Together, we’ve completed 10 momentous years as the NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Nanotechnology-Enabled Water Treatment (Award #1449500).
💡 NEWT Center Successes
- Interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation
- Industry-driven priorities via the NABC process
- Over 900 publications and $96M in funding
💧 Transition to NEWT Alliance
The NEWT Alliance continues NEWT’s mission across institutions:
- Rice University: Rice WaTER Institute led by Drs. Pedro Alvarez, Qilin Li, Michael S. Wong and Menachem Elimelich
- Arizona State University: Global Center for Water Technology led by Dr. Paul Westerhoff
- Texas Tech: Water and the Environment Research (WATER) Center led by Dr. Shane Walker
🔭 Strategic Focus Areas
- Expanding partnerships and grants
- Broader water treatment solutions
- Annual industry engagement
- Philanthropic fellowships and network
📣 Special Thanks to the Scientific Advisory Board
📣 Gigantic Thanks to the IPAB - Industrial/Practitioner Advisory Board Members
Arndt Nottrott, AriaFiltra
Nathan Cai, MicroHAOPs Inc.
Matt Muller, Vantive
Paul O'Callaghan, Bluetech Research
Rafiqul Islam, Cactus Materials
Charlie He, Carollo
Gautam Phanse, Chevron Ventures
Filippo Ronzani, Rehan Mukadam, De Nora
Louis Hagey, ExxonMobil
Teri Dankovich, Folia
Zaid Chowdhury, Garver
Jonathon Sandhu, Gulf Coast Authority
Kelly Westerhoff, H2Optic Insights
Roger Tocchetto, Kraton Polymers
Joe Lamy, Localized Water Solutions
Sohail Akhter, Moleaer
Kelly Magurany, NSF
Ed Ricci, OxByEl
Wenny Noha, PepsiCo
Tony Powell, Purifics
Michael Reynolds, Shell
Roxy Evans, Solmem
Stephen N'Guessan, TSMC
Ben Garrett, Veolia
Dorian Cauceglia, Watts Water
Jeff Lopes, Xylem
Jian Zhou, Zenith Purification
🔗 Stay Connected
- Subscribe to Rice WaTER Institute News & LinkedIn
- Follow Global Center for Water Technology
- Stay connected to NEWT Alliance on LinkedIn
- Explore Research on Google Scholar
- Save Photo Memories on SmugMug
📣 Where Are They Now? NEWT Alumni
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