Sustainable Water Systems Lab
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering,
Lakewood Institute of Technology
Innovating water treatment and resilience for a changing world.
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About the Lab
The Sustainable Water Systems Lab focuses on developing innovative technologies and policies to ensure clean, resilient, and equitable water infrastructure. Our research addresses water treatment, reuse, climate adaptation, and resource recovery across urban and rural contexts.
We collaborate with municipalities, NGOs, and international partners to apply our work in real-world settings — from decentralized systems in rural communities to advanced treatment in megacities.
People
Dr. Marcus Chen
Principal InvestigatorAssociate Professor, Environmental Engineering
Priya Natarajan
PhD Candidate Decentralized Treatment TechnologiesJorge Alvarez
PhD Candidate Climate Resilience ModelingMaya Thompson
Undergraduate ResearcherNutrient Recovery SystemsDr. Marcus Chen
Principal InvestigatorAssociate Professor, Environmental EngineeringPriya Natarajan
PhD Candidate Decentralized Treatment TechnologiesJorge Alvarez
PhD Candidate Climate Resilience ModelingMaya Thompson
Undergraduate ResearcherNutrient Recovery SystemsResearch Projects
Modular Greywater Reuse
Designing low-cost, portable treatment units for water reuse in underserved regions.
Microbial Risk and Resilience
Assessing microbial community stability in treatment systems under climate stressors.
Circular Sanitation in Informal Settlements
Integrating waste-to-resource technologies in unregulated urban environments.
Climate-Responsive Water Infrastructure
Modeling how drought and flood events impact system performance and equity.
Selected Publications
Biochar-Based Filtration for Greywater Reuse.
Chen, M. et al. (2024)
Water Research.
Decentralized Treatment for Water-Stressed Regions.
Natarajan, P. & Chen, M. (2023).
Environmental Science & Technology.
Simulating Resilient Water Systems Under Climate Variability.
Alvarez, J. et al. (2023).
Journal of Hydraulic Engineering.
Undergraduate Design of Nutrient-Recovery Toilets.
Thompson, M. (2022)
ASCE Conference Proceedings.
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