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Dispersive mixing

Associate Professor Andrew Ramsburg and Katherine A. Muller, EG16, developed new, empirical models that enhance the ability to predict dispersivity in laboratory-scale water-saturated and air–water systems of sandy porous media, which can b
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Combating antimicrobial resistance

Research Assistant Professor Natalie Cápiro was part of a workshop at the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Biennial Conference in June 2017, focusing on ways that the environmental engineering and scie
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Train tracking

Professor Masoud Sanayei and a group of colleagues created a simple closed form prediction models of train-induced vibration transmission within buildings, focusing on metro stations and buildings in Shenzen, China.
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Cholera control

In the Journal of Infectious Diseases, Associate Professor Daniele Lantagne and postdoctoral scholar Travis Yates examine studies to determine whether household water treatment (HWT) interventions reduce the burden of disease in cholera outbreak
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The toxic air we breathe

Professor Doug Brugge discusses his new book, Particles in the Air: The Deadliest Pollutant Is the One You Breathe Every Day, and his research on particulate matter.
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Tufts students and alumni receive clean tech award

ZwitterCo, a group made up of engineering alumni and graduate students, received a Catalyst grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center for their work on a membrane technology designed to reduce energy consumption in water purification
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Warming waters

Professor Steven Chapra points to warming temperatures due to climate change as the reason for more toxic algae bloom in U.S. waters.