/chbe/ en /chbe/2022/11/29/kian-lopez-receives-10000-nwriamta-graduate-fellowship-membrane-technology <span>Kian Lopez receives $10,000 NWRI/AMTA graduate fellowship for membrane technology</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-11-29T14:46:10-07:00" title="Tuesday, November 29, 2022 - 14:46">Tue, 11/29/2022 - 14:46</time> </span> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/430" hreflang="en">brief</a> <a href="/chbe/taxonomy/term/424" hreflang="en">kianlopezbrief</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/chbe/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/kian_crop_170_copy.jpg?itok=w26_DORa" width="1500" height="1500" alt="Kian Lopez"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"> </p><div class="image-caption image-caption-right"> <p></p> <p>Kian Lopez</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p></div> <p dir="ltr">Kian Lopez, a ²ÊÃñ±¦µä chemical and biological engineering PhD student, received a 2022 National Water Research Institute (NWRI)/American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA)&nbsp;Graduate Fellowship&nbsp;for Membrane Technology. The&nbsp;$10,000 fellowship supports research that advances membrane technology in the fields of water, wastewater or water reuse. Only two NWRI/AMTA awards are given each year.</p> <p dir="ltr">Lopez recently completed&nbsp;a&nbsp;master's degree in environmental engineering at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä, and he is a member of the <a href="/lab/straub/people" rel="nofollow">Straub Research Group</a>, led by <a href="/even/people/anthony-straub" rel="nofollow">Anthony Straub,</a> assistant professor of environmental engineering.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr">Lopez&nbsp;currently works on testing the effects of fouling on novel hydrophobic membranes to be used in water reuse and desalination applications.&nbsp;He received a BS&nbsp;in chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin where he worked on the synthesis and transport properties of ion exchange membranes.</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 29 Nov 2022 21:46:10 +0000 Anonymous 3312 at /chbe