ResearchResearch in the Gilbertson Group aims to inform sustainable design of existing and novel materials that 1) precludes potential unintended environmental and human health consequences, and 2) maintains or exceeds functional performance goals. Gilbertson's research includes both experimental and life cycle modeling thrusts.
Check out the research page for more information and additional resources. A sampling of the state-of-the-art facilities here at Pitt: Benedum Hall Peterson Institute of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Materials Characterization Lab Center for Biological Imaging Research Centers, Institutes, and Labs Upcoming Conferences & WorkshopsGreen Chemistry and Engineering Conference
June 14-16, 2021 Reston, VA This year's conference theme is Sustainable Production to Advance the Circular Economy Dr. Gilbertson is on the advisory committee for the 2021 conference. Contact her if you have questions or suggestions! Call for symposia is open --- Dr. Gilbertson will be speaking at the International Conference on Phosphates. This is a virtual event, tune in! Saturday October 17, 2020 3:15 pm local time in Morocco (GMT +1 hr) --- Dr. Gilbertson will be speaking at the Plumbing Manufacturer's International Conference Thursday November 12, 2020 3:20 pm Central Time |
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Dr. Gilbertson is excited to grow her research group at the University of Pittsburgh. Please contact me if you are interested in becoming a member of the group as a post doc, visiting researcher, graduate student, or undergraduate. Check out these undergraduate research opportunities! Latest News and AnnouncementsWe are hiring!Dr. Gilbertson is looking for students at all levels of education to join the team. Students should be excited to learn and conduct laboratory research in an interdisciplinary, team environment.
Project A: Combining Materials Science and System-Level Analysis to Sustainably Supply Safe Drinking Water (Seeking a PhD student with experience in material synthesis and desire to develop new materials to tackle drinking water disinfection challenges for the duration of this 5-year project. We also welcome MS and undergraduate researchers to gain valuable experience.) Project B: Sustainability from the Bottom Up: A Holistic Solution to Balancing the N-Cycle (Seeking multiple PhD students to join this collaborative, interdisciplinary 4-year project. In particular, students pursuing degrees in geology and environmental science or chemical engineering. We also welcome MS and undergraduate researchers to gain valuable experience.) More great publications from the Gilbertson Group!Our collaboration with John Keith and Howard Fairbrother is published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
This is also Yan's last publication from her dissertation research, congrats Yan! Nathalia's first paper in the Gilbertson Group was published in ES&T Water (featured on the cover) informing the rational design of graphitic carbon nitride. Congrats Nathalia! 
Our work is featured on the September issue cover of Nature Nanotechnology!
Dr Gilbertson publishes in Nature!
Very excited to work with an amazing author team led by Thilo Hofmann on this Nature Food review: "Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture" And to lead another great team of researchers in the following project: "Guiding the Design Space: Advancing Sustainable Crop Production Using Nanotechnology" also featured on Springer Nature Sustainability Community link 
Our paper, led by PhD student Yan Wang and co-authored by Nathalia Aquino de Carvalho is featured on the cover of the ES: Nano December issue, check it out!
Image credit: ChemE PhD student Kutay Sezginel Check out a recent perspective co-authored by Dr. Gilbertson in Nature Nanotechnology special insight issue on nanotechnology in agriculture: Opportunities and challenges for nanotechnology in the agri-tech revolution |