June 06, 2024
Cross-disciplinary researchers to look at water quality, quantity issues through eight research and education projects at the Missouri Water Center.
June 6, 2024 | Written by Michelle Enger
Researchers at the University of Missouri have received seed grant funding from the through an Environmental Protection Agency appropriation to address various aspects of water quality and quantity, including flooding, in Missouri.
Faculty members are from the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (CAFNR) and the College of 糖心Vlog传媒 (COE). The appropriation totaled $700,000 and will fund eight research and education projects.
鈥淭his provides funds to do proof-of-concept studies, which, if successful, will allow Water Center faculty to leverage even larger federal grants,鈥 said interim Water Center co-director Pat Market, director of the School of Natural Resources in CAFNR.
The Missouri Water Center was founded in 2022 through the merger of two existing research centers at Mizzou: the Center for Watershed Management and Water Quality; and the Missouri Water Resources Research Center. The merger means a more focused and inclusive infrastructure and a new vision for conducting leading-edge water research in the state.
Projects funded include the following:
- 鈥淚ntermittent Streams: Unveiling the Missing Piece in the Carbon Cycle Puzzle,鈥澛Alba Argerich, assistant professor, School of Natural Resources (SNR); Jeff Wood, assistant professor, SNR; and Binbin Wang, assistant professor, COE; $140,180.
- 鈥淢itigation of Harmful Algal Blooms via High-frequency Water Monitoring, Modeling, and Biogeochemical 糖心Vlog传媒 Treatment,鈥聽Baolin Deng, professor and co-director of the Water Center, COE; Rebecca North, associate professor, SNR; Wang; and Xiangqun Zeng, professor, COE; $149,995.
- 鈥淒evelopment of a Water and Climate REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates),鈥聽Robin Rotman, assistant professor, SNR; and Pat Market, director, SNR, and interim co-director, Water Center; $23,527.
- 鈥Harnessing Lipid & Protein Enriched Algae and their Photosynthesis Triggered Oxygen Bubbles for PFAS Removal,鈥聽Pan Ni, postdoctoral fellow, COE; and Deng; $21,160.
- 鈥淪tudying the Transport of Microplastics and Nanoplastics within Potable Water Plumbing Materials,鈥澛Maryam Salehi, assistant professor, COE; and Wang; $145,630.
- 鈥淒evelopment of Novel Adsorbents with Tunable Micro- and Mesopores and Surface Charge for Enhanced Removal of PFAS from Water,鈥聽Frank Xiao, associate professor, COE; and Deng; $149,941.
- 鈥淓nrichment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Bubble-Bursting Aerosols,鈥聽Wang and Xiao; $50,000.
- 鈥淒evelopment of a Workshop for Collaborative Proposal on Indigenous Foodways and Water Governance,鈥聽Rotman and Samantha Carter, graduate student, CAFNR; $19,563.
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