Tweet About the author: James Dale is a PhD candidate in Geosciences at Virginia Tech. Check out his profile on the VTSuN student page. “Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.” This … Continue reading
Tweet (This post is written by Dr. Sean McGinnis, Director of the Green Engineering Program at Virginia Tech) “There is no such thing as a free lunch” goes the old adage. Applied to technology and … Continue reading
About the Author: Dr. Peter Vikesland is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia and Co-Director of VTSuN. Tweet What is Environmental Sustainability? This is a question that I regularly grapple … Continue reading
Authors: Harish Veeramani & Michael F Hochella Jr. Tweet Green chemistry, also called sustainable chemistry aims at designing products and processes that minimize the use and generation of hazardous substances. Being environmentally benign, the principles … Continue reading
Tweet This is the second installment on a 2-part series on sustainable nanotechnology. In part 1, I described my notion of nanotechnology. Research and development in nanotechnology is bringing us many possibilities for improving … Continue reading
Tweet Hello, my name is Nina. I have a PhD in environmental engineering, which makes me a certified know-it-all in all issues environmental. Right? At least that’s what some of my friends and family … Continue reading
Tweet “We are not students of some subject matter, but students of problems. And problems may cut right across the borders of any subject matter or discipline.” -Karl Popper, Conjectures and Refutations: The … Continue reading