Rubicon grants for Emiel Kruisdijk and Koen Muller
Safe drinking water: Removing iron and arsenic using naturally coated sand grains
Dr. Emiel Kruisdijk (Civil Engineering and Geosciences), Switzerland, EAWAG
Aquifers and drinking water filters contain sand grains with iron coatings, which are crucial for iron and arsenic removal from groundwater. In this research, iron coating formation is studied on grains using microfluidics, micro(spectro)scopy, and models. Obtained insights enable water quality forecasting, which is beneficial to provide safe drinking water.
Super-Resolution Imaging of Snowfall in The Field
Dr. ir. Koen Muller, (Mechanical Engineering), Switzerland, ETH Zürich
Snowflake aggregation mechanisms are hidden in an interaction with atmospheric turbulence during precipitation. Tracking millions of snowflakes over tens of meters will help elucidate the kinematics and clustering of snow in turbulence. This will provide invaluable insights into the multiphase flow dynamics and current weather forecasting and climate projection models.
About the Rubicon programme
Thanks to the Rubicon grant these young researchers can do their research at a foreign institute that offers the best environment for their research. The size of the grant depends on the destination chosen and the duration of the stay. Each year, NWO and ZonMw can fund about 60 young researchers within Rubicon (for a total amount of 7 million euros allocated over three rounds). The awards in this news item concern the third round of 2023.
Read more about the NWO Rubicon program.