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GO-FeO Fluid: A Novel Method to Remove Microplastics

Environmental Engineering

Microplastic pollution is a severe threat to aquatic ecosystems, necessitating innovative approaches for efficient removal. This research introduces a method for eliminating microplastics by…

Ground Truthing the Chesapeake Bay: Developing a Remotely Operated Vehicle With Water Sampling Capabilities

Environmental Engineering

Citizen science programs rely on volunteer collected data to assist in ground truthing of satellites. Ground truthing is comparing field samples with remotely sensed data from a satellite fo…

HazeGuard: Advanced Safety Glasses for Enhanced Safety in Haze Weather Conditions

Environmental Engineering

Haze affects the worst in terms of health, safety, and visibility. Low visibility conditions in haze increase the risk of road accidents. According to the American Federal Highway Administra…

Hygiene Hero!

Environmental Engineering #1 Third Award

Identification of the Locations of Waste in Oceans and Seas Through Artificial Intelligence Integration. (Robocean)

Environmental Engineering

Currently, there are 5.25 trillion microplastics and 269,000,000 kilograms of waste in oceans and seas. This increase in pollution leads to the death and even extinction of aquatic life. We…

Improvement and Empirical Testing of a Novel Autonomous Microplastics-Collecting Semisubmersible

Environmental Engineering Fourth Award

Since the beginning of modern plastic's invention nearly a century ago, the human species as a whole has continually increased its rate of plastic consumption and waste. Until recently, this…

Leveraging Electrochemistry and Light Scattering to Improve Air Quality Detection

Environmental Engineering

With an estimated 6.7 million people dying from air pollution annually, and millions of others suffering from illnesses that are either caused or exacerbated by this epidemic, the AQI has be…

Management of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Biogeochemical Cycles Through Harvest of Chlorella vulgaris and Elodea canadensis

Environmental Engineering

Biogeochemical cycles are series of processes that transfer compounds through an ecosystem. Can the geochemical cycles of phosphorus and nitrogen be managed effectively through harvest of Ch…

MARS-PCBs: Microbially Assisted Remediation of Stabilized Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Environmental Engineering

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), highly toxic and carcinogenic compounds, constitute a significant threat to the environment and public health, both on local and global scales. Nevertheless…

Microplastic Flotation: A Novel Method to Analyze and Remove Microplastics

Environmental Engineering

The ocean receives a large amount of pollution each year with plastics accounting for eighty percent. Plastics break down from sun, wind, and water exposure and cause microplastic pollution.…

Multi-Functional High-Flux Superhydrophilic/ Supeoleophobic ZnO-Pillared MXene Membrane With Self-Cleaning Properties for Wastewater Treatment

Environmental Engineering Fourth Award

Wastewater is expected to increase by 24% in 2030, posing significant risks to health and the environment. Titanium carbide (2D MXene) membranes offer a potential solution for wastewater tre…

Natural Aqua Purifier: A Novel and Sustainable Water Purification Approach Utilizing Natural Coagulants for Easy Implementation in Rural Regions

Environmental Engineering

Access to clean water is one of our most basic human needs, and unsafe drinking water is one of the world's largest health and environmental problems. In 2022, 2.2 billion people globally st…

Novel Solar-Assisted Method for Mitigation of Methane Emissions via a New Highly Efficient Catalyst

Environmental Engineering Third Award

Global warming poses a pressing challenge marked by rising temperatures and environmental impacts. Methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) are the main drivers of this phenomenon due to their…

Optimization of Irrigation by Novel Method of Sap Flow-Based Drip Irrigation

Environmental Engineering

Water is a valuable natural resource that is used in virtually every part of our daily life. However, the problem of water shortage is getting worse by year, and it is projected that almost…

Optimized Routing Model for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Transportation System Leveraging Real-Time Data

Environmental Engineering

The escalating population and urbanization have led to a surge in municipal solid waste (MSW), posing numerous challenges in MSW collection and transportation. Garbage trucks, pivotal in thi…

Paper for the Planet: Development of a Novel Paper Inoculated With Wildflower Seed and Carbon-Sequestering Fungi

Environmental Engineering

Background Natural carbon capture is crucial to reduce carbon emissions. While plants store carbon, satellite data exhibits that underground fungal networks capture 36% of carbon emissions.…

Phytoremediation Potential of Yucca elata, Carya illinoinensis, and Opuntia ficus-indica for Arsenic and Pollutant Removal in Drinking Water: A Sustainable and Affordable Approach

Environmental Engineering

In Dona Ana County, pollutants such as arsenic and chlorine, are often found in concentrations higher than what is considered safe in drinking water and bring upon long-term health consequen…

Piezocatalysis with Optimized Turbulent Flow in Hydro Turbine for Eutrophication Remediation

Environmental Engineering Fourth Award

Eutrophication affects 65% of coastal and 53% of freshwater regions in the US but no scalable cyanobacterial degradation methods exist. Piezocatalysis harnesses mechanical energy to produce…

Protecting Sea Grass Habitats: Designing an Automatic Water Filtration System for Turbidity Mitigation

Environmental Engineering

The objective of this experiment is to develop an efficient automatic water filtration system aimed at safeguarding sea grasses in the wild from turbidity. This system is proposed as a viabl…

Prototypic Volumetric Gradient Sensor for Optimizing Polyethylene Terephthalate Recycling by Pultrusion

Environmental Engineering

Single-use PET bottles, while providing numerous applications worldwide, are a major source of micro-plastic contamination. PET filament pultrusion is one technique for recycling PET bottles…

REALM: Using Deep-Learning Algorithms, Neural Networks, and a Mobile App to Transform Communal Recycling and Education

Environmental Engineering

Currently, there is a huge problem with facilitated and single-stream plastic recycling. According to UNEP, 85% of plastics end up in landfills. However, this is not the fault of recycling f…

Reducing Pollution through the Discovery of Novel Plastic Biodegrading Microorganisms via Deep Learning Enzyme Engineering

Environmental Engineering #2 First Award

Reduction of Gas Emission Through CO Converter and Gas Absorber System on Motorcycle Exhaust

Environmental Engineering

In line with the Paris agreement, the world's future is to target Net Zero Emission (NZE) to support global efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Global transportation increases gre…

Removal of Microplastics by Waste Plastics Based on Fenton-like Reaction: Waste Treat Waste

Environmental Engineering Fourth Award

Microplastics have become one of the new pollutants which have aroused international concern, and they even pose a potential threat to human health. In this project, a classical Fenton-like…

Research on Duckweed Treatment, Sewage Purification and Ecological Restoration in Campus

Environmental Engineering

Purpose: The phenomenon of floating weeds is a reflection of the quality of a body of water, which at the same time can indirectly lead to an ecological imbalance of the waters in which it i…

Revision in Airfoil Design to Increase Fuel Efficiency in Commercial Aircraft

Environmental Engineering

As demand for aviation rapidly grows with both the increasing population of humanity and the globalization of the world, the environmental effects that aviation contributes to climate change…

Revolutionizing Coconut Waste: Transforming Waste Into Resource

Environmental Engineering

Our research aims to develop an innovative process for utilizing coconut mesocarp, which constitutes about 80% of the coconut fruit, transitioning from a linear to a circular economic model.…

Robee: A Novel Autonomous Pollinator

Environmental Engineering

The world is currently facing a significant ecological challenge - the rapid decline of bee populations. Bees, one of the most pivotal insects in our ecosystem, are responsible for pollinati…

Sensor-Assisted, Noninvasive Monitoring for Operational, Investigative and Predictive Hive Health Management for Honeybee Colonies – Sustainable Bee Keeping

Environmental Engineering Fourth Award

Motivated to create an early warning system to predict Colony Collapse Disorder, our research focuses on developing a technological solution to constantly monitor beehive health. We present…

Sip Sustainably: The Rheology and Durability of Environmentally Friendly Straws

Environmental Engineering (inferred)

Plastics pose a large threat to aquatic wildlife as they do not break down and can leach toxins that are harmful to animals. Millions of animals die every year from plastic waste in aquatic…