Water Institute 2013
Faculty Participation – Same .
Faculties – 9. Research Fellows, etc.. – 3.
Student Participation
Master of Science w/ Thesis option – 16
Research Fellows/Associate/Post Doc- 6
Undergrad/Grad – 18
Projects Funded through grants/contracts – 20
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Mercury Reduction from Municipal Effluents Discharged into Lake Michigan
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Occurrence of Emerging Contaminants in Lake Michigan and Sensory Development
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Integrating virtual 3D lab modules for flood modeling studies in civil engineering
curriculum: An Inter-university Implementation and Evaluation
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Study of the Total Suspended Solids Profiles - East Chicago Drinking Water Plant
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Lake Michigan Water Resources Study
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Examining climate change influence on non-point source pollution using NSPECT
models for Lake Michigan Watershed
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Energy Efficiency and Water Institute Lab
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Energy Efficient HVAC&R Using Evaporative Cooling
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Emerging Technologies and Approaches to Minimize Discharges into Lake Michigan,
Phase II-Module III
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Purdue Calumet Water Institute, DOE, 2009-2013
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Emerging Technologies and Approaches to Minimize Discharges into Lake Michigan,
Phase II-Module II
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Emerging Technologies and Approaches to Minimize Discharges into Lake Michigan,
Phase II-Module I
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Purdue Calumet Water Institute, DOE, 2008-2009
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Cooling Systems for Data Centers
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Emerging technologies and approaches to minimize discharges into Lake Michigan,
Phase I
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Modeling and simulation of clod modified evanescent optical fiber sensor
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Development of OFS for detection of ammonia
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Water and development: Competitive advantages in water resource utilization activities
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Ditag genome scan technology: A new method for microbial source tracking
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Parametric study of ultrafiltration system
Grants that support regional research – 14
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Mercury Reduction from Municipal Effluents Discharged into Lake Michigan
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Occurrence of Emerging Contaminants in Lake Michigan and Sensory Development
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Integrating virtual 3D lab modules for flood modeling studies in civil engineering
curriculum: An Inter-university Implementation and Evaluation
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Study of the Total Suspended Solids Profiles - East Chicago Drinking Water Plant

Lake Michigan Water Resources Study

Examining climate change influence on non-point source pollution using NSPECT
models for Lake Michigan Watershed
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Energy Efficiency and Water Institute Lab
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Emerging Technologies and Approaches to Minimize Discharges into Lake Michigan,
Phase II-Module III
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Purdue Calumet Water Institute, DOE, 2009-2013
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Emerging Technologies and Approaches to Minimize Discharges into Lake Michigan,
Phase II-Module II
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Emerging Technologies and Approaches to Minimize Discharges into Lake Michigan,
Phase II-Module I
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Emerging technologies and approaches to minimize discharges into Lake Michigan,
Phase I
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Purdue Calumet Water Institute, DOE, 2008-2009
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Water and development: Competitive advantages in water resource utilization activities
Educational Outreach – 19
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2013 World Water Day
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PWI Advisory Board Meeting January 2013
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PWI Laboratory Ribbon Cutting, December 2012
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Functional Membrane Materials: Opportunities in Water Treatment,” William Phillip
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“NiSource/ NIPSCO’s water sustainability commitment and NWI Paddling Association,”
Dan Plath
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“Environmental sustainability efforts of ArcelorMittal,” Kevin Doyle
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PWI Advisory Board Meeting November 2012
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Water User Board Meeting, November 2012
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PWI Advisory Board Meeting September 2012
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ME/PWI Summer camp day, June 2012
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Hammond Environmental Expo, May 2012
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PWI Advisory Board Meeting May 2012
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2012 World Water Day
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PWI/Argonne National Laboratory Community Briefing, March 20, 2012
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“Applications of Novel Analysis Methods Towards Improvements in Energy Efficiency
and Storage,” Aaron Wemhoff, Dec 14, 2011
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“Membrane Technology: Bacteria and virus removal, and the development of new
membrane materials,” Kai Loon Chen, Dec 1, 2011
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“The development of sustainable catalytic processes for removing oxyanions from
drinking water,” Charles Werth, November 11, 2011
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“Chemicals of Emerging Concern (CECs): A discussion of the technologies used for the
removal of CECs and monitoring strategies to assess treatment efficacy,” Jorg Drewes,
October 25, 2011
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Optoelectric Micro/Nano Particle and Droplet Manipulation, Steve Wereley, September
20th, 2011