Biodesign: Environmental Biotechnology, Swette Center for (EB)

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Projects per year

2005 2025

• 25 Active
• 101 Finished

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  Wastewater Sampling for COVID-19

  Lim, E., Halden, R., Scotch, M., Varsani, A. & Hogue, B.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  5/1/20 → 9/30/20

  Project: Research project

• Jumpstarting Arizonas Economic Recovery from COVID-19 Using Biotechnology-Informed, Evidence-Based Public Health Decision-Making

  Halden, R., Hogue, B., Scotch, M., Varsani, A. & Lim, E.

  Flinn Foundation

  5/1/20 → 6/30/20

  Project: Research project

• SEED - Funding Project: Defluorination of PFAS Using H2-based Catalytic Membrane Reactor

  Rittmann, B. & Zhou, C.

  OTHER: Domestic Non-ABOR University

  1/28/20 → 11/30/20

  Project: Research project

• Rolsky Research STAAR Surgical Gift to One Water One Health

  Halden, R.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  1/1/20 → 8/15/20

  Project: Research project

• A model of nitrous oxide production in biological used-water treatment

  Rittmann, B.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  10/7/19 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

• NEWT SUPPLEMENT AWARD - INTERN - NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Off-Grid Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment

  Westerhoff, P., Alford, T., Sinha, S., Rittmann, B., Thomas, M., Carberry, A., Chan, C., Tongay, S., Wang, Q. H., Maynard, A., Perreault, F. & Muhich, C.

  National Science Foundation (NSF)

  8/1/19 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

• Enabling microscopic analysis of microstructured soft materials

  Green, M., Nannenga, B., Torres, C. & Dai, L.

  DOD-ARMY: Army Materiel Command (AMC)

  3/1/19 → 2/29/20

  Project: Research project

• BIOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION OF SELENIUM OXYANIONS: A MATHEMATICAL MODEL

  Rittmann, B.

  Electric Power Research Institute

  12/12/18 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

• Co-digestion of Food Waste and Fats, Oils, and Grease (FOG) for Mesa, Arizona

  Rittmann, B.

  LOCAL: Arizona Municipal Government

  10/1/18 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

• Membrane Carbonation for 100% Efficient Delivery of Industrial CO2 Gases

  Rittmann, B., McGowen, J., Krajmalnik-Brown, R. & Lai, Y.

  DOE: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)

  10/1/18 → 9/30/20

  Project: Research project

• Food Waste Digestion for Mesa, Arizona

  Rittmann, B.

  LOCAL: Arizona Municipal Government

  10/1/18 → 12/31/19

  Project: Research project

• Mathematical and Process Model for Biological Transformation of Selenium Oxyanions

  Rittmann, B.

  Electric Power Research Institute

  7/16/18 → 12/31/20

  Project: Research project

• A MODEL OF SELECTED MICROFAUNA AND MEIOFAUNA PREDATION IN A BIOFILM REACTOR

  Rittmann, B.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  7/15/18 → 1/14/19

  Project: Research project

• RPS 4: Ozonation and Biodegradation Project

  Rittmann, B.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  7/1/18 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

• Testing of Polyurethane Foam

  Rittmann, B.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  2/15/18 → 11/30/18

  Project: Research project

• Supplement: MURI: Translating Biochemical Pathways to Non-Cellular Environment

  Yan, H., Lin, S., Woodbury, N. & Seo, D. K.

  DOD-ARMY-ARL: Army Research Office (ARO)

  1/1/18 → 8/19/19

  Project: Research project

• RSP1: CW1517977

  Dahlen, P., Westerhoff, P., Rittmann, B., Krajmalnik-Brown, R. & Delgado, A.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  12/14/17 → 9/30/18

  Project: Research project

• The Fingerprints of Plastic in Monterey Bay Pelagic Food Webs

  Halden, R.

  Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

  8/12/17 → 12/31/17

  Project: Research project

• Catalyzing Material Discovery Through Electrochemical and Porosity Analysis

  Green, M., Lin, J. & Torres, C.

  DOD-ARMY: Army Materiel Command (AMC)

  5/15/17 → 5/14/18

  Project: Research project

• Synergistic Reductive Dechlorination of 111-Trichloroethane and Trichloroethene

  Rittmann, B. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R.

  US Department of Defense (DOD)

  4/5/17 → 4/5/19

  Project: Research project

• Mathematical modeling of microbial fuel cells (MXCs) using capacitive granules as electrode material for bioanodes

  Marcus, A.

  OTHER: Domestic Non-ABOR University

  8/29/16 → 9/30/16

  Project: Research project

• SusChEM: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Engineering the Hollow-Fiber Membrane Biofilm Reactor to Convert Syngas to Valuable Products

  Rittmann, B.

  National Science Foundation (NSF)

  7/1/16 → 6/30/20

  Project: Research project

• Development of customized aluminosilicates as complementary topical therapeutics for wound infections

  Haydel, S. & Seo, D. K.

  HHS: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  6/1/16 → 5/31/19

  Project: Research project

• Biology and Built Environment (BioBE) Center Renewal

  Halden, R.

  Sloan (Alfred P.) Foundation

  3/14/16 → 10/31/17

  Project: Research project

• Phase 2: US Army Dense Urban Areas: Planning for 2040

  Shutters, S., White, D., Halden, R. & Shakarian, P.

  US Department of Defense (DOD)

  10/12/15 → 9/15/16

  Project: Research project

• Atmospheric CO2 Capture and Membrane Delivery

  Rittmann, B. & Lackner, K.

  DOE: Golden Field Office

  10/1/15 → 9/30/18

  Project: Research project

• Combining Electrochemical -Omics and Microscopic Approaches to Characterize Transport Limitations in Anode-Respiring Bacteria Biofilms

  Torres, C. & Krajmalnik-Brown, R.

  DOD-NAVY: Office of Naval Research (ONR)

  9/1/15 → 5/31/19

  Project: Research project

• MRI: Acquisition of Cryo-EM for Southwest Regional Center

  Spence, J., Westerhoff, P., Vermaas, W., Frasch, W., Roberson, R., Carpenter, R., Rez, P., Weierstall, U., Muthuswamy, J., Leket-Mor, T., Fromme, P., Hogue, B., Stabenfeldt, S., Mason, H., Yan, H., Rittmann, B., Torres, C., Wiktor, P., Rege, K., Halden, R., Ros, R., Ros, A., LaBaer, J., Olive, M., Liu, J., Van Horn, W. & Liu, W.

  NSF-BIO: Division of Biological Infrastructure (DBI)

  9/1/15 → 8/31/18

  Project: Research project

  • cryo-electron microscopy
  • structural biology
  • electron microscopes
  • image analysis
  • crystallography

• NSF Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Off-Grid Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment (NEWT)

  Westerhoff, P., Alford, T., Fox, P., Hristovski, K., Rittmann, B., Honsberg, C., Thomas, M., Carberry, A., Chan, C., Holman, Z., Tongay, S., Wang, Q. H., Maynard, A., Perreault, F. & Muhich, C.

  National Science Foundation (NSF)

  8/1/15 → 7/31/20

  Project: Research project

• US Army and Megacities: Planning for 2040

  Halden, R. & White, D.

  ASU: ASU Research Enterprise (ASURE)

  7/15/15 → 9/30/15

  Project: Research project

• Simultaneous Selenate and Nitrate Reductions Using the H2-Based Membrane Biofilm Reactor

  Rittmann, B.

  INDUSTRY: Foreign Company

  7/8/15 → 10/31/15

  Project: Research project

• UNS: Targeted Saturated Fatty Acids Synthesis by Microbial Biohydrogenation and its Superior Extraction from Microalgae Biomass through Fermentation

  Rittmann, B. & Lai, Y.

  National Science Foundation (NSF)

  7/1/15 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

• Development of Substrate-loaded Microbial Fuel Cells for Powering Remote Sensors

  Torres, C.

  DOD-NAVY: Office of Naval Research (ONR)

  5/1/15 → 12/31/18

  Project: Research project

• ISMET 2015 Conference

  Torres, C.

  DOD-NAVY: Office of Naval Research (ONR)

  5/1/15 → 12/31/15

  Project: Research project

• Community-scale Gasification for Ag and Energy

  Halden, R. & Kavazanjian, E.

  US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

  9/1/14 → 8/31/15

  Project: Research project

  • biochar
  • gasification
  • project
  • energy
  • student

• A State wide Research Initiative in Environmental Informatics: Arizona Environmental Grid Infrastructure Service (AEGIS)

  Petuskey, W., Scotch, M., Conrad, C. & Halden, R.

  Arizona Board of Regents

  12/13/13 → 12/31/15

  Project: Research project

• Modeling Wastewater Sludge Hydrolysis Aided by High Temporal Resolution Measurements Through Microbial Electrochemistry

  Torres, C.

  National Science Foundation (NSF)

  9/1/13 → 8/31/17

  Project: Research project

  • electrochemistry
  • hydrolysis
  • sludge
  • modeling
  • student

• Planning Development and Implementation of a State wide Research Initiative in Environmental informatics: Arizona Environmental Grid Infrastructure S

  Petuskey, W., Collins, J., Halden, R., Scotch, M. & Quay, R.

  Arizona Board of Regents

  5/24/13 → 12/15/14

  Project: Research project

  • Servers
  • Planning
  • Supervisory personnel
  • Students

• The Arbcell: Simultaneous Wastewater Treatment and H2 Production Targeted for Food and Beverage Processors

  Torres, C. & Rittmann, B.

  US Department of Energy (DOE)

  2/1/13 → 12/31/13

  Project: Research project

  • beverage
  • wastewater treatment
  • analytical equipment
  • hydrogen
  • reactor

• Enhanced Natural Attenuation for Source Mass Reduction

  Rittmann, B.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  2/1/13 → 1/31/15

  Project: Research project

  • BTEX
  • nonaqueous phase liquid
  • biodegradation
  • sulfate
  • rate

• Managing the Microbial Ecology of a Cyanobacteria-Based Photosynthetic Factory Direct

  Rittmann, B., Vermaas, W., Torres, C., Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Nielsen, D. & Thomas, M.

  DOE: Golden Field Office

  12/1/12 → 11/30/14

  Project: Research project

  • Cyanobacteria
  • Ecology
  • Biosynthesis
  • Industrial plants
  • Fatty acids

• EPS Analyses for MBR Membrane Biofilms

  Rittmann, B.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  11/14/12 → 7/14/13

  Project: Research project

  • biofilm
  • membrane
  • fouling
  • contract
  • biomass

• Fairfax

  Rittmann, B.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  11/2/12 → 3/31/13

  Project: Research project

  • biofilm
  • chemical oxygen demand
  • need
  • method
  • protein

• Wastewater Treatment Using Microbial Fuel Cells with Peroxide Production

  Torres, C., Tsakalis, K. & Rittmann, B.

  US Department of Defense (DOD)

  9/28/12 → 9/28/17

  Project: Research project

• In-Situ Remediation of Heavy Hydrocarbons in Impacted Vadose Zone Soils: Strategy and Management Approach for Innovation

  Westerhoff, P., Dahlen, P., Kavazanjian, E., Rittmann, B., Torres, C., Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Delgado, A. & Halden, R.

  INDUSTRY: Domestic Company

  9/24/12 → 9/30/18

  Project: Research project

  • vadose zone
  • innovation
  • remediation
  • in situ
  • soil

• IGERT: Solar Utilization Network (SUN)

  Vermaas, W., Ganesh, T., Westerhoff, P., Phelan, P., Moore, A., Goodnick, S., Webber, A., Pasqualetti, M., Ghirlanda, G., Guston, D., Rittmann, B., Torres, C., Krajmalnik-Brown, R., Fisher, E., Jones, A., Honsberg, C. & Wang, R.

  National Science Foundation (NSF)

  7/1/12 → 6/30/19

  Project: Research project

  • student
  • program
  • solar energy
  • alternative energy
  • energy

• Analysis of hormones, steroids, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in water, wastewater, and preserved urine samples

  Halden, R.

  National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)

  3/5/12 → 12/30/12

  Project: Research project

  • PPCP
  • steroid
  • hormone
  • urine
  • total organic carbon

• ARPA-E Cyanobacteria Designed for Solar-Powered Highly Efficient Production of Biofuels

  Vermaas, W., Rittmann, B. & Nielsen, D.

  DOE: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)

  3/1/12 → 6/30/13

  Project: Research project

  • biofuel
  • cyanobacterium
  • commercialization
  • project
  • decarboxylation

• Characterizing electron transport resistances from anode-respiring bacteria using electrochemical techniques

  Torres, C., Renaut, R. & Rittmann, B.

  DOD-NAVY: Office of Naval Research (ONR)

  2/1/12 → 7/31/15

  Project: Research project

  • electron
  • bacterium
  • electrolyte
  • bioenergy
  • mass transport

• In Situ Sampling Tool for Assessing Bioavailability and Toxicity of Sediments

  Halden, R.

  HHS: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

  9/20/11 → 7/31/16

  Project: Research project