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Research of Haluk Beyenal’s group recently featured by Journal of the Electrochemical Society

Figure that was featured on the cover of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society [a. Picoammeter/voltage source or potentiostat, Reference electrode (counter electrode) Working electrode, Ag/AgCl reference electrode, Carbon microelectrode, Glass outer case, G. sulferreducens biofilm, Diffusion barrier -200um; b. Fumaate-free medium, fumarate reduction by G. sulferreducens biofilm (fumarate + electrons = succinate); c. Carbon microelectrode, carbon wire and glass with G. sulfurreducens biofilm at bottom]

The research of Haluk Beyenal’s group was recently featured on the cover of the Journal of the Electrochemical Society. Fumarate microbiosensor is a microscale biosensor capable of detecting fumarate at micromolar level in biofilms. The working principle is the correlation between fumarate concentration and current consumption during fumarate reduction by Geobacter sulfurreducens biofilms grown on a carbon microelectrode tip. In addition to biofilm applications, the microbiosensor can be used in various anaerobic applications such as in a wastewater treatment system during anaerobic conversion processes in which fumarate is used as an electron acceptor.

Read about the research at the Journal of the Electrochemical Society.

Voiland researchers win early NSF CAREER awards

Jean-Sabin McEwen and Steven R. Saunders

Two Voiland School researchers have received young faculty awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Jean-Sabin McEwen and Steven R. Saunders, both assistant professors, each received approximately $500,000. Their awards are intended to provide significant research support to young faculty beginning their careers.

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Two Voiland School students chosen for NSF graduate research fellowships

April 4, 2016 by Eric Sorensen, WSU science writer

Jenny Voss
Jenny Voss
Jake Gray
Jake Gray
WSU NEWS – Five Washington State University students have been chosen for National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships. The prestigious awards have trained generations of American scientists and engineers, including Nobel laureates. Two of the five recipients (Jake Travis Gray and Jenny Marie Voss) are students at the Gene and Linda Voiland School of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering.

The WSU recipients are among 2,000 students chosen from more than 13,000 applicants from across the U.S. The fellowships provide three years of financial support – a $34,000 annual stipend and $12,000 payment to the student’s university – for graduate study leading to a research-based master’s or doctoral degree in science or engineering.

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Read the press release at the NSF.gov news page
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program website

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