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Professor Kyle Doudrick’s lab has developed a method to safely incinerate PFAS-containing waste by mixing it with hydrated lime. This process fully breaks down PFAS at lower temperatures and cleans the exhaust, turning harmful chemicals into harmless minerals.
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Ahsan Kareem Elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Ahsan Kareem, the Robert M. Moran Professor of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering …
Optimizing for people: a conversation with Patricia Culligan on urban green infrastructure
As urban populations grow and temperatures rise, city dwellers will rely on cool, green, shady places as never …
Ashley Thrall named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named Notre Dame faculty member Ashley Thrall, Myron and Rosemary Noble …
Notre Dame Poverty Initiative announces new investments in poverty research
The University of Notre Dame’s Poverty Initiative has announced a new round of multi-year investments that will …
ND Expert: Hurricanes like Milton, Helene are the new normal
There is no rest for weary Florida residents who have yet to recover from Hurricane Helene. Less than two weeks since …
Notre Dame researchers create new tool to analyze embodied carbon in more than 1 million buildings in Chicago
The built environment — which includes the construction and operation of buildings, highways, bridges and other …
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