Parnab Das of Kolkata Participates in Research Awarded EPA Grant

2018 Apr 16

Parnab Das of Kolkata, is participating in a research project that is receiving a $15,000 grant from the U.S. Enviromental Protection Agency.

The EPA has announced that The University of Alabama will receive two grants totaling $28,909 to fund two Phase I student teams through the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) grants program. More than $463,000 in funding is being provided by the program for 31 teams nationwide that are developing sustainable technologies to solve current environmental and public health challenges.

The current project that Das is involved with is "Novel septic system design to prevent failure," led by Dr. Mark Elliott, assistant professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering. For more information, go to https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awards-more-28000-grants-university-alabama-innovative-technology-projects.