News and Updates
Research Team News
May 31, 2024: Mithu Chanda has been nominated for the UTC SEARCH Award (The Scholarship, Engagement, the Arts, Research, Creativity, and Humanities) for 2024-2025 academic year. Under this program, he will have the opportunity to receive scholarship from UTC and carry out research under the guidance of esteemed UTC faculty. Congratulations Mithu!
May 21, 2024: Our team member, Dr. Bathi, had an excellent presentation on stormwater management for informed decision-making, where vital climate change data sources and methodologies were discussed in detail at the ASCE EWRI Congress 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
May 20, 2024: Our team member, Mithu, presented recent research findings on microplastic distribution in the Urban Environment at the ASCE EWRI Congress 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The research mainly discussed the source-specific distribution of microplastics in urban sediments.
May 19-22, 2024: Our team members, Dr. Bathi and Mithu, attended this year’s ASCE World Environmental and Water Resources Congress in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
May 17, 2024: Mithu Chanda has been nominated as one of the eight awardees for this year’s SESWA (Southeast Stormwater Association) Scholarship. The 19th Annual Regional Stormwater Conference will be held on October 9-11 in Chattanooga Marriott Downtown, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402. Congratulations Mithu!
May 5, 2024: Our team had a fantastic session with high school students at Skyuka Hall School, Chattanooga, TN, where Dr. Bathi delivered an excellent speech on the urbanization impacts of water hydrology. How does urbanization affect hydrology, particularly water quality and pollutant discharge? Researchers and students delve into current environmental issues and engage in critical discussion through excellent questions and answers.
April 16, 2024: Our team had an excellent talk on microplastics in stormwater runoff, aiming to enhance the water quality of Chattanooga’s water. During the ASCE meeting at the DRC Center, Chattanooga, the team shared recent and future research endeavors on microplastics.
April 15, 2024: Our team won two awards at the UTC College of Engineering and Computer Science Technology Symposium 2024. Kara Kimes, an undergraduate student, secured 1st place, while Mithu Chanda, a graduate student, secured 2nd place for their research presentations at the CECS Tech Symposium. Congratulations Kara and Mithu!
April 10, 2024: Our team was privileged to present ongoing research at UTC Spring Research & Arts Conference 2024.
April 2, 2024: Our team presented two posters at the American Water Resources Association (TN Section) Conference 2024 at Montgomery Bell State Park.