Vicki Colvin, professor of chemical engineering and chemistry, and director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN), was cited, along with colleagues, for the "global impact" their work will have. The writer, Josh Wolfe, noted:
"The unique properties at the nanoscale cause the rust nanoparticles to act as one large magnet that can be easily drawn out of the water, leaving behind drinking water pure enough to meet Environmental Protection Agency standards."
Members of Colvin's team named in the article were Amy Kan, William Yu, J.T. Mayo, Arjun Prakash, Joshua Falkner, Sujin Yean, Lili Cong, and Heather Shipley.
The Forbes story also mentioned the work of James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, and of computer science, and director of the Carbon Nanotechnology Lab, and his colleagues.
Wolfe cited them for "a revolutionary method first envisioned by the legendary Richard Smalley for growing mass quantities of nanotubes from nanotube `seeds.'
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