5/12/2017 The American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter at Kansas State University voted Swette Center alumnus Prathap Parameswaran to be their Outstanding Faculty for the year 2016. We are not surprised, being that he was always a great mentor and teacher when he was with us! Congratulations, Prathap! We are proud of you.
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Dr. Rittmann featured in weekly newspaper of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
6/14/2017 Dr. Bruce Rittmann is featured in the June 18th of 2017 edition of .edu, published by the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.
Biodesign Swette Center attends AEESP Conference en force!
6/26/2017 Current BSCEB members and alumni attended AEESP from June 20-22, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Bruce Rittmann was honored with an AEESP Fellow award. Read more about Dr. Rittmann’s AEESP award In the Loop.
Rolf Halden appears on KJZZ
7/21/2017 July 19, 2017. Dr. Rolf Halden, distinguished BSCEB alumnus, appeared in a piece titled Studying Wastewater Could Be Messy, But It May Improve Public Health, produced by Steve Goldstein of local public radio station KJZZ. Listen here. Dr. Halden used to be part of our Center but went on to found his own Center for Environmental… Continue reading Rolf Halden appears on KJZZ
Dr. Rittmann appears on KJZZ – What do abandoned mines mean for our health, environment?
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.
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