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Sybil Sharvelle

Recycling Gray Water Cheaply, Safely

Ongoing drought in the American West is fueling demand for aggressive water conservation measures like gray water reuse. But what impacts do these techniques have on soil and plant life? Civil & environmental engineering professor Sybil Sharvelle, who is conducting a three-year study on the subject, was interviewed by National Public Radio in a recent story.

Read the NPR story on the growing demand for data on gray water safety

Get more information on Sybil Sharvelle's work on gray water systems with Larry Roesner and Adam Jokerst

Professor Tom Chen

Tom Chen Leads $2.7 Million NSF Project to Track Cells, Train Scientists

CSU scientists this month received a $2.7 million National Science Foundation grant to train graduate students on cutting-edge research while also preparing them to share their knowledge with K-12 teachers and industry.

Read more about the NSF project here.

Professor José Salas

José "Pepe" Salas Recently Honored by U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently honored José "Pepe" Salas, a Colorado State University civil and environmental engineering professor, and his partners at three other universities with the U.S. Department of the Interior Partners in Conservation Award for developing new operational guidelines for the Colorado River.

Read more about Professor Salas's research contributions and his work on the Colorado River project.

Professor Graeme Stephens

CIRA Wins New Cooperative Agreement with NOAA

The Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere will receive up to $64.4 million to continue investigating satellite applications to improve regional and global-scale weather and water forecasts, and provide integrated weather information to meet future aviation and surface transportation needs.

Read more about CIRA's work to advance meteorology.

Professor Bryan Willson, recently honored by Scientific American

Bryan Willson Named to "Scientific American 10"

Colorado State University Professor Bryan Willson, co-founder of Envirofit International and Solix Biofuels, joins President Barack Obama, Microsoft mogul Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg in the first "Scientific American 10" honor roll for innovations that benefit humanity.

Read more about Bryan Willson's achievements and most recent honor.

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