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CEE doctoral student Robert “Mack” Pearce is researching the removal of trace levels of contaminants at the SWIFT Center
CEE doctoral student Robert “Mack” Pearce is researching the removal of trace levels of contaminants at the SWIFT Center

EWR has been busy in 2023 with faculty leading research projects in a wide range of topics. Among those are Andrea Dietrich who is aiming to improve the patability of direct portable reuse water by removing organic odorants for human consumption. Peter Vikesland led a group in the development of a Fralin Life Sciences Institute Center focused on technology enabled water surveillance and control. The following EWR faculty were recognized this year:

  • Linsey Marr was elected to the National Academy of Engineering and was named a MacArthur Fellow.
  • Landon Marston was awarded the 2023 American Geophysical Union Hydrologic Sciences Early Career Award and was named Outstanding New Assistant Professor by Virginia Tech College of Engineering.
  • Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship award and was recognized by the American Association of Aerosol Research.
  • Amy Pruden was awarded the Research Innovation Award by the Water Research Foundation. She also co-authored a major United Nations Environment Programme Report, “Bracing for Superbugs.”
  • Bill Knocke was inducted into both the Academy of Faculty Leadership and the Academy of Faculty Service.
  • Hosein Foroutan received the Junior Fellow Award from the Fralin Life Sciences Institute.
  • Paolo Scardina was the recipient of the COE Certificate of Teaching Excellence and the CEE Alumni Teaching Award. He was also the Engineer of the Month in June for the ASCE Virginia Section.
  • John Little received Phase 1 funding for a new NSF Growing Convergence Research project that is valued at $3.6M over five years.
  • Mark Widdowson, Amy Pruden and Jingqui Liao are part of the team to evaluate the risk and performance of enhanced aquifer recharge in the coastal plain. This is funded by a $2 million EPA grant.