If the intestinal epithelium were unraveled it would be a one-cell-thick layer with enough surface area to cover a tennis court. This thin layer selectively absorbs nutrients while repelling toxins and pathogens. Because it’s a dirty job, the entire epithelium is shed and replenished continuously (much like our skin) with the whole tissue replaced every few days. High exposure to noxious substances coupled with high rates of proliferation make this epithelial layer susceptible to both cancer and (...)
LSAMP SPRE
SAS - DLS - Genetics
Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology, Developmental (...)
This project looks at possible ways to make products using CO2. Examples of products include concrete and advanced composite materials. Advanced composite materials replace steel, wood, plastic, and fiber-reinforced resins with carbon-negative alternatives.
Aresty Research Assistant
Engn - Materials Science and Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
Plastic pollution is a growing concern as the ubiquity of microplastics in water, soil, and biota continues to be demonstrated. Our lab has multiple projects focused on microplastic analysis from riverine source water, drinking water treatment plants, and wastewater treatment. A primary aim of these studies is providing analytical support for our partners with the ultimate aim of guiding treatment technologies. This project requires laboratory work, data analysis, collaboration with government (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
Engn - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Chemistry, Civil & Environmental Engineering, (...)
The pursuit of sustainability has catalyzed broad efforts in repurposing wastes as feedstocks for the production of renewable energy and valuable products. However, waste materials are characterized by a high level of heterogeneity and may contain unidentified contaminants, with microplastics (plastic particles with smaller than 1-10 mm) being one representative and under-studied example. As waste valorization technologies may not be capable of removing or destructing the contaminants, use of the (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
Engn - Civil & Environmental Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil & Environmental (...)
Accumulation of contaminants in water is an urgent and growing global concern, from a combined sustainability and public health perspective. Wastewater treatment has become an attractive target for reclaiming valuable resources that have been rapidly depleted, such as rare metals and fertilizer chemicals, as well as for filtering components from wastewater effluent that are harmful to both humans and wildlife. Reclamation of these contaminants necessitates materials that have been engineered to (...)
Aresty Research Assistant
Engn - Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering, Engineering Sciences, Environment (...)
