Nevada College of Engineering receives Army grant

The College of Engineering has received a $4 million grant from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center to establish the Nevada Center for Water Resiliency, with the possibility of additional funds for subsequent research.

The new center will research and test new technologies in water treatment, focusing on potable water (drinking water) reuse from a variety of water sources.

Its research projects fall into four areas: advanced water reuse technologies, emerging contaminants, alternative water sources and resource recovery.

The new center will organize under the university’s existing Nevada Water Innovation Institute. In addition to Sage Hiibel and Eric Marchand, engineering faculty involved in the center are Keith Dennett, David Hanigan, Rashed Khan, Krishna Pagilla and Victor Vasquez.

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