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Indian Origin Student Awarded Scholarship For Water Treatment Research

Indian Origin Student Awarded Scholarship For Water Treatment Research

 The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) and the US Bureau of Reclamation have awarded a PhD student who is Indian-American a fellowship in recognition of their cutting-edge and creative work in the field of advanced treatment of alternate water sources.

The AMTA announced that Harsh Patel, a PhD candidate in chemical engineering and Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Michigan, was one of the four recipients of the USD 11,750 fellowship.

According to the statement, Mr. Patel's study aims to create new membranes with a minimal water content that can remove specific ions with precision in order to address escalating water and energy demands.

Membrane technology advancements have the potential to significantly lower the cost, energy, and environmental impact of improved treatment of recycled wastewater and seawater, providing clean, safe, abundant, and economically advantageous water sources in arid places.

Knowing that effective work in this field will directly affect global issues like water scarcity, Mr. Patel expressed his immense happiness at receiving the honor.

In 2021, Mr. Patel graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is now a member of Michigan's Kamcev Lab, which is working to create the next generation of polymeric materials for use in energy production and storage as well as water treatment.

He will be in Knoxville in February for the 2023 Membrane Technology Conference and Exposition, where he plans to discuss his study orally or on a poster.

For graduate students pursuing a full-time Master's degree or a PhD student working on research into the developments required to pursue innovation in membrane technologies, the AMTA and Reclamation Fellowships jointly provide four scholarships each year.


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