MS Environmental and Green Chemistry Capstone Research Projects with our External Partners

Dr. Kostal with the MS EGC Graduate Students' Capstone Presentations

MS Environmental and Green Chemistry Capstone Research Projects

 

PVC and PEX Pipes in Water Delivery Systems: Informing Stakeholders on Product Life Cycles, Hazards, and Environmental-Justice Considerations

Project Partner:
U.S. EPA: Environmental and Protection Agency

White House CEQ (Council on Environmental Quality)

 

Characterization of Risk to Indigenous Communities from Chemical Releases in New Mexico and Oklahoma

Project Partner:
U.S. EPA: Environmental and Protection Agency
 

Alternatives Assessment of Adhesives in PFAS-Free Waterproof-Breathable Fabrics 

Project Partners:
Dimpora, SaferMade, ACS GCI, Patagonia, Eastman

 

Assessing the Relationships Between Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Microbial Communities in PFAS-contaminated Arid Soils

Project Partners
USGS:  United States Geological Survey

 

External Partners/Clients for Capstone Projects include:

 

Government agencies, such as:

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

• The White House Council on Environmental Quality

• Department of Energy

• Food and Drug Administration

• National Institutes of Health

• National Institute for Environmental

and Health Sciences

• World Health Organization-PAHO

NGOs, such as:

• Environmental Defense Fund

• Environmental Working Group

• Natural Resources Defense Council
• Advancing Green Chemistry
• Beyond Benign
• Clean Production Action
• Washington State Dept. of Ecology
• BizNGO
• Lowell Center for Sustainable
Production
• NRDC-Natural Resources Defense
Council

 

Private sector organizations, such as:
• Seventh Generation
• Dow
• DuPont
• ToxServices
• SciVera
• Eastman
• SaferMade
• Verisk 3E
Industry groups/roundtables, such as:
• GC3 Roundtable
• American Chemical Society
• Institute for Green Chemistry
• American Chemistry Council
Academic partners, such as:
• Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry
• Yale Center for Green Chemistry
• GreenCentre Canada