Akram N. Alshawabkeh
PhD, PE, Fellow ASCE
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We study the impact of contamination in Puerto Rico’s Water
We study ways to reduce pollution in the water using solar power
We study the impact environmental toxins can have on child development
We provide Co-op opportunities to undergraduates traditionally underrepresented in Environmental Health
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PROTECT Trainee Yuwei Zhao Graduates Northeastern and Enters Industry
After completing her PhD at the end of 2021, PROTECT Project 4 Trainee Yuwei Zhao is entering industry to work as a field engineer in environmental consulting. Yuwei graduated from Northeastern...
PROTECT Researchers Develop Robust Flow-Through Platform for Organic Contaminant Removal
PROTECT Project 4 researchers focus on the development of treatment platforms that effectively remove organic pollutants in water at a low cost. Toxic organic chemicals from Superfund sites have...
Glyphosate, Widely-Used Herbicide, is Linked with Increased Rate of Preterm Births
Glyphosate, the chemical used in Roundup and other popular weed killers, is the most-used herbicide in the world—and new PROTECTresearch suggests glyphosate exposure may contribute to higher rates...