Find Your Superpower with Sebastian from Ultraworking

by Andrew Marcus What if you wake up one morning and you realize that you have a superpower? What would you do?  If you were a kid getting beat up at school, would you use the power to fight the bullies?  If you had a soft heart, would you use the power to heal wounded… Continue reading Find Your Superpower with Sebastian from Ultraworking

Boyer wins Excellence in Service Award from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Dr. Treavor Boyer is the 2019 recipient of the Excellence in Service Award from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment (SSEBE).   Dr. Boyer was recognized for his outstanding leadership as the chairman of the committee that planned and carried out the 2019 Biennial Conference of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science… Continue reading Boyer wins Excellence in Service Award from the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

Rittmann and Lewis attend Gordon Research Conference on Photosynthesis

Bruce Rittmann presented at the Gordon Research Conference on Photosynthesis: From the Biophysics of Natural and Artificial Photosynthesis to Bioenergy Conversion in Newry, Main in July 2019. His talk was titled Realizing the Benefits of Deliverying a Source of Concentrated CO2. Christine Lewis also attended and was one of five researchers selected to present her… Continue reading Rittmann and Lewis attend Gordon Research Conference on Photosynthesis

Krajmalnik-Brown Lab Research Featured in Economist Radio Podcast

You can listen to a podcast by Economist Radio about the relationsip between gut microbes and Autism Spectrum Disorder, which features work done in Dr. Rosa Krajmalnik-Brown’s laboratory, HERE. Here is a synopsis from their website: How can understanding the link between gut bacteria and Autism Spectrum Disorder help scientists develop a treatment? Kenneth Cukier hosts

Westerhoff Receives 2019 Clarke Prize

ASU Now - Paul Westerhoff portrait – Tempe campus – April 11th, 2018 Assistant Professor Heni Ben Amor poses for a portrait on the Tempe campus on Tuesday April 16th, 2019. Photo by Deanna Dent/ASU Now

The Swette Center is proud to recognize our long-time collaborator, Paul Westerhoff, as this year’s recipient of the Clarke Prize by the National Water Research Institute. Members of our Center are currently working with Dr. Westerhoff on his NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment to develop sustainable water treatment systems for drinking water… Continue reading Westerhoff Receives 2019 Clarke Prize