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JACMYPROME <br />Ranil Wickramasinghe <br />anil Wickramasinghe is an associate professor <br />the department of Chemical and Biologi- <br />cal Engineering at Colorado State University. He <br />was named a 2004 CSU Monfort professor. He <br />obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees from <br />the University of Melbourne. His Ph.D. is from <br />the University of Minnesota. All his degrees are <br />in Chemical Engineering. After working for 5 <br />years in indus- <br />try Ranil Wick - <br />ramasinghe <br />joined CSU in <br />1998. <br />Currently Dr Wickramasinghe is developing <br />'smart' fouling resistant nanofiltration and reverse <br />osmosis membranes in collaboration with Clem- <br />son University. Fouling resistant polymer brushes <br />are grown from the surface of nanofiltration and <br />reverse osmosis membranes. In addition to their <br />fouling resistance, these polymer brushes are <br />responsive to environmental stimuli such as pH, <br />ionic strength or temperature. Changing, for ex- <br />ample, the pH of the solutions leads to collapse of <br />the brushes and release of adsorbed foulants. <br />Web Site Provides Information on <br />Water Energy Technology Team <br />The Water and Energy Technology Team (WETT) <br />at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory <br />has released an improved Web site describing its <br />mission and current projects, and introducing its <br />members. <br />The Teams mission includes better understanding <br />of the fundamental science, applied technology, <br />and economics of the water/ energy nexus, and <br />developing technologies to optimize the use of both <br />water and energy. <br />The Team's projects address energy -water matters <br />as they relate to climate change, wastewater, water <br />quality, energy and water efficiency, and industrial <br />processes. <br />Please visithttp://water-energy.lbl.gov/ and ex- <br />plore the fundamental science, technology potential <br />and economics of the water- energy nexus. <br />For more information, contact: <br />Camilla Dunham - Whitehead <br />cdwhitehead @lbl.gov <br />207.282.357 <br />Did you already return your <br />Colorado Water <br />reader survey from page 35 of the <br />April issue? <br />Thanks for your help! <br />If you haven't returned the survey, <br />please help us plan for the future, <br />and send us your feedback now! <br />Survey form available at <br />www.cwrri.colostate.edu <br />17 <br />