Lab news:

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 🎉

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

Feb 2026: Jackson Quinn successfully defended his MS 🎉.

Dec 2025: Zixi Fan successfully completed his PhD and will join the University of Illinois Chicago as postdoc; Molly Cannon joins the group as PhD student.

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

Dec 2025: [New Paper] New paper on interplay between manganese and algal organic matter published in JHM. 

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.

Jul 2025: [New Paper] Zixi's paper on UV/CTAB for PFAS destruction is published in Environmental Sci & Tech