Lehigh DOE grant team (IMAGE)
Caption
Zheng Yao (center), principal research scientist within Lehigh University’s Energy Research Center (ERC), and a multidisciplinary team of researchers recently received a $2.5 million grant from the Department of Energy (DOE) to identify rare earth elements (REEs) and elements of interest (EOIs) in wastewater and solid waste streams, and to develop the technology that could extract those elements. The project team includes three faculty members in Lehigh’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science: ERC Director Carlos Romero (top left), research full professor in mechanical engineering and mechanics; Sibel Pamukcu (top right), a professor of civil and environmental engineering; and Xuanhong Cheng (bottom left), a professor of bioengineering and materials science and engineering. Stephen Peters (bottom right), an associate professor of earth and environmental sciences in Lehigh’s College of Arts and Sciences, is also a member of the team, along with collaborators from Western Kentucky University and three U.S. utility companies.
Credit
Lehigh University
Usage Restrictions
Credited, contextual use only
License
Original content