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Dr. Megan Romano works with Thayer Students on Award-winning Capstone project to remove PFAS from wastewater

Dr. Megan Romano a leading epidemiologist on the study of PFAS worked with Thayer students Ariana Arvelo Marchan '23, Abbi Fitzpatrick '22 Th'23, William Gano '22, and Eliana Ray '23, who received a $10,000 grand prize for their capstone project "Low Cost, Open Source PFAS Filter Design for Small Cleaning Businesses and Beyond." The system these students created removes 95% of PFAS from wastewater! Read more about this project with the links below.

Links from "Inside Thayer" screenshot:

"Low Cost, Open Source PFAS Filter Design for Small Cleaning Businesses and Beyond"

Engineering Education Award

Cook Engineering Design Center (CEDC)

Vicki May

Megan Romano