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Advancing Water Research for a Sustainable Future | Bridging Science and Solutions
Center for Water Research at Northwestern University https://water.northwestern.edu/about/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/northwestern-water/
Center for Water Research at Northwestern University https://water.northwestern.edu/about/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/northwestern-water/
🚨 TOMORROW! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Medieval water systems & modern climate data. Free lunch, no registration. Hogan Hall 1-160. Just show up! planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚨 TOMORROW! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Medieval water systems & modern climate data. Free lunch, no registration. Hogan Hall 1-160. Just show up! planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch
📅 4 days! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Explore water challenges from 12th century to today. Student talks + lunch + networking. No registration! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📅 4 days! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Explore water challenges from 12th century to today. Student talks + lunch + networking. No registration! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater
🌍 New Research Spotlight! 🌍
Northwestern engineers led by Jennifer Dunn reveal a hidden climate cost: U.S. wastewater treatment emits 47M metric tons of CO₂ each year — 41% higher than estimates. Fixing leaks & reusing nitrogen could slash emissions. #Sustainability
Northwestern engineers led by Jennifer Dunn reveal a hidden climate cost: U.S. wastewater treatment emits 47M metric tons of CO₂ each year — 41% higher than estimates. Fixing leaks & reusing nitrogen could slash emissions. #Sustainability
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🌍 New Research Spotlight! 🌍
Northwestern engineers led by Jennifer Dunn reveal a hidden climate cost: U.S. wastewater treatment emits 47M metric tons of CO₂ each year — 41% higher than estimates. Fixing leaks & reusing nitrogen could slash emissions. #Sustainability
Northwestern engineers led by Jennifer Dunn reveal a hidden climate cost: U.S. wastewater treatment emits 47M metric tons of CO₂ each year — 41% higher than estimates. Fixing leaks & reusing nitrogen could slash emissions. #Sustainability
💧 Care about water?
Apply to join Northwestern’s new Graduate Cluster on Water Security — an interdisciplinary PhD opportunity to explore water across science, engineering, law & the arts. Email sera.young@northwestern.edu or a-packman@northwestern.edu to apply! #WaterSecuity
Apply to join Northwestern’s new Graduate Cluster on Water Security — an interdisciplinary PhD opportunity to explore water across science, engineering, law & the arts. Email sera.young@northwestern.edu or a-packman@northwestern.edu to apply! #WaterSecuity
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
💧 Care about water?
Apply to join Northwestern’s new Graduate Cluster on Water Security — an interdisciplinary PhD opportunity to explore water across science, engineering, law & the arts. Email sera.young@northwestern.edu or a-packman@northwestern.edu to apply! #WaterSecuity
Apply to join Northwestern’s new Graduate Cluster on Water Security — an interdisciplinary PhD opportunity to explore water across science, engineering, law & the arts. Email sera.young@northwestern.edu or a-packman@northwestern.edu to apply! #WaterSecuity
⏰ 1 week to Wildcats in Water! Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Hugh Milner: medieval drainage systems. Ann Sinclair: rainfall & landslides. Free lunch, just show up! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
⏰ 1 week to Wildcats in Water! Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Hugh Milner: medieval drainage systems. Ann Sinclair: rainfall & landslides. Free lunch, just show up! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch
🌊 TOMORROW 4:30pm at Northwestern! Gina Ramirez on fighting for water justice in Chicago. Her parents now save $600/year after their lead line replacement. Join us to learn how community organizing creates real change. See you there! 💧 #GetTheLeadOut #Chicago
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🌊 TOMORROW 4:30pm at Northwestern! Gina Ramirez on fighting for water justice in Chicago. Her parents now save $600/year after their lead line replacement. Join us to learn how community organizing creates real change. See you there! 💧 #GetTheLeadOut #Chicago
🚨 4 days away! Nov 4 at Northwestern: Environmental justice activist Gina Ramirez shares her family's 2-year journey to safe water. Chicago has the most lead service lines in the nation—this human rights crisis needs our attention. 💧 (Location Change)
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚨 4 days away! Nov 4 at Northwestern: Environmental justice activist Gina Ramirez shares her family's 2-year journey to safe water. Chicago has the most lead service lines in the nation—this human rights crisis needs our attention. 💧 (Location Change)
🌊 Wildcats in Water returns Nov 11, 11:30 AM! PhD students discuss medieval water systems & modern landslide prediction. Free lunch, no registration needed. Hogan Hall Room 1-160. BY students FOR ALL. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
🌊 Wildcats in Water returns Nov 11, 11:30 AM! PhD students discuss medieval water systems & modern landslide prediction. Free lunch, no registration needed. Hogan Hall Room 1-160. BY students FOR ALL. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater
⏰ One week out! Join us Nov 4, 4:30-6pm CT at Northwestern for a powerful talk on Chicago's water crisis with activist Gina Ramirez. 400,000+ lead lines in our city—learn how grassroots organizing is driving change. 💧 #WaterJustice #Chicago #GetTheLeadOut
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
⏰ One week out! Join us Nov 4, 4:30-6pm CT at Northwestern for a powerful talk on Chicago's water crisis with activist Gina Ramirez. 400,000+ lead lines in our city—learn how grassroots organizing is driving change. 💧 #WaterJustice #Chicago #GetTheLeadOut
💧 Chicago has more lead service lines than any US city—400K+ and counting. Join us Nov 4 at Northwestern to hear activist Gina Ramirez share how grassroots organizing secured safe water for her family. It's about justice, health & human rights. 4:30pm CT #GetTheLeadOut
October 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
💧 Chicago has more lead service lines than any US city—400K+ and counting. Join us Nov 4 at Northwestern to hear activist Gina Ramirez share how grassroots organizing secured safe water for her family. It's about justice, health & human rights. 4:30pm CT #GetTheLeadOut
🌍 New research from Northwestern CEE in PNAS Nexus! 🌱 Led by Ludmilla Aristilde, the team shows how carbohydrates act as “molecular glue,” locking water in clay—even in drought. 💧 Insights with big implications for soil health, climate resilience, and planetary science! #SoilScience #WaterResearch
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🌍 New research from Northwestern CEE in PNAS Nexus! 🌱 Led by Ludmilla Aristilde, the team shows how carbohydrates act as “molecular glue,” locking water in clay—even in drought. 💧 Insights with big implications for soil health, climate resilience, and planetary science! #SoilScience #WaterResearch
🎤 Excited to share highlights from our recent Watering Hole event with Dr. Abel Kho! We explored wastewater surveillance as a revolutionary tool for population health monitoring—tracking everything from COVID to medications without compromising privacy. Full talk: youtu.be/6SOJs-yczCw
October 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🎤 Excited to share highlights from our recent Watering Hole event with Dr. Abel Kho! We explored wastewater surveillance as a revolutionary tool for population health monitoring—tracking everything from COVID to medications without compromising privacy. Full talk: youtu.be/6SOJs-yczCw
Join us for our first Watering Hole Seminar with Prof. Abel Kho, Director of the Institute for AI in Medicine! Learn how his team connects health records and novel data sources to address Chicago's massive life expectancy gap. Revolutionary insights might just be in the toilet! 🚽 💡 Tues, Oct 7
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join us for our first Watering Hole Seminar with Prof. Abel Kho, Director of the Institute for AI in Medicine! Learn how his team connects health records and novel data sources to address Chicago's massive life expectancy gap. Revolutionary insights might just be in the toilet! 🚽 💡 Tues, Oct 7
NU Water's first Beach Day at Lake Michigan was a hit! 🌊 Students, faculty, and staff gathered for water sports, tasty bites from Pita Inn, and fun activities like origami. Huge thanks to our speakers and all attendees. #NUWater #CommunityEngagement
September 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NU Water's first Beach Day at Lake Michigan was a hit! 🌊 Students, faculty, and staff gathered for water sports, tasty bites from Pita Inn, and fun activities like origami. Huge thanks to our speakers and all attendees. #NUWater #CommunityEngagement
🚨 Exciting Research Update! 🚨 Discover a new study in @pubs.acs.org's #JACS Journal of the American Chemical Society (Sept 2025) on a cyclodextrin monolith that efficiently removes PFAS from water, offering durability and easy regeneration. What water tech excites you? Share below! #CleanWater
September 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨 Exciting Research Update! 🚨 Discover a new study in @pubs.acs.org's #JACS Journal of the American Chemical Society (Sept 2025) on a cyclodextrin monolith that efficiently removes PFAS from water, offering durability and easy regeneration. What water tech excites you? Share below! #CleanWater
Our Co-Director, environmental engineer, Aaron Packman, and Rachel Poretsky, a microbial ecologist will be presenting at the Stand Up for Science Workshop TOMORROW, August 30th! They will share how their federally funded research has helped improve water quality and public health in Chicago.
August 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Our Co-Director, environmental engineer, Aaron Packman, and Rachel Poretsky, a microbial ecologist will be presenting at the Stand Up for Science Workshop TOMORROW, August 30th! They will share how their federally funded research has helped improve water quality and public health in Chicago.
🎉 Dive into lively conversations, passionate participants, and mouthwatering DeSalvo's pizza at our weekly meetups for lively, cross-disciplinary conversation on water, by the water! . 🍕 Join us next Tuesday at noon behind the Kellogg Building for more networking and delicious pizza!
July 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🎉 Dive into lively conversations, passionate participants, and mouthwatering DeSalvo's pizza at our weekly meetups for lively, cross-disciplinary conversation on water, by the water! . 🍕 Join us next Tuesday at noon behind the Kellogg Building for more networking and delicious pizza!
Kudos to Dilip Kumar Agarwal, Tyler Lucci, Jaeyoung Kirsten Jung, Angel Green Samuel, Gajendra Shekhawat, Jean-Francois Gaillard, Julius Lucks, and Vinayak Dravid from McCormick School of Engineering for their @pubs.acs.org article on detecting water contaminants, enhancing global water monitoring.
July 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Kudos to Dilip Kumar Agarwal, Tyler Lucci, Jaeyoung Kirsten Jung, Angel Green Samuel, Gajendra Shekhawat, Jean-Francois Gaillard, Julius Lucks, and Vinayak Dravid from McCormick School of Engineering for their @pubs.acs.org article on detecting water contaminants, enhancing global water monitoring.
Congrats to @nuchemistry.bsky.social Owen Bailey, Haomiao Xie, Jinlei Cui, Courtney Smoljan, Kent Kirlikovali, Songi Han, & Omar Farha for their paper in @pubs.acs.org! Their work on metal–organic frameworks advances atmospheric water harvesting by utilizing tunable crystalline porous materials.
July 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Congrats to @nuchemistry.bsky.social Owen Bailey, Haomiao Xie, Jinlei Cui, Courtney Smoljan, Kent Kirlikovali, Songi Han, & Omar Farha for their paper in @pubs.acs.org! Their work on metal–organic frameworks advances atmospheric water harvesting by utilizing tunable crystalline porous materials.
Earlier this week marked a historic moment as we hosted our first-ever Student Water Jamboree at Northwestern University! 🌊 The event united students from both Evanston and Chicago campuses, with 6 different schools represented.
May 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Earlier this week marked a historic moment as we hosted our first-ever Student Water Jamboree at Northwestern University! 🌊 The event united students from both Evanston and Chicago campuses, with 6 different schools represented.
Join our Student Water Jamboree! 🌊
On May 22, 2025, we're bringing together water enthusiasts for an afternoon of learning & fun. Come connect with like-minded students passionate about sustainability.
Register by May 15th, & be part of shaping Northwestern's water future! 💧 link in comments
On May 22, 2025, we're bringing together water enthusiasts for an afternoon of learning & fun. Come connect with like-minded students passionate about sustainability.
Register by May 15th, & be part of shaping Northwestern's water future! 💧 link in comments
April 25, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Join our Student Water Jamboree! 🌊
On May 22, 2025, we're bringing together water enthusiasts for an afternoon of learning & fun. Come connect with like-minded students passionate about sustainability.
Register by May 15th, & be part of shaping Northwestern's water future! 💧 link in comments
On May 22, 2025, we're bringing together water enthusiasts for an afternoon of learning & fun. Come connect with like-minded students passionate about sustainability.
Register by May 15th, & be part of shaping Northwestern's water future! 💧 link in comments
🌊 Excited to announce NU Water's monthly Watering Hole! Join us with George Wells (McCormick School) & @harknessa.bsky.social (Current CEO) to explore the NSF -backed Great Lakes ReNEW project. Learn about water innovation, circular economy & cutting-edge tech. Let's transform the future of water! 💧
April 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
🌊 Excited to announce NU Water's monthly Watering Hole! Join us with George Wells (McCormick School) & @harknessa.bsky.social (Current CEO) to explore the NSF -backed Great Lakes ReNEW project. Learn about water innovation, circular economy & cutting-edge tech. Let's transform the future of water! 💧
Last week, Prof. Will Dichtel dropped some serious knowledge about tackling #PFAS contamination in our water systems. His team at NU Chem is doing groundbreaking work on selective PFAS removal materials.
Awesome to see folks from Loyola's Getzinger group getting in on the conversation too!
Awesome to see folks from Loyola's Getzinger group getting in on the conversation too!
April 16, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Last week, Prof. Will Dichtel dropped some serious knowledge about tackling #PFAS contamination in our water systems. His team at NU Chem is doing groundbreaking work on selective PFAS removal materials.
Awesome to see folks from Loyola's Getzinger group getting in on the conversation too!
Awesome to see folks from Loyola's Getzinger group getting in on the conversation too!
Exciting milestone: Our Watering Hole Seminar Series launched at Northwestern's Center for Water Research! Rob Weinstock gave an excellent talk on Chicago's water quality compliance.
Next up: @dichtel.bsky.social on PFAS impacts. Stay tuned! #WaterResearch #Northwestern
Next up: @dichtel.bsky.social on PFAS impacts. Stay tuned! #WaterResearch #Northwestern
March 21, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Exciting milestone: Our Watering Hole Seminar Series launched at Northwestern's Center for Water Research! Rob Weinstock gave an excellent talk on Chicago's water quality compliance.
Next up: @dichtel.bsky.social on PFAS impacts. Stay tuned! #WaterResearch #Northwestern
Next up: @dichtel.bsky.social on PFAS impacts. Stay tuned! #WaterResearch #Northwestern
April 8- Save the Date!
Join us for discussion and snacks! 🍪 with @dichtel.bsky.social ! 🧪
🎯 Learn how Northwestern chemist Will Dichtel is tackling PFAS removal from water. These "forever chemicals" affect a third of US drinking water and are linked to numerous health concerns.
See you there! 🌟
Join us for discussion and snacks! 🍪 with @dichtel.bsky.social ! 🧪
🎯 Learn how Northwestern chemist Will Dichtel is tackling PFAS removal from water. These "forever chemicals" affect a third of US drinking water and are linked to numerous health concerns.
See you there! 🌟
March 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
April 8- Save the Date!
Join us for discussion and snacks! 🍪 with @dichtel.bsky.social ! 🧪
🎯 Learn how Northwestern chemist Will Dichtel is tackling PFAS removal from water. These "forever chemicals" affect a third of US drinking water and are linked to numerous health concerns.
See you there! 🌟
Join us for discussion and snacks! 🍪 with @dichtel.bsky.social ! 🧪
🎯 Learn how Northwestern chemist Will Dichtel is tackling PFAS removal from water. These "forever chemicals" affect a third of US drinking water and are linked to numerous health concerns.
See you there! 🌟