Dr. Cates presented the group’s published work on radioluminescence membrane biofouling control at the membrane technologies symposium within the Division of Environmental Chemistry

Dr. Cates presented the recently published results of RMBC proof-of-concept studies to the International Ultraviolet Association’s Americas meeting in Austin, TX.

Hamed holds a bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in Iran, and completed his masters degree in Environmental Engineering at the Hamburg University of Technology. He will be studying radioluminescence membrane biofouling control and biofilm growth aspects in the Cates Lab

In this op-ed, Dr. Cates gives a critical commentary on the current research trends in photocatalytic water treatment.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/acs.est.6b06035

Cates group  publishes first studies on radioluminescence membrane biofouling control technology:  http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.est.6b04239

We are happy to announce that Matt Vawter has joined the Cates group to conduct research as part of the MS/BS program.  Matt will be studying the UVC dose response of biofilm formation rates.

After serving as an undergraduate lab assistant in the Cates group for nearly two years, Elisa is now pursuing a masters in environmental engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Link to journal website:

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2016/RA/C6RA01121G#!divAbstract

The Cates group welcomes its newest member, Kien Vu.  Kien has a master’s degree in environmental engineering from Florida State University, and will be pursuing his PhD at Clemson.  His research will focus on new reactor concepts for photocatalytic advanced oxidation.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1011134415003504