2023 Recipients of NEWT’s inaugural D&I Culture of Inclusion Awards. We appreciate all of the work our members are doing to ensure NEWT has a culture of inclusion and is making strides to recruit and retain members of underrepresented groups. Many thanks to all of you for your support of NEWT’s diversity and inclusion initiatives.
NEWT GEMS : Girls EMpowerment in STEM
NEWT GEMs mentors were provided some “gems” in the way of testimonials by their mentees on how awesome their STEM learning summer went at the campus of Rice University. The … Continue reading NEWT GEMS : Girls EMpowerment in STEM
NEWT Book Club to Become Better Environmentalists
Editor, Srishti Gupta
This year Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Co-Chairs – Julianne Rolf and Joshua Samba started a NEWT Book Club to encourage students, postdocs, staff, industry members, faculty, and alumni to learn how environmental engineering impacts the lives of those we serve.
Selective Membranes in Water and Wastewater Treatment: Role of Advanced Materials
Post Editor, Srishti Gupta
Magnetic nano-adsorbents for the removal of arsenic in drinking water
At NEWT, we have designed magnetic composite nanoadsorbents (nanoparticles that can trap contaminants) with high affinity towards arsenic species that have proved to remove arsenic below EPA limits (2.78 ppb) from drinking water.
NEWT Undergraduates: Shared Experiences in Mentoring
NEWT mentorships through the pandemic
Leslie Arrazolo and Kianna Broadman are two friends and undergraduate students who have had the opportunity to get involved with NEWT while studying at Rice University…
Oil and Gas Wastewater is a Proving Ground for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment
Blog post submitted by Christian Conrad A recent NEWT review highlights opportunities for modular, off-grid technologies Hydraulic fracturing (or fracking) is the cornerstone of domestic oil and gas production – … Continue reading Oil and Gas Wastewater is a Proving Ground for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment
NSF renews Rice-based NEWT Center for water treatment
Partnership primed to introduce game-changing technologies to address global needs HOUSTON – (Oct. 15, 2020) – The Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center (NEWT), a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC) with its … Continue reading NSF renews Rice-based NEWT Center for water treatment
How do we make electrochemical water treatment a reality?
Blog post submitted by Ana S. Fajardo
Could Pervaporation Be Used to Treat Highly Concentrated Wastewater Streams?
Blog post submitted by Elisabeth R. Thomas
NEWT Book Club to Become Better Environmentalists
Editor, Julianne Rolf
NEWT Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Co-Chairs – Julianne Rolf and Joshua Samba started a NEWT Book Club to encourage students, postdocs, staff, industry members, faculty, and alumni to learn how environmental engineering impacts the lives of those we serve.
Peer to Peer Professional Perspective
Peer to Peer Professional Perspectives
NEWT Book Club to Become Better Environmentalists
Editor, Julianne Rolf
NEWT Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Co-Chairs – Julianne Rolf and Joshua Samba started a NEWT Book Club to encourage students, postdocs, staff, industry members, faculty, and alumni to learn how environmental engineering impacts the lives of those we serve.
NEWT Undergraduates: Shared Experiences in Mentoring
Katie Pascavis, Mentee I met Dr. Paul Westerhoff in high school, and he generously mentored me on a science fair project about arsenic absorption. This experience allowed me to witness … Continue reading NEWT Undergraduates: Shared Experiences in Mentoring