Dr. Apul presented his work at Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, Seminar Series on November 30th, 2020. The title of the presentation was "Sustainable Water Treatment: Moving from Victorian Era Technology to Nanotechnology". More than 80 participants joined the seminar virtually from various disciplines. The seminar is available in the following link:

https://vimeo.com/486553244

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2nd year PhD student Busra Sonmez virtually presented her poster entitled: "Regeneration of Spent Granular Activated Carbon Presents an Opportunity to Break the Forever PFAS Cycle" at SERDP-ESTCP Symposium. Congratulations to Busra. This work is a collaborative work between Reuther Lab at UML, Venkatesan Lab at Stony Brook and Saleh Lab at UT-Austin.

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Dr. Apul is selected as Faculty Fellow for Summer 2021 - FF2 Israel Program. More information about the program can be found at http://www.ff2israel.org/

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Our collaborative article with University of Texas at Austin researchers entitled "Photocatalytic Activity of Micron-scale Brass on Emerging Pollutant Degradation in Water: Mechanism Elucidation and Removal Efficacy Assessment" is accepted for publication. This article reveals inexpensive micron-scale brass as a photocatalyst to remove emerging contaminants from water.

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New article is accepted in Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. This article is titled: "Linear solvation energy relationship development for adsorption of synthetic organic compounds by carbon nanomaterials: an overview of the last decade". It reviews the last and only 10 years of LSER model development for adsorption of synthetic organic compounds by carbon nanomaterials. Dr. Karanfil and Dr. Ersan of Clemson University and Dr. Perreault of Arizona State University co-authors the manuscript that also serves as a journal of Dr. Apul's post-graduate research starting from his first year as a PhD student in Clemson.

https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2020/EW/D0EW00644K#!divAbstract

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Apul Research Group welcomes their newest member Mr. Ashton Collins. Ashton is a MS student who will be working on experiments to understand the adsorption interactions between organic pollutants and microplastic surfaces.   

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We are excited to announce our new collaborative project "Understand and predict the adsorption of organic contaminants by aging microplastics" with Francois Perreault and Jay Oswald of Arizona State University. This project will unravel an adsorption mechanism of synthetic organic contaminants by aged microplastics.  

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Ritchie Lafaille and Yigit Bozkurt successfully defended their MS theses and completed the requirements of their degrees. Kudos to Ritchie and Yigit for their major accomplishments!

Ritchie: REPEATABLE USE ASSESSMENT OF MICROWAVE SUSCEPTORS AS PERMANENT BED IN EX SITU REMEDIATION OF PETROLEUM-CONTAMINATED SOILS

Yigit: NANO-ENABLED MICROWAVE PRETREATMENT OF WASTE ACTIVATED SLUDGE PRIOR TO ANAEROBIC DIGESTION USING CARBON NANOFIBERS

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I am delighted to announce that Apul Research Lab is moving to University of Maine this summer. This new chapter means a bitter farewell to the vibrant, positive and supportive faculty members, student body, and staff at University of Massachusetts Lowell. I am grateful for all the support from the UMass Lowell Riverhawks.

UMaine is the flagship public university of the state of Maine. The University is one of the only few land, sea, and space grant institutions that enables its engagement with the local communities. The motto of the University is "Dirigo (Latin)" meaning "I guide". And I look forward to becoming a member of the UMaine Black Bear Nation.

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We are delighted to announce our new viewpoint article titled "Divided Perception of Drinking Water Safety: Another Manifestation of America’s Racial Gap" accepted in Environmental Science and Technology Water. This article points out the racial injustice in the US manifested as people's perception of safe water.

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