Andreescu - BIOsem Lab 

2024

- October, Jehad and Ulfet graduate students in BIOsem lab attended the NYS Innovative Summit in Syracuse to presented their phosphate sensing and removal technology as part of The Center of Excellence in Healthy Water Solutions (HWS) team. Congratulation!

- September, Dr. Silvana Andreescu and Dr. Masudul Imtiaz have been awarded by NSF to establish a new Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program titled Undergraduate Research in Sensor Development (Design, Manufacture, Analysis) and Implementation Pipeline (SDIP). Congratulation!

- August, Dr. Silvana Andreescu have been awarded a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop a new portable nanosensing technology with potential to detect, monitor, and degrade PFAS.  The collaborative research involves Clarkson University (Dr. Silvana Andreescu and Dr. Thomas Holsen), Stevens Institute of Technology (Dr. Henry Du), SUNY Buffalo (Dr. Diana Aga) and University of Nebraska-Lincoln (Dr. Nirupam Aich). Congratulation!

- May 9, Commencement day celebrating the newest PhDs of my group Dr. Reem Khan and Dr. Mohamed Hassan

- April 14, Three awards went to BIOsem group at the spring research and project showcase (RAPS) symposium: Sustainability prize (Ulfet), Commercialization award (Nishi) and the best graduate oral presentation in Chemistry and Physics Biosciences (Jehad). Congratulation!

- April 8, total solar eclipse with Clarkson yard in the middle of its path

- In March, BIOsem group traveled to New Orleans to attend the ACS Spring Meeting. Eight oral presentations and one poster were presented. Congratulations guys. Great job! 

- On February 23rd, Reem Khan successfully defended her PhD thesis: "Nanotechnology-based approaches for electrochemical detection of contaminants of emerging concern".  Congratulation Dr Khan!

2023

October

- Dr. Silvana Andreescu and Dr. Stefan Grimberg have been awarded a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for their research project “Nanoadsorbents for Phosphate Capture and Recovery from Tile Drainage.”  Congratulation!

- BIOsem group received a grant from The New York State Pollution Prevention Institute (NYSP2I) as part of an inaugural Student and Faculty Research Program: Food Spoilage Mitigation through Packaging.  

June

- A group of professors including Dr. Silvana Andreescu received a grant from the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP) to design new advanced adsorbent materials to remove toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from groundwater. Congratulation to all!

- On June 2nd, Mohamed Hassan successfully defended his PhD thesis: "Metal-organic materials: Integration in wearable electronics, sensing and remediation technologies".  Congratulation Dr. Hassan !