Our group has two presentations at the American Chemical Society meeting in sunny San Diego, CA. Sarah Balgooyen is presenting her research examining the reactivity of Mn oxide minerals with BPA on Sunday, March 13 …
Group News
Production of high pH leachate from Recycled Concrete Aggregate
Professors Ginder-Vogel and Edil were awarded a grant from the Ready Mix Concrete Research and Education Foundation and the Portland Cement Association to study the production of high pH leachate from recycled concrete aggregate (RCA). Concrete …
Hg Biogeochemistry in St. Louis River Estuary
Matt Ginder-Vogel and a team of researchers from Minnesota and Wisconsin have been awarded a grant to determine the relative bioavailability of Hg in different habitats (e.g., estuary flats, sheltered bays, near-shore wetlands, clay-influenced river mouths, etc.) …
Group trip to SSSA meeting in Minneapolis
The Biogeochemistry group took advantage of the proximity of the Soil Science Society of America annual meeting this year. Every member of the group gave an oral presentation on their research. Videos of the presentations …
Balgooyen Awarded NSF Fellowship
Meet Sarah Balgooyen, a second year Ph.D. student in the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Environmental Chemistry and Technology program. She has been awarded a National Science Foundation Fellowship to study how filters composed of manganese oxide …
Ginder-Vogel awarded NSF Grant
Matt Ginder-Vogel and co-PI Christina Remucal recently grabbed science’s equivalent of the brass ring—a National Science Foundation grant. They will explore the properties of manganese that could degrade hazardous organic compounds, leading to cleaner drinking …