CEE 200 Sec 2 Seminar: Nirupam Aich

Speaker:
Affiliation:

UCLA Civil & Environmental Engineering Department

C&EE 200 Section 2 Seminar

Environmental and Water Resources Engineering

Multifunctional Nanohybrids for Environmental and Energy Applications: Rational Design and Environmental Implications

 Nirupam Aich, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, University of Buffalo

The recent trend in nano-enabled environmental and energy applications has shifted towards nanohybrids – a single nano-entity formed by the conjugation of two or more engineered nanomaterials.  The motivation behind pursuing such hierarchical structures lies in the resulting enhancement or emergence of unique physicochemical properties that enables multifunctional applications.  However, these emerging properties of nanohybrids are quite different from their parent materials and hence, can lead to unprecedented environmental and human health risks – that are not predictable from prior studies of the parent materials.  This talk will present both these aspects of application and implications with respect to novel carbon-metal nanohybrids – how their rational design can help innovative water treatment and fuel cell research; and how and to what extent the hybridization alters their potential environmental fate and toxicity.  The research results exhibit the need for safer-by-design synthesis of next generation nanomaterials.

Where:   Boelter Hall Room 4275

When:     11:00 AM – 12:00 PM, Thursday, November 9, 2017

Dr. Nirupam Aich joined as an Assistant Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering at the University at Buffalo (UB), The State University of New York (SUNY) in January 2016.  His research group, Aich Laboratory for Environmental Nanotechnology and Sustainability (#AichLENS), is developing safer-by-design nanohybrids for environmental and energy applications.  His group also is pursuing the studies regarding the environmental and human health implications of nano-enabled products including dental materials and electronic wastes.  Before joining UB, Dr. Aich completed his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in December 2015, M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of South Carolina in December 2012, and B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in March 2009.  As recognition of his scholarly work, Dr. Aich received multiple national awards/honors including American Chemical Society Environmental Chemistry Division National Graduate Student Award, Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Student Award, National Research Council Research Associateship Award.

Date/Time:
Date(s) - Nov 09, 2017
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location:
Boelter Hall 4275
4275 Boelter Hall Los Angeles CA 90095