Students from the College of Engineering’s Water for the World Environmental Engineering Lab received regional recognition for their research at the 2020 New England Water Environment Association (NEWEA) Annual Conference.

The seven students who represented the lab were accompanied by Assistant Professor Joe Goodwill. The conference was held in Boston, Massachusetts from Jan. 26-29.

NEWEA is the New England section of the Water Environment Federation, which aims to “preserve, protect, and manage one of our most precious resources” through proper water and wastewater practices. 

Two URI students participated in the poster presentation competition. Graduate student Erika Addison won best graduate poster presentation for her poster on “Physicochemical Implications of Cyanobacteria Oxidation with Fe(VI).”

Two groups from URI participated in the “Shark Tank” innovation pitch competition. The undergraduate team of Isabella Silverman and Alexa Leone were recognized for the outstanding pitch of their project, “H2gO: The Portable Water Treatment System.”

Graduate student CJ Spellman was presented the 2019-20 Graduate Environmental Scholarship from NEWEA President Raymond Vermette at the conference’s awards luncheon. 

The students appreciated the opportunity to showcase their research, mingle with engineering students from other colleges, and meet professionals in the water and wastewater industry from all over New England.