CBE - Manufacturing Next-Generation Membranes from Advanced Materials

This project focuses on the fabrication, structural characterization, and transport testing of next-generation membranes manufactured from self-assembled materials.

Name of research group, project, or lab
The WATER Lab
Why join this research group or lab?

The WATER lab is an interdisciplinary research team that addresses important questions regarding membrane-based separations at the water-energy nexus. The team interrogates the fundamental connections between the structure, functionality, and transport properties of polymer membranes in order to guide the molecular design and manufacture of next-generation membranes from advanced materials. These material advantages, which provide more precise control over mass transfer, are then leveraged to design systems that are critical to the purification of drinking water and the generation of sustainable energy resources.

This project focuses on the fabrication, structural characterization, and transport testing of next-generation membranes manufactured from self-assembled materials.

Logistics Information:
Project categories
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Chemistry and Biochemistry
Civil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth Sciences
Materials Science & Engineering
Student ranks applicable
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours
2 credits / 6-12 hours
3 credits / 12+ hours
Compensation
Research for Credit
Number of openings
3
Project start
The WATER Lab is always looking for new excited, independent, and engaged undergraduate researchers
Contact Information:
Mentor
wphillip@nd.edu
Professor
Name of project director or principal investigator
William A Phillip
Email address of project director or principal investigator
wphillip@nd.edu
3 sp. | 9 appl.
Hours per week
1 credit / 3-6 hours (+2)
1 credit / 3-6 hours2 credits / 6-12 hours3 credits / 12+ hours
Project categories
Chemistry and Biochemistry (+4)
Aerospace and Mechanical EngineeringChemical and Biomolecular EngineeringChemistry and BiochemistryCivil & Environmental Engineerng & Earth SciencesMaterials Science & Engineering