Center of Environment and Water Solutions (CEWS) delivers applied research to help industry, government, and communities implement water management, pollution control, and climate adaptation solutions. Through close collaboration, it produces studies and pilot concepts that inform infrastructure planning and policy—inviting partners to join in addressing environmental challenges through solution-oriented research.
What we do
CEWS brings together an interdisciplinary team of faculty, expert researchers, and affiliated experts to conduct applied research at the interface of engineering, environmental science, and data analytics.
AI-based optimization, real-time leak detection, and smart water systems for industry & urban areas
Research into solar-thermal desalination and membrane fouling reduction to enhance efficiency, and reduce costs
Industrial wastewater treatment for cooling tower make-up, and greywater recycling systems for urban developments
Data-driven evaluation of coastal protection options, and climate risk mapping for critical infrastructure
Framework-enabled urban heat mapping, and green infrastructure prioritization
Satellite-based water quality monitoring, coastal surveillance, and environmental intelligence
Decision support system for water demand, and climate-risk forecasting
Catalytic systems for petrochemical emissions, and particulate matter capture technologies
Plastic waste conversion to construction materials, and recovery of valuable metals from electronic waste
Industrial symbiosis modeling, bioenergy from organic waste streams, and brine mining
Our programs
Smart water management, advanced desalination, and wastewater reuse
Coastal resilience, urban heat mapping, geo-AI monitoring, and decision support
Industrial emission reduction, waste valorization, and circular systems design