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M-WET Seminar Series - Andrew Zydney, Ph.D.

Jan. 23, 2025
New Opportunities for Membrane Technology in the Production of Next Generation Gene Therapies January 31st, 1:00 – 2:00pm CDT, EER 3.640/3.642 or on Zoom: 828 685 7838
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Matt Landsman now Assistant Professor at Arizona State University

Jan. 17, 2025
Congratulations to our new M-WET "graduate," Matthew Landsman, on his new job as an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University! He is beginning his new position this month (January 2025).
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Benny Freeman Shares The 2025 Hill Prize in Engineering

Jan. 17, 2025
The Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST) awards Joan F. Brennecke and Benny D. Freeman with the 2025 Hill Prize in Engineering “for developing advanced, stable and energy-efficient membrane technology to separate olefins (such as ethylene and propylene) from paraffins, a process crucial in many industries including petrochemicals.”
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Timothy Quah successfully defends his doctoral dissertation

Dec. 18, 2024
Congratulations to M-WET's own Timothy Quah, for successfully defending his doctoral dissertation on, "Algorithmic Advances for Extending Polymer Field-Theoretic Simulations" at UC Santa Barbara under Glenn H. Fredrickson, December 2024.
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Klaus-Dieter Kreuer, Ph.D. - Seminar Series

Nov. 13, 2024
This lecture provides insights into the interactions controlling the characteristic nano-morphology of Nafion membranes and how this translates into hydration and transport properties of this benchmark material.
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Tongwen Xu, Ph.D. - Seminar Series

Oct. 16, 2024
This talk summarized traditional ion exchange membranes [IEMs) developed in the laboratory and provided a perspective of next generational IEMs. October 16, 2024, 6:00 - 7:00pm CDT, Zoom 828 685 7838
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Ayse Asatekin, Ph.D. - Seminar Series

Sept. 20, 2024
In this lecture, Dr. Asatekin describes how her group's membrane research can lead to the broader use of membranes and solve some of the insufficient selectivity and/or fouling limitations of membranes. September 20, 2024, 1:00 - 2:00pm CDT, EER 3.646 or by Zoom 8286857838
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Jeffrey McCutcheon, Ph.D. - Seminar Series

Sept. 13, 2024
This lecture describes how manufacturing research can expand material options for water treatment membranes. September 13, 2024, 1:00 - 2:00pm CDT, EER 3.646 or Zoom 828 685 7838
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Dr. Rachel Huang Wins Two Prestigious Awards

Sept. 6, 2024
(1) ACS Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Eastman Chemical Student Award in Applied Polymer Science and (2) AIChE Women in Chemical Engineering (WIC) Travel Award
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Adam Mann wins Outstanding Student Poster Presentation Award

July 26, 2024
Adam Mann wins an Outstanding Student Poster Presentation Award at the Polymer Physics GRC. The poster is entitled “Strengthening Isoporous Polymer Membranes through Chain Entanglements”.