Pratim Biswas, the Lucy & Stanley Lopata Professor in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, considered one of the highest honors in the field of engineering. Biswas, also assistant vice chancellor of international programs and chair of the Department of Energy, […]
Wearable, low cost sensors being developed at Washington University in partnership with Applied Particle Technology – a start up created by AAQRL Alumni. Innovations in miniaturizing PM sensors are being utilized by AAQRL researchers to assist in a technological and social revolution of monitoring aerosols in a variety of environments.
Recently, more than 1,500 of the world’s preeminent aerosol scientists gathered in St. Louis for the 10th International Aerosol Conference (IAC). Held every four years — and only every 12 years in the United States — the event took place Sept. 2-7 at the Americas Center. The conference was opened by Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton, […]
A team of engineers is combining forces to create a safe, nontoxic and efficient material for solar cells. In the past decade, researchers have used a new material made of lead-halide perovskites as the semiconducting absorber layer in solar cells. While these perovskites have dramatically increased solar cells’ efficiency for converting solar energy to electricity, […]
Nanoparticle fertilisers show promise Overuse of traditional chemicals could be tackled using nanotech Read full story
Nanoparticles could help rescue malnourished crops Normally used to fight cancer, these teeny liposomes deliver plant nutrients efficiently Read full story
All-natural nanobiotechnology instead of synthetic agrochemicals Widespread use of synthetic agrochemicals in crop protection has led to serious concerns of environmental contamination and increased resistance in plant-based pathogenic microbes. Read full story
Cu-chitosan nanoparticle boost defense responses and plant growth in maize (Zea mays L.) Read full story
Nanoemulsion kills bacteria, boosts soybean plants’ growth Researchers have synsthesised a plant-oil-based nanoemulsion that inhibits the growth of a specific bacterium that infects soybean plants1. This nanoemulsion also increases the overall growth of soybean plants, offering an eco-friendly way to enhance crop yields by combating bacterial disease. Read full story
Seven finalists have been selected to compete for an award of up to $50,000 in the 5th annual Global Impact Award (GIA) finals in October. Read full story
Two Washington University in St. Louis faculty members, Pratim Biswas and Ramesh Raliya, have been honored for their development of BIRANO Smart Fertilizer, which has a patent pending through the Office of Technology Management. Read full story
We would like to thank all of the faculty members that nominated graduate students for the 2018 awards. We had an outstanding pool of candidates with stellar academic records.
Ahmed Abokifa is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the department of Energy, Environmental, and Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.
This project is a unique, three-dimensional graphene oxide (GO) nanoscale composites as multifunctional, self-assembling, platform materials for advanced water treatment membranes.
“We know that traffic generates a lot of pollution, and therefore it’s the time when you’re traveling in traffic that you can have a disproportionately high amount of your daily exposure to many harmful pollutants,” said Anna Leavey
Shalinee Kavadiya recently published a paper in Advanced Energy Materials titled “Electrospray-assisted Fabrication of Moisture-resistant and Highly Stable Perovskite Solar Cells at Ambient Conditions.”