July, 2023 – David Kitto was recognized with a Student Oral Presentation Award at the International Congress on Membranes (ICOM 2023) in Chiba, Japan. Well done, David!! Read more about it.
July, 2023 – The Kamcev Lab was well represented at the 2023 National Graduate Research Polymer Conference hosted by the Macromolecular Science and Engineering program. David Kitto won 2nd place for his oral presentation and Lisby Santiago Pagán won 1st place for her poster presentation. Congrats David and Lisby!!
June, 2023 – The Kamcev Lab is awarded funding from the W. M. Keck Foundation! This project brings together Profs. Kamcev, Goldsmith, Singh, Linic, McCrory (Chemistry), and Bala Chandran (MechE) to work on the electrochemical co-reduction of carbon dioxide and nitrate to produce urea. Read more about it
May, 2023 – Prof. Kamcev is selected for the Early Career Editorial Board by the Journal of Membrane Science. The full list
April, 2023 – The Kamcev Lab (led by graduate student José) organized a hands on activity at the 2023 FEMMES Capstone Event. The event brought in 4-6th grades from Ann Arbor, Ypsilianti, and Detroit, and our activity taught the students about the importance of water purification. Read more about it
April, 2023 – The Kamcev Lab is awarded funding from NAWI (Dept. of Energy) to study novel ion-selective membranes that will enable more efficient pre-treatment for high recovery RO. The project will involve a collaboration with Prof. Meny Elimelech at Yale and Veolia WTS. Read more about it
April, 2023 – First year Macro student Lisby Santiago is awarded an NSF GRFP fellowship. Congratulations, Lisby!!
January, 2023 – The Kamcev Lab is awarded an NSF CAREER grant to study the effect of charge delocalization on transport properties of charged membranes! Read more about it
December, 2022 – Graduate student José Díaz is awarded a Best Presentation Award for his oral presentation at the International Congress on Separation and Purification Technology. Congrats, José!
October, 2022 – The Kamcev Lab welcomes new Macromolecular Science & Engineering graduate student Lisby Santiago (University of Puerto Rico)!
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June, 2022 – Second year Ph.D. student Harsh Patel is awarded an AMTA/BOR fellowship. Read more about it. Congratulations, Harsh!!
May, 2022 – Third year Ph.D. student José Díaz is awarded an NWRI/AMTA fellowship. Read more about it. Congratulations, José!!
March, 2022 – First year Macro graduate student Greg Reimonn is awarded both a DoD NDSEG Fellowship and an NSF GRFP Fellowship. Congratulations, Greg!!
March, 2022 – First year Macro graduate student Greg Reimonn passes his Comprehensive Exam and is now officially a Ph.D. candidate. Congratulations, Greg!!
March, 2022 – Undergraduate Kevin Kim is awarded an Undergraduate Student Travel Supplement to attend the 2022 North American Membrane Society meeting and present a poster on his research. Congratulations, Kevin!!
January, 2022 – Our comprehensive review on ion partitioning and diffusion models in IEMs is published in the Journal of Polymer Science as part of the special issue “Polymer Membranes for Water Desalination”. Congratulations, David!! Link to article.
October, 2021 – The Kamcev Lab welcomes new Macromolecular Science & Engineering graduate student Gregory Reimonn (UMass Lowell) and Chemical Engineering graduate student Harsh Patel (Georgia Tech)!
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October, 2021 – Graduate student Carolina passes the Thesis Proposal Exam. Congratulations, Caro!
September, 2021 –The Kamcev Lab welcomes new undergraduate student Jacquelyn Zamora (Sophomore)!
August, 2021 – Prof. Kamcev receives a North American Membrane Society (NAMS) Young Membrane Scientist Award. Read about it!
August, 2021 – Graduate student Cassidy Carey is awarded a PPG Fellowship from the Macromolecular Science & Engineering Program. Congratulations, Cass!
May, 2021 –Prof. Kamcev’s contribution to the Young Investigator Special Issue in the Journal of Polymer Science is published! Link to article.
May, 2021 –The Kamcev Lab is awarded a DOE Early Career Award! This grant will support our studies on ion transport in highly charged polymer membranes with subnanometer free volume elements.
May, 2021 –The Kamcev Lab welcomes new undergraduate students Jenny Park (Freshman) and Kevin Kim (Sophomore)!
May, 2021 – Graduate students José and David pass the Thesis Proposal Exam. Congratulations, José and David!
April, 2021 – Manuscript on new multi-functional composite membranes for selectively capturing solutes while desalinating water published in Science. Link to article.
March, 2021 – Graduate student David Kitto is awarded an NSF GRFP Fellowship. Congratulations, David!
February, 2021 – Graduate student Cassidy Carey passes the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Comprehensive Exam. Congratulations, Cass!
October, 2020 – Undergraduate student Alyssa Shapiro awarded the Donald F. Othmer Sophomore Academic Excellence Award. Congratulations, Alyssa!
October, 2020 – The Kamcev Lab welcomes new Macromolecular Science & Engineering graduate student Cassidy Carey (University of Cincinnati)!
September, 2020 – The first manuscript from the Kamcev Lab is published in the Journal of Membrane Science. Link to article. Congratulations, José!
July, 2020 – Graduate student David Kitto is awarded a Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant to support his research. Congratulations, David!
May, 2020 – Graduate students Carolina Espinoza, David Kitto, and José Díaz pass their candidacy exams. Congratulations, Carolina, David, and José!
April, 2020 – Graduate students Carolina Espinoza and José Díaz are awarded NDSEG Fellowships. Congratulations, Carolina and José!
March, 2020 – Graduate student José Díaz is awarded an NSF GRFP Fellowship. Congratulations, José!
March, 2020 – Graduate student José Díaz receives Honorable Mention for the Ford Foundation Fellowship. Congratulations, José!
January, 2020 – The Kamcev Lab welcomes new undergraduate students Alyssa Shapiro (ChE Sophomore), Amanda Webb (ChE Sophomore), and Brandon Lecznar (ChE Sophomore)!
October, 2019 – The Kamcev Lab welcomes new graduate students José Díaz (Johns Hopkins University), Carolina Espinoza (University of California, Santa Barbara), and David Kitto (University of Minnesota). The foundation of the lab is set!
August, 2019 – Jovan Kamcev begins his appointment as assistant professor in the Chemical Engineering Department at University of Michigan.