CAREER: Quorum enhanced sustainable treatment of nitrogen (QuEST-N) — NSF Award to Duke University (NC, $455,029)
This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). Environmental engineers have used microorganisms over a century to treat wastewater and protect public health. Biological wastewater treatment (WWT) also plays a critical role in ecosystem and environmental protectio
| Award title | CAREER: Quorum enhanced sustainable treatment of nitrogen (QuEST-N) |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2349328 |
| Awardee | Duke University |
| City | DURHAM |
| State | NC |
| Amount obligated | $455,029 |
| Principal investigator | Jeseth Delgado Vela |
| Program | CAREER: FACULTY EARLY CAR DEV, EnvE-Environmental Engineering |
| Start date | 10/01/2023 |
| Abstract | This award is funded in whole or in part under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2). Environmental engineers have used microorganisms over a century to treat wastewater and protect public health. Biological wastewater treatment (WWT) also plays a critical role in ecosystem and environmental protection including the use of nitrifying and denitrifying bacteria to remove and convert excess nitrogen from wastewater to harmless nitrogen (N2) gas. Advances in environmental metagenom |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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