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Feb 10, 2023

OSTP Director Arati Prabhakar Visits STEPS

Dr. Arati Prabhakar, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, visited North Carolina State University’s campus on February 10, 2023. Her visit included a tour of…
Director Jacob Jones with scholar looking at microscope in the lab.

Feb 8, 2023

Announcing the STEPS Director’s Fellowship Award Program

The STEPS Center announces a new prestigious program to recruit and engage exceptional graduate students (Masters and Ph.D.) and postdoctoral scholars. The program, called the STEPS Center Director’s Fellowship Awards,…

Feb 7, 2023

Tertiary Considerations: Reducing Wastewater P Loads

Join Matthew Scholz of the Sustainable Phosphorus Alliance for the Sustainable Phosphorus Webinar titled Tertiary Considerations: Reducing Wastewater P Loads. The discussion will feature JoAnn Burkholder of NC State and…

Feb 7, 2023

Paul Westerhoff Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

STEPS Co-Deputy Director Paul Westerhoff has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering on February 7, 2023. Dr. Westerhoff received this honor due to his leadership and pioneering research…

Feb 2, 2023

Jim Elser interviewed by Global Water Works During Tech Talk Thursday

Jim Elser addresses issues surrounding phosphorus sustainability on Tech Talk Thursday with Frank Slovenec. The full conversation can be found on the Global Water Works YouTube channel.

Jan 9, 2023

Kimia Karimi and Dan Obenour developed a hybrid watershed model using a Bayesian Hierarchical Framework

Kimia Karimi and Dan Obenour developed a hybrid watershed model using a Bayesian hierarchical framework to characterize nutrient source and retention rates during seasons noted for severe water quality issues…

Jan 2, 2023

Wastewater Effluents Impact PFAS Concentrations at Drinking Water Treatment Plants: Sucralose and Predicted De facto Wastewater Reuse Levels Correlate with PFAS Levels in Surface Waters

Join STEPS Co-Deputy Director Paul Westerhoff and EPA Early Career researchers for the Innovations in Environmental Science webinar series. The webinar will explore the high correlation between Per- and polyfluoroalkyl…

Dec 15, 2022

STEPS and The Willow AGEP Alliance Discuss Conducting Research with Indigenous Communities

STEPS invited colleagues from The Willow AGEP Alliance to present: Conducting Research with Indigenous Communities. This panel discussion session offered advice and guidance on topics such as cultural humility, working…

Dec 8, 2022

Dr. Rada Chirkova Named 2022 Distinguished Member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Dr. Rada Chirkova joins 67 Distinguished Members of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for her outstanding scientific contributions to computing that move the field forward. Each nominee must have…

Dec 1, 2022

STEPS-PSI Convergence Hour

Our interdisciplinary team of researchers joined colleagues from the Plant Sciences Initiative on December 1, 2022 for the STEPS-PSI Convergence Hour. This event aimed to foster collaboration and build community.…