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Alumnus Josh Moon receives NSF CAREER Grant: "Engineering high performance gas separation membranes through versatile control of polymer structure and dynamics"

M-WET students had a great showing at the North American Membrane Society (NAMS) 2025 Conference in Nashville, TN, with three graduate students placing in the Process, Modeling, and Materials poster categories, and three undergraduates sweeping the Undergraduate poster category!

Berkin Dörtdivanlıoğlu receives the prestigious 2025 NSF (National Science Foundation) CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Award! His dedication to pioneering research and education continues to push the boundaries of innovation.

Dr. Meng Wang was honored with the GEOC Early Career Award by the ACS Geochemistry Division for his presentation, "Comprehensive Analysis of Ion Pairing and Solvation in Monovalent Sulfate Salts: Insights from Raman and Dielectric Spectroscopy" at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring 2025 Conference in San Diego, California.

Professor Rachel Segalman has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for her "distinguished contributions advancing the discipline of chemistry by identifying fundamental polymer-ion interactions and the development of design rules for materials for energy and environmental applications."

Our heartiest congratulations to Professor Craig Hawker of UCSB on his being selected as the winner of the 2025 Herman F. Mark Polymer Chemistry Award. This award is the highest recognition the ACS Polymer Division offers.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Greg Su for his recognition as a 2025 PMSE Early Investigator Awardee from the American Chemical Society. This distinction highlights the accomplishments of early career researchers who are making an impact in the field of Polymer Science and Engineering.

Congratulations to Cameron McKay for winning Second Place in the 2025 UT CAEE (Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering) Graduate Student Poster competition for his poster entitled “Drinking Water Quality in Rural Alaska: A Socioeconomic Assessment”.

Last Friday, the Center for Materials for Water and Energy Systems, M-WET, was honored to host Mr. Christian Newton, Chief of Staff, Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy. We appreciated his interest in our research, laboratories, and in meeting our team members. We enjoyed the visit, Christian, and we hope you can visit M-WET again soon.

Please join us in congratulating M. Scott Shell on being elected an AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers) Fellow! Fellows are the AIChE’s highest grade of membership, achieved only through election by the Board of Directors, and are recognized for their significant professional accomplishments and contributions to engineering!