2021 National Student Design Competition

16th Annual National Student Design Competition Presentations

Air, Climate & Energy
Project Title	Region
Capturing Solar Energy with Quantum Dots	6
Green Plasma Technology for Siloxane Removal and Landfill Gas Upgrade	4
Machine Learning Calibrated Low-Cost Sensing	6

Safe and Sustainable Water Resources
Project Title	Region
Biochar-Geomedia Water Filter for the Colonias, South Texas	6
Biofilters to Effectively Remove Toxins	7
An Electroactive Point-of-Use Filter for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Contaminant Removal	4
A Field-Deployable Droplet Digital PCR System for the Rapid Detection of Waterborne Bacterial Pathogens	8
Green & Sustainable Water Purification Membranes	4
Low-cost Household Water Filter for PFAS Removal	4
Portable Desalination System Using Renewable Energy	3
Practical PFAS Treatment with Sawdust	5
Removal of Cyanotoxins by Multifunctional Biochars	6
Simple and Inexpensive Paper-Based Assay for Lead	3
Wetland and Peroxide Treated Harmful Algal Blooms	3

Sustainable and Healthy Communities
Project Title	Region
Converting Crop Waste into Construction Material	9
Cool and Sustainable Sidewalks	6

Chemical Safety
Project Title	Region
Planet-friendly and Scalable Approach Towards 100% Recyclable Water- and Oil-resistant Paper	5

17th Annual National Student Design Competition Presentations

Air, Climate & Energy
Project Title	Region
Single-stage Process for Biogas Purification	4
VOC Sensors for ppb-Level Detection and Speciation	3

Safe and Sustainable Water Resources
Project Title	Region
Advancing Next Generation Genomic Tools for Detection of Naegleria Fowleri in Potable Water	6
Biochar Filter for Philadelphia Water Pb Removal	3
Biochar Wattle for Enhanced Surface Water Quality	8
Biodegradation of Microplastics in Water Treatment	5
Biodegradation of PFASs from Groundwater and Soil	8
Biofilters to Effectively Remove Toxins	7
Cryptosporidium Capture in Sewage Impacted Waters	4
Desalination using 2D MoS2 Nano-solar Evaporator	4
Distributed Fiber-optic Turbidity Sensor Network	4
Efficient Solar-Driven Water Desalination Based on Nanomaterial Design	8
Electro-Assisted Wastewater Nutrient Recovery	9
Functionalized Membranes for Removal of PFAS	4
GSI-Informed Urban Groundwater Monitoring Networks	5
HAB Early Mitigation by Magnetic Photocatalysts	5
Increased Sensitivity for Lead Detection in Drinking Water Using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy	5
Induction-Surface-Heating Membrane Distillation	2
MAP-HABS: An Innovative Platform for the Early and Ongoing Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms	8
Microwave-Catalytic Membrane for PFAS Degradation	2
Perstraction for the Removal of PFAs from Water	5
Small-Scale Solar Desalination for Drinking Water	9
Solar Window for Water Collection and Purification	1
Solar-Energy-Combined Desalination Systems	6
Tertiary Wastewater Treatment through Aquaponics	8
Wet Wipes That Turn into Toilet Paper When Flushed	5

Sustainable and Healthy Communities
Project Title	Region
Rare Earth Elements Recovery Using Food Waste	3
Remediation of PFAS-contaminated Soil and Sediment	2
Smartphones to Reduce Food Waste and Insecurity	5
Sorbent-Amended Caps for PFAS-Contaminated Sediments	5
Urban Food Lab: Composting Plastic in Aquaponics	2

Chemical Safety
Project Title	Region
Nanoclay Reinforced Recycled HDPE to Replace PVC and PE Water Pipe Materials	3
Waterborne NIPU Epoxy Hybrid Coating	5