Ezra Cates – The Cates Lab https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates RADIATION PROCESSES AND MATERIALS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:31:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Laura DiGiacomo wins poster competition https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/laura-digiacomo-wins-poster-competition/ Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:31:43 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=836 Master’s student Laura DiGiacomo took first prize in the WEASC poster competition held at the South Carolina Environmental Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC. She presented her work on landfill leachate pretreatment methods to improve efficiency of PFAS destruction technologies.

]]> Dr. Torkzadeh receives his doctorate! https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/dr-torkzadeh-receives-his-doctorate/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:45:30 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=828 Group welcomes new PhD student https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/group-welcomes-new-phd-student/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:41:15 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=825 After some daunting pandemic related delays, we finally welcome new PhD student Eman Alhamdan to the Cates Group! Eman holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, and a M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of Alabama Huntsville.

]]> UV-biofilm paper selected as paper of the year https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/uv-biofilm-paper-selected-as-paper-of-the-year/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:38:07 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=822 A paper by our group, titled “Quantification and modeling of the response of surface biofilm growth to continuous low intensity UVC irradiation” was selected as UV Paper of the Year (2020) by the International Ultraviolet Association. The paper can be found here

]]> New graduate students join https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/new-graduate-students-join/ Wed, 19 May 2021 19:27:49 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=784 The Cates Lab is excited to welcome two new students, joining in summer 2021!

Ehsan Bouteh (PhD student)

Laura Digiacomo (Master’s student)

(See group page for more info)

]]> Dr. Cates appointed as associate editor to the Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/dr-cates-appointed-as-associate-editor-to-the-journal-of-hazardous-materials-advances/ Wed, 19 May 2021 19:24:41 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=781 This new journal is part of an expansion of the parent JHM journal. More information can be found here: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-hazardous-materials-advances

]]> Dr. Michael Bentel joins the group https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/dr-michael-bentel-joins-the-group/ Wed, 19 May 2021 19:20:41 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=778 We are excited to announce that Michael Bentel has joined the research group, starting in January 2021. Dr. Bentel earned his PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of California Riverside, and brings expertise in chemical reaction mechanisms of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). At Clemson, he will explore new materials and improved mechanistic understanding of photocatalytic and hydrothermal approaches to PFAS destruction.

]]> Photocatalytic reactor concepts for PFAS degradation published in ACS ES&T Engineering https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/photocatalytic-reactor-concepts-for-pfas-degradation-published-in-acs-est-engineering/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:16:11 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=768 Article may be found here: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsestengg.0c00086

]]> Welcome to new group members https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/welcome-to-new-group-members/ Mon, 17 Aug 2020 20:10:40 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=761 The Cates Lab is pleased to announce that two new PhD students have joined the group and will conduct research toward their degrees in Environmental Engineering and Science:

Yufei Sui comes with a Masters in Environmental Engineering from the University of Florida.

Marc Mason joined after completing his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Clemson.

]]> Hamed Torkzadeh receives presentation award https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/hamed-torkzadeh-receives-presentation-award/ Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:09:30 +0000 https://cecas.clemson.edu/~ecates/?p=755 We are proud to announce that PhD student Hamed Torkzadeh received the 2nd place award for best student presentation at the International Ultraviolet Society’s Americas Conference in Orlanda, FL. Hamed presented his ongoing research on “Opportunistic pathogen deterrence in premise plumbing using UVC point-of-use devices: Minimum surface irradiation intensities for biofilm prevention”. The award was presented by Ron Hoffman, President, IUVA.

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