Kian Lopez receives $10,000 NWRI/AMTA graduate fellowship for membrane technology
Kian Lopez
Kian Lopez, a ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· chemical and biological engineering PhD student, received a 2022 National Water Research Institute (NWRI)/American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA)ÌýGraduate FellowshipÌýfor Membrane Technology. TheÌý$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.
Lopez recently completedÌýaÌýmaster's degree in environmental engineering at ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·, and he is a member of the Straub Research Group, led by Anthony Straub, assistant professor of environmental engineering.Ìý
LopezÌýcurrently works on testing the effects of fouling on novel hydrophobic membranes to be used in water reuse and desalination applications.ÌýHe received a BSÌýin chemical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin where he worked on the synthesis and transport properties of ion exchange membranes.