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17th Annual P3 Grant Recipients

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17th Annual Phase I Recipients: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet

Institution EPA Grant Number Project Title
Baldwin Wallace University SU840157 Smartphones to Reduce Food Waste and Insecurity
Carnegie Mellon University SU840167 VOC Sensors for ppb-level Detection and Speciation
Colorado State University SU840156 MAP-HABS- An Innovative Platform for the Early and Ongoing Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms
Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton SU840141 Single-Stage Process for Biogas Purification
Hamline University SU840170 Increased Sensitivity for Lead Detection in Drinking Water Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS)
Illinois Institute of Technology SU840180 Sorbent-Amended Caps for PFAS-Contaminated Sediments
Marshall University SU840159 Nanoclay Reinforced Recycled HDPE to Replace PVC and PE Water Pipe Materials
Miami University - Oxford SU840161 Perstraction for the Removal of PFAs from Water
Montana Technological University SU840146 Biochar Wattle for Enhanced Surface Water Quality
New Jersey Institute of Technology SU840140 Remediation of PFAS Contaminated Soils and Sediments
New Jersey Institute of Technology SU840149 Induction Surface Heating Membrane Distillation
New Jersey Institute of Technology SU840150 Microwave-Catalytic Membrane for PFAS Degradation
New York University,Mount Sinai School of Medicine SU840144 Urban Food Lab: Composting Plastic in Aquaponics
Oklahoma State University SU840147 Solar-Energy-Combined Desalination Systems
South Dakota Schools of Mines and Technology SU840163 Efficient Solar-Driven Water Desalination based on Nanomaterial Design
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale SU840174 HAB Early Mitigation by Magnetic Photocatalysts
Stanford University SU840151 Electro-Assisted Wastewater Nutrient Recovery
Temple University SU840168 Biochar Filter for Philadelphia Water Pb Removal
Tulane University SU840164 Advancing Next Generation Genomic Tools for Detection of Naegleria fowleri in Potable Water
University of Akron SU840158 Waterborne NIPU Epoxy Hybrid Coating
University of Alabama SU840145 Functionalized Membranes for Removal of PFAS
University of Alabama - Huntsville SU840152 Distributed Fiber-optic Turbidity Sensor Network
University of Alabama,Lehigh University SU840143 Cryptosporidium Capture in Sewage Impacted Waters
University of California - Riverside SU840155 Small-Scale Solar Desalination for Drinking Water
University of Central Florida SU840162 Desalination using 2D MoS2 Nano-solar Evaporator
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor SU840153 Biodegradation of Microplastics in Water Treatment
University of Toledo SU840148 Wet Wipes That Turn into Toilet Paper When Flushed
University of Utah SU840169 Biodegradation of PFASs from Groundwater and Soil
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University SU840166 Rare Earth Elements Recovery Using Food Waste
Wayne State University SU840160 GSI-Informed Urban Groundwater Monitoring Networks
Western Dakota Technical Institute SU840154 Tertiary Wastewater Treatment through Aquaponics
Yale University SU840165 Solar Window for Water Collection and Purification

17th Phase II Recipients: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity, and the Planet

Institution EPA Grant Number Project Description
Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton SV840418 Single-Stage Process for Biogas Purification
Illinois Institute of Technology
SV840421
Sorbent-Amended Caps for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Sediment
New Jersey Institute of Technology SV840419 Microwave-Catalytic Membrane for PFAS Degradation and Antiviral Applications
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale SV840420 HAB early mitigation by magnetic photocatalysts
Stanford University SV840417 Electro-Assisted Wastewater Nutrient Recovery

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