Maryam Salehi

Maryam Salehi, Dibya Kanti Datta and Atif Bashir in the lab

April 1, 2026

Engineering researchers challenge assumptions about modern plumbing

A new study demonstrates how disinfectants oxidize plastic pipes over time, influencing how they accumulate heavy metal particles in water.

Roland Burkhart and Sophie Wack

Aug. 20, 2025

Future engineers get hands-on experience at Mizzou summer camps

Students from across the state explored coding games, detecting cyber threats, building underwater robots and more.

Dibya Kanti Datta in the lab

July 10, 2025

Protecting public health by investigating drinking water and soil contamination

PhD student Dibya Kanti Datta seeks to raise public awareness about emerging threats like microplastics and highlight the importance of environmental stewardship.

Lafferre Hall

June 6, 2025

Mizzou Engineering leaders awarded named professorships

These three-year appointments recognize excellence in research, teaching and service across multiple disciplines.

Anandu Gopakumar Nair and Maryam Salehi

Feb. 26, 2025

Research reveals hidden risks from plastic-coated fertilizers in soil

A study by Mizzou Engineering researchers focuses on the microplastic pollution generated by polymer-coated, control-release fertilizers, highlighting the need for biodegradable alternatives.

Maryam Salehi and graduate student Anandu Gopakumar Nair investigate filter properties in her lab in Lafferre Hall.

Sep. 16, 2024

Designing a better water filter

Mizzou researcher Maryam Salehi is developing a fabric-like filter to remove tiny plastics and lead from drinking water.

Maryam Salehi studied microplastics in Germany this summer

Sep. 4, 2024

Investigating microplastics

Maryam Salehi from Mizzou’s College of Engineering spent the summer studying microplastics with colleagues in Germany.

students and instructor at programmable robotics camp

Aug. 14, 2024

K-12 students explore STEM opportunities at Mizzou Engineering Camps

Elementary, middle and high school students spent their summer engaging in activities like programming robots, detecting cyber attacks, developing video games and exploring topics such as artificial intelligence and sustainability at Mizzou Engineering camps.

June 7, 2024

Missouri Water Center receives more than $700,000 in EPA seed grant funding

Cross-disciplinary researchers to look at water quality, quantity issues through eight research and education projects at the Missouri Water Center.

April 12, 2024

Water and Environmental Research Lab team takes honors at statewide meeting

For the second year in a row, a Mizzou Engineering research group snagged an overall first place and a third-place award in the student poster competition at the joint annual meeting of the Missouri Water Works Association (MO-AWWA) and the Missouri Water Environmental Association (MWEA).