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August 2024: Emma is awarded the James B. Warner Water Studies Scholarship from the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association.

June 2024: New Open Access publication in Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts presenting a critical review of optical measurements (absorbance and fluorescence) as surrogates for organic matter aromaticity and molecular size.

graphical abstract showing interconnectedness of optical surrogates and organic matter chemistry

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May 2024: Annabel is awarded Outstanding Masters Thesis for the Environmental Engineering Program.

May 2024: Research assistants Josh and Taylor graduate - thanks for all the hard work advancing several projects!

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April 2024: New Open Access publication in Environmental Science & Technology performing a meta-analysis of >700 samples for correlations in optical surrogates (absorbance and fluorescence) for organic matter. Ìý

Graphical abstract relating optical surrogates to tools.

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Feb 2024: New publication in Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts about water quality after the Camp Fire in California.

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Dec 2023:Ayush graduates with an M.S. in Global Engineering. Congrats!

Aug 2023:Annabel graduated with an M.S. in Environmental Engineering. Congrats!

May 2023: Prof. Korak is awarded the CEAE Department Teaching Award.

Jan 2023: Welcome graduate student Emma Wilder to the group.

Dec 2022: Prof. Korak joins as an Associate Editor.

Dec 2022: New publication in the ACE ES&T WaterÌýwith first author Melanie WarrenÌýabout water quality sampling in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

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Dec 2022: Ida graduated with an M.S. in Environmental Engineering. Congrats!

Dec 2022: Ayush is awarded theÌýFigueroa Family Foundation Fellowship

Aug 2022: Landon graduated with an M.S. in Environmental Engineering. Congrats!

July 2022: Ayush is awarded a Ìýfrom the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association.

June 2022: New publication in the Journal of Hazardous MaterialsÌýwith Annabel and Landon reviewing strategies for managing waste brine from ion exchange processes.

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May 2022: Ayush is awarded theÌýCDM Smith Scholarship from the American Water Works Association and wins 2nd place in the poster competition at theÌýRocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association Student Conference

May 2022: Prof. Korak is awardedÌýFaculty Appreciation Award for Environmental Engineering voted by undergraduate students.

May 2022: Eva is awarded the Outstanding Graduate in the Environmental Engineering Program.

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April 2022: Annabel is awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

March 2022:Annabel is awarded theÌýHarlan Erker Memorial Scholarship

Oct 2021: New publication in Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology with first author Leah Flint comparing resins for hexavalent chromium removal.

Flint 2021 graphical abstract

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AugÌý2021:ÌýWelcome M.S. student Annabel Mungan to the group.

June 2021: Welcome B.S student Eva Thoresen to the group who started through the CU Summer Program for Undergraduate ResearchÌý(CU SPUR) program.

Mar 2021: New publication in Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology with Leah Flint on decreasing waste brine volume from ion exchange using nanofiltration.

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Jan 2021: Prof. Korak is invited to join the for Environmental Science & Technology.Ìý

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Dec 2020:ÌýLeah is awarded a Ìýfrom the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association. Congrats!

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AugÌý2020: Welcome graduate student Ida Clarke to the group!

July 2020:Juliette and Leah successfully complete and defend their Master Theses. Congrats!

May 2020: Ayush sucessfully passes his Ph.D. Preliminary Exam. Congrats!

May 2020: Prof. Korak is awardedÌýFaculty Appreciation Award for Environmental Engineering voted by undergraduate students.

Jan 2020: New publication in Environmental Science and Technology LettersÌýon integrating forward osmosis to manage ion echange waste.

Forward osmosis ion exchange

Jan 2020:ÌýWelcome graduate student Landon Watts to the group!

Jan 2020: Prof. Korak recognized as Top Reviewer for

Dec 2019: New publication in Water Research on the
selection of optical properties for detection of wastewater effluent organic matter.Ìý

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Sept 2019: Welcome EVEN senior Peter Heller to the group!

AugÌý2019: Welcome graduate Student Ayush Raj Shahi to the group!

May 2019:Ìý Melanie Warren sucessfully defends her Masters Thesis on Post-Hurricane Maria water quality sampling in Puerto Rico. Congrats!

May 2019:ÌýJuliette Kaplan (M.S.) and Nadia Jorgenson (CU SPUR Program)ÌýjoinÌýthe group!

Feb 2019:ÌýDr. Korak wins the 2019 Membrane Technology Best Paper Award from a publication in the

Nov 2018: Welcome EVEN senior Yiqun Yao to the group!

Sept 2018: Welcome M.S. studentsÌýMelanie Warren and Leah Flint to the group!

Aug 2018: Dr. Korak joins the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering Department at the University of Colorado Boulder