Science of PFAS Tour

Tour the cutting-edge NC State Labs! 
Monday, September 21, 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm 

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering at NC State University will host a tour to highlight facilities and activities that enable our research and educational mission. The tour will include a short overview presentation on the department and NC State, tours of the new home of CCEE, Fitts-Woolard Hall and of cutting edge research labs as well as opportunities to interact with researchers.

Lab tours will include: 

Air Quality Lab: Tour facilities for air pollution, atmospheric chemistry and aerosol science research ranging from smog chamber studies to emission measurements from mobile and small combustion sources and personal exposure measurements. 

Environmental Engineering Research Lab: Tour a cutting edge facility shared by more than 7 faculty, including diverse instruments and facilities from mass spectrometers for analysis of PFAS and other micropollutants to microbiology and process engineering labs. 

Hydraulics Lab: Tour a lab used to study physical and chemical processes in aquatic systems, including demonstration of large-scale flume for simulation of environmental water flows and their interactions with sediment, vegetation and structures. 

This is a walking tour and comfortable, closed-toe shoes are required.  Includes transportation. The bus will leave from the hotel lobby at 12:30 pm. 

Cost: $50 Pre-registration required.