Margaret SobkowiczKline
University of Massachusetts-Lowell, MA·Materials Science
Water supplies are under strain in the U.S. and worldwide.
- Fields
Materials Science
Engineering
Earth & Environmental Science
- Topics
water resources
water pollution
forever chemicals
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Aug 2027
What they work on
- Train 60 master's and Ph.D. students from engineering, chemistry, earth science, biology, public health and economics in interdisciplinary research on materials that protect water resources.
- Conduct trainee research on watersheds as living labs and on circular materials design for preventing and remediating water pollution.
- Develop sustainable product designs that reduce toxic chemical use, through team capstone projects linked to industry and community needs.
More about the research
Limited and shrinking sources must serve a growing population. Meanwhile, 'forever chemicals' contaminate drinking water and toxic products are routinely discharged into waterways. Protecting water means rethinking how materials and chemicals are designed, made, used and disposed of across their whole life cycle.
Why it matters
Communities facing contaminated or scarce water, including from forever chemicals and toxic discharges, need materials and products that protect water over their full life cycle. By training engineers and scientists who combine materials innovation with public health, economics and policy, the program aims to supply industry and academia with people prepared to tackle these water problems.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
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The school
University of Massachusetts-Lowell: 7 labs on PI Pages, $121M a year on research, 149 research doctorates a year.
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