Guest to present at Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering and Medicine symposium

7/12/2017

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photo of Jeremy Guest
photo of Jeremy Guest

Assistant professor Jeremy Guest has been invited by The National Academy of Sciences to speak at the fifth Arab-American Frontiers of Science, Engineering, and Medicine symposium, to be held November 2-4, 2017 in Rabat, Morocco. Guest will present in the “Water, Sanitation and Hygiene” session.

The Arab-American Frontiers symposium provides an opportunity for researchers from many disciplines to gather and collaborate. The focus of the 2017 symposium is exploration of “the Frontiers of research under a wide range of interdisciplinary topics, including water, sanitation and hygiene; renewable energy; precision medicine and cancer; smart agriculture and smart cities.” The symposium will include oral presentations, poster sessions, professional development talks and networking.

Guest earned his bachelor’s degree (2005) in civil engineering from Bucknell University, master’s degree (2007) in civil engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and doctorate (2012) in environmental engineering from University of Michigan. His research interests include phototrophic biotechnology, resource recovery from water, sustainable design, developing world sanitation, and sustainable agriculture.


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This story was published July 12, 2017.