Lab news:

Jun 2026: Dr. Niu attended the 2026 PFAS National Conference, Tucson, AZ

May 2026: [New Funding!] We are selected for funding by the US Geological Survey to study fate and transport of PFAS. 

May 2026: [Award] Karen won the 2026 Graduate Research Award, and the Richard C. Wigger Award 🎉

Apr 2026: Nathan and Christian attended and presented at the 2026 Emerging Contaminants in the Environment, Champaign, IL

Mar 2026: [New Paper] Dr. Zixi Fan's paper on PFAS destruction using HDES-Molten Alkali is published in ES&T Letters. 

Dec 2025: [New Paper] Zixi's paper on PFAS separation and destruction using HDES  is published in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 

Nov 2025: [Award] Zixi Fan was awarded the inaugural Dionysiou Graduate Scholarship by UC CHEE.

Oct 2025: [New Paper] Karen's paper on ultrashort-chain PFAS occurrence  is published in JHM: Organics

Oct 2025: [New Funding!] We are selected for funding by the ACS Petroleum Research Fund to study biogeochemistry of microplastics.

Sep 2025: [New Funding!] We are selected for funding by the Ohio Water Development Authority to study emerging contaminants.