Kirsten Aasen
Position
Master's student
Chemistry
Credentials
BSc (University of Windsor)
Area of expertise
Desalination, waste-water treatment, membrane distillation, water-energy nexus
Kristen is a second-year graduate student working under Dr. Buckley at the Green Safe Water Lab to minimize energy consumption in membrane distillation systems – specifically addressing issues of heat transfer efficiency and fouling by integrating photothermally active layers into membranes of tunable wettability.