Enhancing bioremediation of groundwater co-contaminated by chlorinated volatile organic compounds and 1,4-dioxane using novel macrocyclic materials

项目摘要 补编(PA-21-071)的目的是促进与健康有关的研究的多样性， 增强环境健康科学工作人员的多样性-从 代表不足的群体，他们还没有得到赠款的资助。Ricki Kuvach将成为新的 正在进行的NIEHS项目(R01 ES032692-01)“加强生物修复 地下水受氯化挥发性有机化合物(CVOCs)和1，4-二恶英的共同污染 使用新型大环材料的二恶烷。Ricki是一名非洲裔拉丁裔女性 目前就读于德克萨斯理工大学环境工程专业的本科生。 她将于今年夏天毕业，并于2022年秋季开始在德克萨斯理工大学攻读硕士学位。在……里面 建议的研究计划，这是对母项目的合理延伸，Ricki将发挥作用 采用选择性脱硫剂-高级氧化工艺(AOP)组合强化 两种常见复合污染物(1，4-二恶烷和氯化)对地下水的修复 挥发性有机化合物)，由沈月晓博士和巴拉吉·饶博士监督。这个 该项目将扩大新材料的应用范围。她的目标是选择最有效的 吸附剂-AOP复配，考察干扰条件。Ricki会利用她 从她的环境课上学到的知识，解决了环境领域的实际问题。里基 有机会在国家会议上展示她的作品，并学习如何写作和出版 一篇研究文章。通过这个项目，Ricki将学习批判性思维，发展实验技能， 并进行独立研究。整个培训计划将为她提供一个平台 向未来独立的环境健康科学家和工程师迈进。

Project Summary The purpose of the supplement (PA-21-071) is to promote diversity in health-related research, enhance diversity of the environmental health sciences workforce–bring in someone from underrepresented group who is not already funded on the grant. Ricki Kuvach will be the new trainee in the on-going NIEHS project (R01 ES032692-01) ‘Enhancing bioremediation of groundwater co-contaminated by chlorinated volatile organic compounds (CVOCs) and 1,4- dioxane using novel macrocyclic materials’. Ricki is an African American Latina female undergraduate student currently enrolled in the environmental engineering program at Texas Tech. She will graduate this summer and start her master program at Texas Tech in the fall of 2022. In the proposed research plan, which is a reasonable extension of the parent project, Ricki will work on using selective sorbent-advanced oxidation process (AOP) combination to enhance groundwater remediation in terms of two common co-contaminants (1,4-dioxane and chlorinated volatile organic compounds) under the supervision of Dr. Yuexiao Shen and Dr. Balaji Rao. The project will extend the applications of novel materials. Her goal is to select the most effective sorbent-AOP combinations and investigate the interference conditions. Ricki will utilize her knowledge from her environmental classes to solve real problems in environmental fields. Ricki has the opportunity to present her work in national conferences and learn how to write and publish a research article. Through this project, Ricki will learn critical thinking, develop experimental skills, and conduct independent research. The entire training program will provide a platform for her towards an independent environmental health scientist and engineer in the future.