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Columbia University Environmental Engineering Summer Seminar Series

For 2021, we are pleased to introduce the inaugural Earth and Environmental Engineering Summer Seminar Series at Columbia University. This graduate student-run seminar series features research from early career researchers.

The 2021 Seminar Series was a success, thanks to all of the engaging talks by our exceptional speakers! We thank all of our invited speakers for sharing their wisdom and knowledge.

After reviewing department student feedback, we recognize Qianhong Zhu and Anna Kogler as 2021 Outstanding Speakers. This award comes with a $200 cash prize in recognition of their unique contributions to the seminar series.

2021 Seminar Schedule and Invited Speakers

• June 10: Qianhong Zhu, Yale University, Electrochemical Hydrogen Peroxide Generation for Advanced Oxidation Process
• June 24: Harsh Agarwal, University of Michigan, A More Efficient Vanadium Based Redox Flow Battery with Enhanced V2+/V3+ Charge Transfer
• July 8: Solomon Oyakhire, Stanford University, Understanding and Controlling the Electrodeposition of Lithium Metal Using Atomic Layer Deposition
• July 15: Steven Chavez, University of Michigan, Engineering Energy Flow in Hybrid Plasmonic Systems
• July 22: Hollie Adejumo, University of Michigan, Quantification of disinfection byproducts in gastrointestinal tract culture: Characterization and control of biological matrix effects
• July 29: Chinomso Onuoha, University of Minnesota, Technology for Small-Scale Wind-Powered Ammonia Synthesis
• August 5: Enrique Rodriguez, University of Michigan, Assessing and Addressing Chemical Risk in Water Reuse and Resource Recovery
• August 12: Anna Kogler, Stanford University, Waste to Value: Benchmarking and Advancing Electrochemical Nitrogen Recovery from Wastewater
• August 19: Devon Kerins, The Pennsylvania State University, Climate as the predominate driver for carbon levels in the Rocky Mountains

All seminars are from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-04:00). If you have any questions please reach out to Sara Hamilton ([email protected]), Chae Jeong-Potter ([email protected]), and/or Adam Massmann ([email protected]).

Seminar Series Goals

• Represent the emerging diversity in our field.
• Share new ideas and build community between students based here in our department and researchers around the globe.
• Provide a space for young, innovative, and open-minded researchers to participate in a seminar series. Many other seminar series tend to invite senior researchers, and we are excited to host and engage with a seminar series that breaks from that tradition. Inspirations include the Distinguished Young Scholars Seminar hosted by the University of Washington’s Chemical Engineering department, and the Graduate Climate Conference.

This seminar series is organized by:

• Sara Hamilton
• Chae Jeong-Potter
• Adam Massmann
• Ian Billinge
• Monica Abdallah