Young As I approach the end of my Ph.D. studies, I opted to forgo most conferences this year. This includes the 90th annual AZ Water Conference and Exhibition going on May 3-5 in Phoenix. Although I have a student presenting a poster at the conference, this is the second time in the last six… Continue reading Wait…I’m not presenting at AZ Water? That’s weird…
EU-ISMET in the Eternal City and Shifting the Paradigm for Use-Inspired-Research
In September 2016, the European meeting for the International Society of Microbial Electrochemistry and Technology (EU-ISMET) took place in Rome, Italy. For this meeting, scientists and researchers primarily from the European continent gathered to discuss current topics and resent discoveries in the field of microbial electrochemistry. The closing session of the EU-ISMET conference was a… Continue reading EU-ISMET in the Eternal City and Shifting the Paradigm for Use-Inspired-Research
2017 Tshirt Contest
9/26/2017 Hello BSCEB Team, It’s time to design new Tshirts for the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology! Deadline – Due October 31, 2017 We’ll vote to determine our Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology t-shirt or polo design! Everyone in the center is welcome to submit a design! Submission Guidelines – Designs can be anything, as long as… Continue reading 2017 Tshirt Contest