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Center for Water Research at Northwestern University https://water.northwestern.edu/about/
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Center for Water Research at Northwestern University https://water.northwestern.edu/about/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/northwestern-water/
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@nuwater.bsky.social
· Apr 5
About Us | Center for Water Research
water.northwestern.edu
The Northwestern Center for Water Research launched in 2016 to catalyze research and education on complex water issues.
Our interdisciplinary research is for long-term solutions to ensure water security and sustainability, both regionally and globally. Let's connect 🌎💦
water.northwestern.edu/about/
Our interdisciplinary research is for long-term solutions to ensure water security and sustainability, both regionally and globally. Let's connect 🌎💦
water.northwestern.edu/about/
🌊 Wildcats in Water: Water Quality in State PrisonsDec 9, 11:30am-12:30pm
2205 Tech Drive, Room 1-160Hear from Broderick Hollins (NPEP grad, GRO Community therapist) about prison water quality experiences. Lunch provided. All welcome! #WaterJustice #NPEP
2205 Tech Drive, Room 1-160Hear from Broderick Hollins (NPEP grad, GRO Community therapist) about prison water quality experiences. Lunch provided. All welcome! #WaterJustice #NPEP
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🌊 Wildcats in Water: Water Quality in State PrisonsDec 9, 11:30am-12:30pm
2205 Tech Drive, Room 1-160Hear from Broderick Hollins (NPEP grad, GRO Community therapist) about prison water quality experiences. Lunch provided. All welcome! #WaterJustice #NPEP
2205 Tech Drive, Room 1-160Hear from Broderick Hollins (NPEP grad, GRO Community therapist) about prison water quality experiences. Lunch provided. All welcome! #WaterJustice #NPEP
🌳💧 Watering Hole Dec 2, 4:30-5:30pm! Morton Arboretum scientists on Trees, Water & Climate Resilience—from urban forests to tropical conservation. Hogan Rm 1160. All welcome! 20-min talk + snacks & mingling. #NUWater #TreeScience #ClimateResilience
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
🌳💧 Watering Hole Dec 2, 4:30-5:30pm! Morton Arboretum scientists on Trees, Water & Climate Resilience—from urban forests to tropical conservation. Hogan Rm 1160. All welcome! 20-min talk + snacks & mingling. #NUWater #TreeScience #ClimateResilience
🚨 TOMORROW! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Medieval water systems & modern climate data. Free lunch, no registration. Hogan Hall 1-160. Just show up! planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch
November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🚨 TOMORROW! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Medieval water systems & modern climate data. Free lunch, no registration. Hogan Hall 1-160. Just show up! planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch
📅 4 days! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Explore water challenges from 12th century to today. Student talks + lunch + networking. No registration! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater
November 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
📅 4 days! Wildcats in Water Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Explore water challenges from 12th century to today. Student talks + lunch + networking. No registration! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater
🌍 New Research Spotlight! 🌍
Northwestern engineers led by Jennifer Dunn reveal a hidden climate cost: U.S. wastewater treatment emits 47M metric tons of CO₂ each year — 41% higher than estimates. Fixing leaks & reusing nitrogen could slash emissions. #Sustainability
Northwestern engineers led by Jennifer Dunn reveal a hidden climate cost: U.S. wastewater treatment emits 47M metric tons of CO₂ each year — 41% higher than estimates. Fixing leaks & reusing nitrogen could slash emissions. #Sustainability
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🌍 New Research Spotlight! 🌍
Northwestern engineers led by Jennifer Dunn reveal a hidden climate cost: U.S. wastewater treatment emits 47M metric tons of CO₂ each year — 41% higher than estimates. Fixing leaks & reusing nitrogen could slash emissions. #Sustainability
Northwestern engineers led by Jennifer Dunn reveal a hidden climate cost: U.S. wastewater treatment emits 47M metric tons of CO₂ each year — 41% higher than estimates. Fixing leaks & reusing nitrogen could slash emissions. #Sustainability
💧 Care about water?
Apply to join Northwestern’s new Graduate Cluster on Water Security — an interdisciplinary PhD opportunity to explore water across science, engineering, law & the arts. Email [email protected] or [email protected] to apply! #WaterSecuity
Apply to join Northwestern’s new Graduate Cluster on Water Security — an interdisciplinary PhD opportunity to explore water across science, engineering, law & the arts. Email [email protected] or [email protected] to apply! #WaterSecuity
November 5, 2025 at 3:54 PM
💧 Care about water?
Apply to join Northwestern’s new Graduate Cluster on Water Security — an interdisciplinary PhD opportunity to explore water across science, engineering, law & the arts. Email [email protected] or [email protected] to apply! #WaterSecuity
Apply to join Northwestern’s new Graduate Cluster on Water Security — an interdisciplinary PhD opportunity to explore water across science, engineering, law & the arts. Email [email protected] or [email protected] to apply! #WaterSecuity
⏰ 1 week to Wildcats in Water! Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Hugh Milner: medieval drainage systems. Ann Sinclair: rainfall & landslides. Free lunch, just show up! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
⏰ 1 week to Wildcats in Water! Nov 11, 11:30 AM. Hugh Milner: medieval drainage systems. Ann Sinclair: rainfall & landslides. Free lunch, just show up! Hogan Hall 1-160. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #Northwestern #WaterResearch
🌊 TOMORROW 4:30pm at Northwestern! Gina Ramirez on fighting for water justice in Chicago. Her parents now save $600/year after their lead line replacement. Join us to learn how community organizing creates real change. See you there! 💧 #GetTheLeadOut #Chicago
November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🌊 TOMORROW 4:30pm at Northwestern! Gina Ramirez on fighting for water justice in Chicago. Her parents now save $600/year after their lead line replacement. Join us to learn how community organizing creates real change. See you there! 💧 #GetTheLeadOut #Chicago
🚨 4 days away! Nov 4 at Northwestern: Environmental justice activist Gina Ramirez shares her family's 2-year journey to safe water. Chicago has the most lead service lines in the nation—this human rights crisis needs our attention. 💧 (Location Change)
October 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🚨 4 days away! Nov 4 at Northwestern: Environmental justice activist Gina Ramirez shares her family's 2-year journey to safe water. Chicago has the most lead service lines in the nation—this human rights crisis needs our attention. 💧 (Location Change)
🌊 Wildcats in Water returns Nov 11, 11:30 AM! PhD students discuss medieval water systems & modern landslide prediction. Free lunch, no registration needed. Hogan Hall Room 1-160. BY students FOR ALL. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater
October 30, 2025 at 1:40 AM
🌊 Wildcats in Water returns Nov 11, 11:30 AM! PhD students discuss medieval water systems & modern landslide prediction. Free lunch, no registration needed. Hogan Hall Room 1-160. BY students FOR ALL. planitpurple.northwestern.edu/event/635138 #WildcatsInWater
⏰ One week out! Join us Nov 4, 4:30-6pm CT at Northwestern for a powerful talk on Chicago's water crisis with activist Gina Ramirez. 400,000+ lead lines in our city—learn how grassroots organizing is driving change. 💧 #WaterJustice #Chicago #GetTheLeadOut
October 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
⏰ One week out! Join us Nov 4, 4:30-6pm CT at Northwestern for a powerful talk on Chicago's water crisis with activist Gina Ramirez. 400,000+ lead lines in our city—learn how grassroots organizing is driving change. 💧 #WaterJustice #Chicago #GetTheLeadOut
💧 Chicago has more lead service lines than any US city—400K+ and counting. Join us Nov 4 at Northwestern to hear activist Gina Ramirez share how grassroots organizing secured safe water for her family. It's about justice, health & human rights. 4:30pm CT #GetTheLeadOut
October 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
💧 Chicago has more lead service lines than any US city—400K+ and counting. Join us Nov 4 at Northwestern to hear activist Gina Ramirez share how grassroots organizing secured safe water for her family. It's about justice, health & human rights. 4:30pm CT #GetTheLeadOut
🌍 New research from Northwestern CEE in PNAS Nexus! 🌱 Led by Ludmilla Aristilde, the team shows how carbohydrates act as “molecular glue,” locking water in clay—even in drought. 💧 Insights with big implications for soil health, climate resilience, and planetary science! #SoilScience #WaterResearch
October 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🌍 New research from Northwestern CEE in PNAS Nexus! 🌱 Led by Ludmilla Aristilde, the team shows how carbohydrates act as “molecular glue,” locking water in clay—even in drought. 💧 Insights with big implications for soil health, climate resilience, and planetary science! #SoilScience #WaterResearch
🎤 Excited to share highlights from our recent Watering Hole event with Dr. Abel Kho! We explored wastewater surveillance as a revolutionary tool for population health monitoring—tracking everything from COVID to medications without compromising privacy. Full talk: youtu.be/6SOJs-yczCw
October 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🎤 Excited to share highlights from our recent Watering Hole event with Dr. Abel Kho! We explored wastewater surveillance as a revolutionary tool for population health monitoring—tracking everything from COVID to medications without compromising privacy. Full talk: youtu.be/6SOJs-yczCw
Join us for our first Watering Hole Seminar with Prof. Abel Kho, Director of the Institute for AI in Medicine! Learn how his team connects health records and novel data sources to address Chicago's massive life expectancy gap. Revolutionary insights might just be in the toilet! 🚽 💡 Tues, Oct 7
September 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join us for our first Watering Hole Seminar with Prof. Abel Kho, Director of the Institute for AI in Medicine! Learn how his team connects health records and novel data sources to address Chicago's massive life expectancy gap. Revolutionary insights might just be in the toilet! 🚽 💡 Tues, Oct 7
NU Water's first Beach Day at Lake Michigan was a hit! 🌊 Students, faculty, and staff gathered for water sports, tasty bites from Pita Inn, and fun activities like origami. Huge thanks to our speakers and all attendees. #NUWater #CommunityEngagement
September 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NU Water's first Beach Day at Lake Michigan was a hit! 🌊 Students, faculty, and staff gathered for water sports, tasty bites from Pita Inn, and fun activities like origami. Huge thanks to our speakers and all attendees. #NUWater #CommunityEngagement
🚨 Exciting Research Update! 🚨 Discover a new study in @pubs.acs.org's #JACS Journal of the American Chemical Society (Sept 2025) on a cyclodextrin monolith that efficiently removes PFAS from water, offering durability and easy regeneration. What water tech excites you? Share below! #CleanWater
September 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🚨 Exciting Research Update! 🚨 Discover a new study in @pubs.acs.org's #JACS Journal of the American Chemical Society (Sept 2025) on a cyclodextrin monolith that efficiently removes PFAS from water, offering durability and easy regeneration. What water tech excites you? Share below! #CleanWater
Our Co-Director, environmental engineer, Aaron Packman, and Rachel Poretsky, a microbial ecologist will be presenting at the Stand Up for Science Workshop TOMORROW, August 30th! They will share how their federally funded research has helped improve water quality and public health in Chicago.
August 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Our Co-Director, environmental engineer, Aaron Packman, and Rachel Poretsky, a microbial ecologist will be presenting at the Stand Up for Science Workshop TOMORROW, August 30th! They will share how their federally funded research has helped improve water quality and public health in Chicago.
Aaron Packman spoke with @scrippsnews.bsky.social about severe U.S. flooding, emphasizing how heavy rainstorms overwhelm drainage systems. Recent floods in TX, NM, NC, and Chicago underscore a climate change pattern. NU Water tackles these issues through research. Link in thread.
Why floods are becoming more dangerous and what we can do to prevent them
As floodwaters surged through Texas earlier this month, scientists were quick to point to a sobering reality: These disasters aren't just flukes; they're a glimpse into our climate future.
www.scrippsnews.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Aaron Packman spoke with @scrippsnews.bsky.social about severe U.S. flooding, emphasizing how heavy rainstorms overwhelm drainage systems. Recent floods in TX, NM, NC, and Chicago underscore a climate change pattern. NU Water tackles these issues through research. Link in thread.
🎉 Dive into lively conversations, passionate participants, and mouthwatering DeSalvo's pizza at our weekly meetups for lively, cross-disciplinary conversation on water, by the water! . 🍕 Join us next Tuesday at noon behind the Kellogg Building for more networking and delicious pizza!
July 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🎉 Dive into lively conversations, passionate participants, and mouthwatering DeSalvo's pizza at our weekly meetups for lively, cross-disciplinary conversation on water, by the water! . 🍕 Join us next Tuesday at noon behind the Kellogg Building for more networking and delicious pizza!
This AP photo series by Jae Hong and Dorany Pineda highlights CA's water issues. Despite repairs, trust is broken. Minorities globally distrust tap water, leading to increased spending on bottled water and sugary drinks, says NU Water Center's Sera Young. Restoring community confidence is vital.
PHOTO ESSAY: Many Californians lack safe tap water and don't trust cleanup efforts
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — Agustin and Ricarda Toledo loaded eight empty 5-gallon jugs onto their truck and drove to a water store some 14 miles from their Southern California home, just as they've done…
apnews.com
July 25, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This AP photo series by Jae Hong and Dorany Pineda highlights CA's water issues. Despite repairs, trust is broken. Minorities globally distrust tap water, leading to increased spending on bottled water and sugary drinks, says NU Water Center's Sera Young. Restoring community confidence is vital.
Kudos to Dilip Kumar Agarwal, Tyler Lucci, Jaeyoung Kirsten Jung, Angel Green Samuel, Gajendra Shekhawat, Jean-Francois Gaillard, Julius Lucks, and Vinayak Dravid from McCormick School of Engineering for their @pubs.acs.org article on detecting water contaminants, enhancing global water monitoring.
July 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Kudos to Dilip Kumar Agarwal, Tyler Lucci, Jaeyoung Kirsten Jung, Angel Green Samuel, Gajendra Shekhawat, Jean-Francois Gaillard, Julius Lucks, and Vinayak Dravid from McCormick School of Engineering for their @pubs.acs.org article on detecting water contaminants, enhancing global water monitoring.
Congrats to @nuchemistry.bsky.social Owen Bailey, Haomiao Xie, Jinlei Cui, Courtney Smoljan, Kent Kirlikovali, Songi Han, & Omar Farha for their paper in @pubs.acs.org! Their work on metal–organic frameworks advances atmospheric water harvesting by utilizing tunable crystalline porous materials.
July 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Congrats to @nuchemistry.bsky.social Owen Bailey, Haomiao Xie, Jinlei Cui, Courtney Smoljan, Kent Kirlikovali, Songi Han, & Omar Farha for their paper in @pubs.acs.org! Their work on metal–organic frameworks advances atmospheric water harvesting by utilizing tunable crystalline porous materials.
Last month, Water Center co-director, Aaron Packman, joined the first US-hosted @unsdsn.org SRI Congress. The event focused on practical sustainability solutions for pressing global challenges, fostering transformative collaborations.
📽️ Meet Aaron Packman, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and part of the CROCUS Urban Integrated Field Lab.
At last week's #SRICongress, he joined the “Pathways to Climate Resilience” session, which featured climate adaptation solutions from leading initiatives.
Learn more👇
At last week's #SRICongress, he joined the “Pathways to Climate Resilience” session, which featured climate adaptation solutions from leading initiatives.
Learn more👇
July 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Last month, Water Center co-director, Aaron Packman, joined the first US-hosted @unsdsn.org SRI Congress. The event focused on practical sustainability solutions for pressing global challenges, fostering transformative collaborations.
Earlier this week marked a historic moment as we hosted our first-ever Student Water Jamboree at Northwestern University! 🌊 The event united students from both Evanston and Chicago campuses, with 6 different schools represented.
May 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Earlier this week marked a historic moment as we hosted our first-ever Student Water Jamboree at Northwestern University! 🌊 The event united students from both Evanston and Chicago campuses, with 6 different schools represented.