The US EPA awarded 15 student teams with People, Prosperity, and Planet (P3) Phase grants. The Gillings School of Global Public Health student team received an honorable mention for developing a point-of-use disinfectant for drinking water that is cheap, non-toxic, and effective in reducing waterborne illness in developing nations. Regional grant recipients include:
• Appalachian State University, NC, for developing an artificial wetland to recycle grey water
• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, FL, for designing a portable solar-powered water purification system
• Vanderbilt University, TN, for developing a biohybrid solar panel that substitutes a protein from spinach for rare mined metals and is capable of producing electricity.
