Congratulations to Dr. Thivanka Ariyarathna for completing her doctoral studies December 2, 2016.

Catrina, our summer undergraduate research fellow (SURF) (advised by Astitha and Vlahos), was one of 3 recipients and the only undergraduate recipient of the award!!!! Way to go Catrina! She presented her summer work -“Prediction of harmful water quality parameters combining weather, air quality and ecosystem models with in-situ measurements” https://www.cmascenter.org/

This two year study will follow 300 patients with Stage 1 CKDu  to evaluate correlations between disease progression, water quality in rice fields and well waters and other risk factors.

We were just awarded a grant by the Dominion Foundation to initiate a pCO2 time series at Avery Point to trach changes in water CO2. The time series will bededicated to undergraduate education and will provide unprecedented pCO2 data for the region.

http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20160825/NEWS/160829963/1020?utm_source=enews&utm_medium=Energy%2BNews&utm_campaign=Thursday

Biodegradation and mineralization of isotopically labeled TNT and RDX in anaerobic marine sediments

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299356550_Uptake_and_fate_of_hexahydro-135-trinitro-135-triazine_RDX_in_coastal_marine_biota_determined_using_a_stable_isotopic_tracer_15N_-_RDX

Thivanka received the best platform presentation award at SETAC NE which comes with a $500 travel award to the national meeting this fall.