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Our group focuses on research related to advanced treatment technologies for water and wastewater reuse applications. We have a rich history of ultraviolet technology related research and have investigated novel UV systems; the efficacy of UV disinfection for inactivation of pathogens; and the use of UV and advanced oxidation for the degradation of organic and other emerging contaminants in water and wastewater.
Recent Highlights
Linden honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International UV Association at the world conference in Dubai in September, 2023
Linden named as department chair for the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering in January, 2023
Linden awarded Fulbright Scholar Award to foster collaboration with Canadian universities and work on water quality challenges in rural Canada during his sabbatical in 2022-2023 (learn more)
Linden selected for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellowship, 2021
Recipient of the National Water Research Institute Clarke Prize, where he gave the (virtual) laureate lecture titled "Water treatment at the speed of (UV) light" in November, 2020 (learn more)
Recipient of Borchardt-Glysson Water Treatment Innovation Prize at UMich Borchardt Conference "Mixing electricity and water: The evolving role of light in water treatment" in February, 2020 (learn more)
MacArthur Foundation selects Linden’s DRIP Concept proposal to end drought emergencies in Horn of Africa in Top 100 for their 100 and Change Competition in February, 2020 (learn more)
Linden takes the helm as AEESP President in October 2019
Linden awarded the 2019 Dr. Pankaj Parekh Research Innovation Award for pioneering UV work in June 2019 (learn more)
Linden selected to receive the AEESP Frontier in Research Award at the 2019 AEESP Award Ceremony May 2019 (learn more)
The Conversation invites Linden discuss 21st century sanitation challenges and opportunities for 2015 World Toilet Day (l)
Linden and Cath to host ACS symposium on Water Sustainability in Oil and Gas Exploration: Treatment Issues. Denver, CO March 25, 2015 ()
Presentation January 21, 2015 at FSM3 - the Fecal Sludge Management 3 conference in Hanoi Vietnam on “Applications of Concentrated Solar-Energy in Innovative Sanitation Solutions” featuring the latest research on the SolChar sanitation process ()
Download talks from the UV in Developing Communities Symposium at UNESCO IHE in Delft, Netherlands from Nov 2014. ()
Linden named WateReuse Association WateReuse Person of the Year, ()
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