Faculty in the college have received new funding from the for 2026. The center awarded nearly $450,000 to five 51 research projects, one of which includes researchers from both 51 and Marquette University. A sixth project was funded at Marquette.
WEP is a university-industry research collaboration, developing industry solutions through research at both 51 and Marquette. Backed by the National Science Foundation, WEP focuses on creating new sensors and devices, novel materials, and innovative systems to help the world manage its stressed water resources.
The five all or partial 51 projects are:
- Xiaoli Ma with Yin Wang, Florian Bender, and Fabien Josse (Marquette), $50,000
“Development of Adsorptive Membrane Filters for the Co-Removal of Hardness and Contaminants.” (new) - Xiaoli Ma with Yin Wang, and Shangping Xu (51 geosciences), $49,999
“Development of Adsorptive Membrane Filters for the Co-Removal of Hardness and Contaminants.” (new) - William Musinski, $100,000
“Accurate Modeling of Long-Term Corrosion and Cracking in Brass Alloys.” (continuing) - Junjie Niu, $99,998
“Designing an electrochemical sensor for PFAS detection in water.” (continuing) - Nathan Salowitz, $75,000
“Embedded Ultrasonic Inspection and Sensing of Water-Filled Equipment.” (continuing)
