21st Century Drinking Water
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering associate professor Kai-tak Wan, professor Sinan Muftu, & Civil and Environmental Engineering assistant professor April Gu were awarded a $400K National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to find a biomechanical model for predicting and improving water filtration and bioremediation.
All three Professors are directors of successful labs at Northeastern University; Dr. Wan runs the Micro/Nano Biomechanical Characterization Lab, Dr. Muftu runs the Applied (Bio)Mechanics and Tribology Laboratory and Dr. Gu runs the Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory.