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STEPS Scholar Mumtahina Riza Successfully Defends Master’s Thesis
Mumtahina Riza, STEPS scholar and research assistant in the Department of Applied Ecology at NC State, has successfully defended her Master’s thesis, titled “Risk Screening of Phosphorus Capturing Materials for Eutrophication Mitigation.” Her project focused on the potential environmental risks […]
PhosForUs: STEPS Vision: Is 25-In-25 Possible?
In this episode, STEPS Scholars talk to the director of the STEPS center, Dr. Jacob Jones, about the 25-in-25 vision of the center, convergence and transdisciplinary research, stakeholder engagement and more. All having phosphorus sustainability as the main point. Join […]
The STEPS Seminar Speaker Series Welcomes Quintino Medi
Learn more about the Mandela Washington Fellowship here.
The STEPS Center Attends North Carolina State University’s Earth Fair
Stop by our table at the Earth Fair today on North Carolina State University’s campus. The fair will be held in the Tally Student Union Stafford Commons. This sustainability-focused event will feature various vendors and sustainability organizations here on campus […]
Phosphorus: Past, Present, Future
Dr. Jim Elser and Dr. Phil Haygarth discuss Phosphorus’s past, present, and future with STEPS Scholars in the first episode of the STEPS Scholar led phosphorus focused podcast. This episode of PhosForUs is available now via Spotify. Listen and learn […]
STEPS PhosForUs Podcast Launches April 10, 2023
The first episode of the STEPS Scholar led phosphorus focused PhosForUs podcast launches April 10, 2023. You can preview the first few minutes of the inaugural episode now! Listen and learn more here!
Theme 1 Researcher Detlef Knappe Receives the Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize
Theme 1 Researcher Detlef Knappe will receive the Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize during the 26th triennial Borchardt Conference on May 23-24, 2023. The conference brings together engineers, scientists, public health specialists and students every three years to review advances in […]
Dr. Jan Genzer Receives 2023 Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) International Award
Research Theme 1 Co-lead Jan Genzer has received the 2023 Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ) International Award. This award was established to honor international contributors to the field of polymer science and engineering. Learn more about Jan Genzer. […]
The STEPS Seminar Speaker Series Welcomes Director Jason White of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Nanotechnology-enabled agriculture: A path to global food security? Jason C. White Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven CT 06504 USA Low use and delivery efficiency of conventional agrichemicals is a significant impediment to maintaining global food security, […]
Detlef Knappe Receives the A.P. Black Research Award
The American Water Works Association (AWWA) has presented Theme 1 Researcher Detlef Knappe the A.P. Black Research Award. Dr. Knappe will formally accept the honor during the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition this June. Since its establishment […]