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EPA Awards grants to Student Teams for Innovative Solutions to Environmental
and Public Health Challenges in New York and New Jersey
NEW YORK (March 15, 2024) – Today, March 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announced nearly $1.2 million, in funding to 16 college student
teams to research and develop innovative solutions that address environmental
and public health challenges as part of the Agency’s People, Prosperity, and
the Planet (P3) Program.
 EPA is pleased to mark the 20th anniversary of our P3 program by announcing
this impressive round of projects that are tackling critical issues such as
removing PFAS from water, combating harmful algal blooms, and materials
recovery and reuse,” said Chris Frey, Assistant Administrator for EPA’s
Office of Research and Development. “I commend these hardworking and
creative students and look forward to seeing the results of their innovative
projects that are addressing some of our thorniest sustainability and
environmental challenges.” 
EPA’s P3 program features a unique competition that offers teams of college
students hands-on experience to turn their creative design and engineering
ideas into reality, while also helping solve real-world environmental
challenges. The 16 recipients announced today will receive grants of up to
$75,000 to fund a two-year project. Students will propose innovative and
sustainable ideas and concepts and carry them through the research, design and
demonstration stages. During the second year of the award, student teams will
have the opportunity to showcase their designs at EPA’s National Student
Design Expo. 
Teams from the following NJ and NY institutions are receiving funding via
EPA’s 20th Annual P3 awards: 
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, New York, for Developing Reusable
and Antiviral Face Masks from Plastic Waste 
The State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, New
York, for Sensor on Wheels (SOW): A Field-Deployable Environmental Pathogen
Detection Tool
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New Jersey, for Two-dimensional
Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2)-Based Field Effect Transistor Sensors for
Airborne PFAS Detection 
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, New
Jersey, for Zirconium-modified Mica Coupled with Nanobubbles for Enhanced
Phosphorus Removal, Recovery, and Reuse 
Learn more about this year’s recipients. 
Learn more about EPA’s P3 Program. 
Learn more about EPA’s National Student Design Expo Experience. 
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For further information: Contact: Carlos Vega, (646) 988-2996,
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