The paper that Dr. Chen Zhou presented at the 256th ACS National Meeting in Boston in August was identified as the “Best Presentation” of his session “Environmental Biofilm Engineering: Harnessing the Power of Biofilms for Contaminant Removal & Resource Recovery”. Congratulations! The title of the presentation was “H2-utilizing Biofilm Embedded with Palladium Nanoparticles (PdNP-Biofilm): Assembly,… Continue reading Dr. Chen Zhou’s presentation selected “BEST PRESENTATION” at ACS National Meeting in Boston (Aug 2018)
Month: August 2018
Krajmalnik-Brown Lab fecal transplant research featured in Science News for Students
The article “Gut ‘bug’ transplants can bring kids with autism lasting benefits; these fecal transplants improved both behavioral problems and tummy troubles,” featured in the August 24, 2018 edition of Science News for Students, explains autism, clinical trials, and how the Krajmalnik-Brown Lab and collaborators found that good microbes help to alleviate gastrointestinal and behavioral… Continue reading Krajmalnik-Brown Lab fecal transplant research featured in Science News for Students
Au Revoir Dr. Mercier-Bonin!
The Swette Center were blessed with a visitor from France over the last two weeks — Dr. Muriel Mercier-Bonin, a Research Scientist from French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) located in Toulouse, France. Dr. Mercier-Bonin is an expert on interplays of microbiota and mucus in the gut and roles of environmental stress factors affecting… Continue reading Au Revoir Dr. Mercier-Bonin!
Let’s Talk About Failures (in Research)
by Caitlyn Hall In December 2017, I had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting. I anticipated presenting my research and meeting top researchers in the geosciences field, but my biggest takeaway was tangential. I met several active graduate students, research scientists, and professors while at AGU… Continue reading Let’s Talk About Failures (in Research)
Stockholm Water Prize Awards to be Live-Streamed on Facebook
SIWI will broadcast a number of events live on Vimeo and Facebook throughout World Water Week. A schedule can be found here: worldwaterweek.org/live. Follow hashtags #WWWeek + #live on social media for live broadcast updates. The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University will be streaming festivities, all day, beginning at 7:30 am on August 29, 2018 in the First Floor Break Area. The Stockholm… Continue reading Stockholm Water Prize Awards to be Live-Streamed on Facebook
Drs. Rittmann, Zhou, and Zheng Celebrate Reactivation of MBfR-Based Well
On Thursday, July 26, 2018, the Crescenta Valley Water District, in California, reactivated a well that deploys a hydrogen-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) to extract nitrate contamination from groundwater. Read the full article, written by Mary O’Keefe, in the Cresenta Valley Weekly, the Foothills Community Newspaper. Drs. Chen Zhou and Xiong Zheng attended the ceremony… Continue reading Drs. Rittmann, Zhou, and Zheng Celebrate Reactivation of MBfR-Based Well