July 8, 2026
Congratulations to Xiaoqi Liu on successfully defending his master's thesis today! We are proud of this wonderful achievement and wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
Embedded Files
June 7, 2026
Dr. Juneja was invited for a talk about AWESOME Lab and its amazing research as the NYS Science Congress held at ESF, Syracuse.
May 20, 2026
Md. Rahim Uddin presented two posters at NYS CoE Healthy Water Solutions Annual conference.
Sustainable Removal of Methylene Blue Using FeCl3-Functionalized Biochar Derived from Forest Residue Biomass
Life Cycle Assessment of FeCl3-Functionalized Biochar Derived from Forest Residue Biomass for Methylene Blue Adsorption
April 29th, 2026
Congratulations to Md. Rahim Uddin and Sushant Gawali on successfully passing their candidacy exam and reaching an important milestone in their doctoral journey. This achievement reflects their dedication, strong research progress, and commitment to advancing innovation within the AWESOME Lab.
April 28th, 2026
Dr. Juneja presented AWESOME Lab's work on "Functionalized Biochar for Integrated Multi-Contaminant Remediation". at the collaborative workshop on Novel Approaches for Industrial Wastewater Treatment - joined by leaders and technical experts from ESF, Clarkson University, NYS Center of Excellence Healthy Water Solutions, and IDE Technologies.
December 3, 2025
We are proud to congratulate our master's students, Jingzhi Sun and Aditi Verma, on successfully defending their master's theses this week. Congratulations on this significant milestone, and best wishes for continued success in your future endeavors!
November 2-5, 2025
AWESOME Lab, along with other research groups represented SUNY ESF at AIChE annual conference 2025 in Boston! Our students did a fantastic job presenting their work and engaging with the broader research community.
October 19-21, 2025
Dr. Juneja and Sushant Gawali represented AWESOME Lab at Algae Biomass Summit 2025 in Tempe, Arizona. Sushant did an amazing job presenting his research on bioactive pigment production from algae.
August 20th, 2025
Our lab showcased and shared some of the research and innovations of our lab with the community at the New York State Fair.
August 5th, 2025
Sushant presented our work on biochemical conversion of hardwood forest residues to generate high-value biobased products at the third biennial Northern Hardwood Conference (NHC 2025) held in Syracuse, New York.
August 4th, 2025
AWESOME lab and SBBL lab's members participated in NABEC 2025 held at Cornell University, Ithaca. We had a strong presence through multiple poster presentations and oral talks, highlighting ongoing research efforts in bioprocessing technologies.
July 15th, 2025
Dr. Juneja (Co-PI) received funding from Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) with Drs. Kumar (PI), Yoo, and Volk to work on the project “Eco-Friendly Packaging Innovations – Developing Biocomposites from Nanocellulose, Polyhydroxybutyrate, and Lignin Obtained from Forest Biomass”.
June 24th, 2025
Dr. Juneja received a Clarkson ESF Healthy Water Solutions CoE grant, titled "Functionalized Biochar Pouches for Nutrient Capture and HAB Mitigation in Eutrophic Waters " in collaboration with Dr. Sitaraman Krishnan at Clarkson University.
May 10th, 2025
Grad students, Lalitha, Aditi, Gundeep and Rahim received departmental scholarships for excellence in research and service to the department.
August 26th, 2024
We would like to welcome Lalitha Shree, Sushant Gawali (PhD students) and Xiaoqi Liu (MS student) in our lab, who have joined us this Fall.
June 24th, 2024
Dr. Juneja got funding from NYS Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions to work on High-Capacity Selective Sorbents for Recovery of Nutrients from Eutrophic Waters, in collaboration with Dr. Dhara Trivedi from Clarkson University.
August 16th, 2024
PI Dr. Juneja, along with Dr. Deepak Kumar, PI of SBBL, visited their alma mater, Punjab Agricultural University, and had a very productive discussion on potential collaboration with Dean Makkar and other wonderful faculty.
LinkedIn Post
August 8th, 2024
Our lab made a significant leap into the realm of AI and machine learning with our first research poster on optimizing the photocatalytic conversion of CO2
LinkedIn Post
March 1st, 2024
We are thrilled to announce latest publication from our lab, "Production of Ethanol from Plant Biomass” by PI Dr. Ankita Juneja and SBBL's PI Dr. Deepak Kumar in the prestigious 'Handbook of Biorefinery Research and Technology’.
Production of Ethanol from Plant Biomass | SpringerLink
LinkedIn Post
February 2nd, 2024
Dr. Juneja got funding as a PI from Northeastern States Research Cooperative (NSRC) to work on sustainable co-production of bioplastics and hydrochar from forest residue biomass. Co-PIs from ESF: Dr. Deepak Kumar, Dr. Obste Therasme, Dr. Tim Volk, and Dr. Tristan Brown.
January 16th, 2024
We would like to welcome Md. Rahim Uddin (PhD student) and Aditi Verma (MS student) in our lab, who have joined us this Spring.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse