"Objectives include evaluating the impacts of aged and weathered microplastics on HOC adsorption and biotransformation kinetics, determining the effects of flow (e.g., simulated rainfall events) on the fate and transport of microplastics and adsorbed HOCs, and creating programs to disseminate knowledge about the impact of HOCs and microplastics on water quality. Results of the project will advance scientific knowledge that can be used to protect public health, remediate contaminated sites and protect water supplies."
"Grantees receive a minimum of $400,000 over five years from the program, which supports early-career faculty who "have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization," according to the NSF. Each project must include an educational component. Natalie L. Cápiro '00 , assistant professor of biological and environmental engineering in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,"
Cornell researchers received NSF Faculty Early Career Development Awards that provide at least $400,000 over five years and require an educational component. Natalie L. Cápiro will investigate how microplastics move through soil and water and interact with potentially toxic halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) such as chlorinated ethenes and PFAS. Laboratory experiments will scale in complexity to mimic contaminated sites, evaluate effects of aged and weathered microplastics on HOC adsorption and biotransformation kinetics, determine how flow events affect transport of microplastics and adsorbed HOCs, and develop programs to disseminate knowledge about impacts on water quality. Sanjiban Choudhury will develop robots that learn new skills like humans to provide assistance in homes, hospitals and farms.
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