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Promoting resilient communities and ecosystems through membrane separations
University of Houston
Joined January 2018
Welcome Rutesh Gaikwad @Rutesh_L_G to @UHEngineering! Rutesh is a PhD student with @RahulShevate1 at NCL-Pune. We look forward to working with him to advance contorted polyamide desalination membrane technology. Welcome to Houston! ๐ค
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Great work by @SayaliShaligra1, @RahulShevate1, and.@Siddhartha_0505 with funding from @usbr! @UHEngineering.
Researchers @UHouston make clean water more accessible by creating a new salt-blocking membrane
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Incorporating contorted monomers in polyamide membranes increases free volume and improves their permselectivity. ๐ง๐ Check out our @usbr-funded work by @SayaliShaligra1, @RahulShevate1, and @Siddhartha_0505 published in @ACS_AMI. @UHEngineering
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Congratulations Marcela Strane on your Best Graduate Poster award at the Society of Wetland Scientists @SWS_org Student Section Virtual International Conference!! ๐ Marcela presented her research characterizing microplastics at the land-water interface. ๐ฉโ๐ฌ @UHEngineering
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Congrats Dana R. Flores on your @J_Membrane_Sci publication! ๐Dana quantifies the contributions of different solute rejection mechanisms in nanofiltration using covalent organic frameworks (COFs) as model materials. ๐ฉโ๐ฌThank you sponsors @NSF and @AMTAorg.
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Introducing Dr. Dana R. Flores! ๐๐Congratulations Dana on the successful defense of your Ph.D. dissertation "Modeling Nanofiltration Separation Mechanisms in Covalent Organic Framework Membranes." ๐พ๐ฅณ We are so proud of your accomplishments! Congrats! @UHEngineering #PhDone
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Congratulations Dr. Parisa Taheri on earning your Ph.D.! ๐@Pari3a_Taheri successfully defended her dissertation "Scalable Synthesis and Separation Performance of Covalent Organic Framework and Contorted Polyamide Membranes." Great work from a great researcher! ๐@UHEngineering
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Incroyable! @ErinSPicton has been named a @ChateaubriandUS Fellow! She will spend the fall researching supported ionic liquid membranes (SILMs) for lithium extraction with @jannick_duchet at @insadelyon. Congrats Erin! Thank you @FranceintheUS for your sponsorship. ๐ซ๐ท๐บ๐ธ
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Congratulations Tristan on your selection as a @UHouston Energy Scholar! ๐Tristan will research membranes for direct lithium extraction, a continuation of their work as a @UHteachHOUSTON researcher. Great job Tristan! ๐@uhoustonenergy #UHEngineering.
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LiQuidium wins the @NOVGlobal Energy Technology Innovation Prize @RBPC!! ๐Congrats to the team @ErinSPicton @Pari3a_Taheri @PranjalSheth2 for your excellent plan and pitch ๐๐ Many thanks to @ricealliance for hosting a great competition! @UHEngineering @uhoustonenergy #GoCoogs
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Congratulations LiQuidium for advancing to the semifinal round of the @RBPC ! Co-founders @ErinSPicton and @Pari3a_Taheri wowed the judges with their business pitch for membrane-based direct lithium extraction. ๐คฉ Best of luck to all of the teams! @UHEngineering @uhoustonenergy
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Excellent pitch today from LiQuidium co-founders @ErinSPicton and @Pari3a_Taheri at the Rice Business Plan Competition @RBPC! ๐๐ Thank you to our neighbors @RiceUniversity for hosting a world-class competition! ๐ฆ๐ค๐ @UHEngineering #GoCoogs
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We are excited to partner with Dr. Dimitrios Kalliontzis at #UHEngineering to develop a wave-powered desalination system for coastal communities ๐๐๐ง with funding from @eeregov Water Power Technologies Office and @MSRDConsortium! #GoCoogs
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Congratulations Pablo Bribiesca @pablo2br on your ACS Energy & Fuels paper! ๐จโ๐ฌPablo shows that tuning waterflood chemistry enhances oil recovery during waterflooding in a radial Hele-Shaw cell. ๐งThanks @acsprf for funding Pablo's research! @UHEngineering
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Graduate student Siddhartha Paul @Siddhartha_0505 presents his poster about chlorine-resistant covalent organic framework membranes at the Society of Plastics Engineers @4SPE_Plastics International Polyolefins Conference. Nice work! #UHEngineering
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Reflecting on a great week @GordonConf Chemical Separations with inspiring talks and discussions. Congrats to Dana Flores, @Pari3a_Taheri, @Siddhartha_0505 Paul, and @ErinSPicton for your excellent poster presentations. ๐ @UHEngineering #GoCoogs
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Congratulations to Marcela Strane on passing her environmental engineering PhD Qualifying Exam! ๐ฅณ#CoogEngineers #UHEngineering #GoCoogs #UHEngineers
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Congrats Marcela Strane on your award of a Society of Wetland Scientists Student Research Grant! Marcela will study the transport of microplastics in freshwater environments as 1 of 10 student awardees. ๐ฉโ๐ฌThanks SWS for the research support! @UHEngineering
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Congratulations to @Siddhartha_0505 Paul for earning a scholarship from the American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects! @UHEngineering #GoCoogs.
The American Society of Indian Engineers and Architects (ASIE) just announced that seven talented students from the #CullenCollege were awarded scholarships! They won an impressive $23,000 in scholarship money. ๐คฉ .Read More:.#ASIE #CuleenCollege #GoCoogs
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Covalent organic framework (COF) membranes can improve the performance of organic batteries!๐๐Expanding COF membranes to new applications through collaboration with @YanYao2 lab and @ErinSPicton @ACSEnergyLett @TCSUH @UHEngineering @uhoustonenergy.
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