Center for Water Innovation

The Center for Water Innovation (CWI) at Washington University in St. Louis conducts research that enables sustainable water and wastewater management.

[WashU McKelvey Engineering @WashUengineers]

Zhen (Jason) He (@WashU_EECE) received the 2026 Ralph & Joe Bales Graber Science Award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists.

The award recognizes outstanding leadership & contributions to environmental science & engineering.
https://t.co/l36aN0THRJ

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Susan Richardson, a renowned researcher on disinfection by-products, delivered the 2025 Ryckman Lecture.

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Students from @WashU_EECE recently earned second and third place at the Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) student design contest in Chicago!

#WashUEngineers

https://t.co/y4eqR3UmYe

[Zhen (Jason) He @Zhen_Jason_He]

Our 2nd team competes in the category of Water and Environment at WEF Student Design Contest at WEFTEC.

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WashU team is presenting at Student Design Competition @WEFTEC @WashU_EECE

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“We want everybody to have safe drinking water."

Many people have no idea what’s coming out of their taps. Trusted Tap is changing that—one filter, one household, one community at a time.

💧 Clean water, made simple.

This is what WashU can do. https://t.co/hUG8SwOHS4

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Dan Giammar of @WashU_EECE leads Trusted Tap, helping households monitor water quality through filter analysis.

With @NSF support, Phase 2 aims to deliver clear, actionable water reports, helping ensure safer drinking water.

https://t.co/pxcgWWSI3A

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WashU has an official chapter of Tau Chi Alpha (TXA), the Environmental Engineering Honor Society @AAEESdotORG @WashU_EECE

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Young-Shin Jun of #WashUEECE found that discarded face masks transform into nanoplastics and can change the chemical nature of the mask materials just as those materials can change the surrounding environment.
https://t.co/IQhaEQtOJC

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Young-Shin Jun of @WashU_EECE and her research team developed a novel nanotechnology that transforms wastewater nutrients into usable fertilizer.

Learn more.

https://t.co/q7VV45lBp9

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Congratulations to the CWI Director Jason He on receiving the 2025 Frederick George Pohland Medal from AEESP/AAEES!

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He receives the 2025 Frederick George Pohland Medal: https://t.co/E1tGyUiMKQ via @WashUengineers

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Removing selenium from water takes iron strength: https://t.co/guQ83dMMIQ via @WashUengineers

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New paper by @KaichaoYand @Zhen_Jason_He on electrochemical technology for wastewater reuse: https://t.co/VdTftvZQfK via @WashUengineers

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Jean Brownell and Kimberly Parker find that previously overlooked ingredients in herbicides may be precursors to harmful contaminants in drinking water: https://t.co/ocGRKVGrIS via @WashUengineers

[Center for Water Innovation @CWI_WashU]

Prof. Judy Zhang @HuichunJudy delivered a CWI seminar on machine learning models for biodegradation.

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We welcome “water-loving” high schoolers to WashU for the U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition!

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He named Laura and William Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering: https://t.co/7JIqTVuKHo via @WashUengineers

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Alumna Losli seeks to improve the world through water: https://t.co/R4iThYkyXJ via @WashUengineers

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Fangqiong Ling’s team compares the performance of different generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) models in facilitating literature screening for wastewater-based epidemiology: https://t.co/EmijiEVzVo via @WashUengineers

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Huge thanks to Dr. Young-Shin Jun for such an inspiring talk at our "HERoes of Tomorrow" Seminar Series! We loved having you on campus and learning about your research and your career experiences! 💖 💖 💖 @UofA_Engr @uofa_cveg @WashU_EECE