Nirupam Aich

McNeel Associate Professor of Engineering
University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Dr. Nirupam Aich is currently an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. His research group, Aich Laboratory for Environmental Nanotechnology and Sustainability (#AichLENS), is developing safer-by-design advanced materials and processes for water treatment and reuse as well as remediation of emerging contaminants including PFAS. Dr. Aich obtained his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2015, M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of South Carolina in 2012, and B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 2009. His past and present research work has resulted in total 66 publications including 52 peer-reviewed articles in highly ranked journals with >1830 citations, 7 book chapters, 6 peer-reviewed conference papers, and 2 patents. His research has been funded and supported by the Federal Agencies including the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Superfund Research program (NIEHS SRP), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Department of Defense – Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (DOD/SERDP), and US Geological Survey (USGS). As recognition of his contributions to the field of Environmental Nanotechnology and Engineering, Dr. Aich has received the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award in 2022, American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES) 40 under 40 Recognition in 2023, and Emerging Investigator Awards from the Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization (SNO) in 2019 and Environmental Science: Nano in 2021. He is also serving as an early career advisory board member in the editorial board of the Journal of Hazardous Materials Letters as well as guest editors in Journal of Water Process Engineering and I&ECR.