Michelle Chebeir, who graduated from Prof. Liu's group in 2017 won a First Place Dissertation Award from the American Water Works Association's California-Nevada section. Michelle's dissertation focuses on the chemistry of hexavalent chromium and its control strategies in drinking water. Congratulations! Check the UCR Today press release here.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awards our group a grant to provide industrial research internship opportunities for graduate students. This project, funded by the Directorate for Engineering of NSF, will enable the collaboration between our group and water utilities in Southern California to strengthening graduate education and training in the water sector.