PAST COHORTS · 2024
The 2024 cohort
Eight fellows spent May 20 to July 26, 2024 with us in Louisville.
Fellows
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Anthony Boggs
Berea College
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Lexington Harrison
Florida International University
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Jack Kennedy
Centre College
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Cassandra Murphy
University of Central Florida
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Zoe Napier
University of the South
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Matthew O'Connell
Lehigh University
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Sylvia Snyder
North Carolina State University
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Matthew Trueblood
Vassar College
Projects
Carbon-negative concrete
Make concrete with biochar converted from yard waste.
Blue clay aggregates
Use blue clay (shale) as lightweight aggregate in concrete.
Chemical conversion of plastic waste
Break down plastic waste into useful chemicals.
PFAS in wastewater
Study the fate, transport and adsorption of PFAS in wastewater.
Sediment fingerprinting
Trace how sediment moves from upstream to downstream.
PFAS capture and degradation
Remove PFAS from drinking water with porous materials.
Plastic degradation pathways
Identify the reaction pathways of plastic degradation.
New PFAS analysis method
Develop a new way to analyze PFAS in drinking water.
Our summer
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Join the next cohort
Applications close [2027 deadline]. Questions? Email z.sun@louisville.edu.
See dates, stipend and how to apply on the REU 2027 page.