Research

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles: 

(21) Klingaman, E.E.; Baghirzade, B.S.; Rowles, L.S.; Toledo-Flores, L.J.; Pérez-Flores, M.E.; Lopez-Cruz, J.Y.; Saleh, N.B. Strengths of Zapotec Indigenous Knowledge in Water Management. ACS ES&T Water. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestwater.3c00731 

(20) Zaki, M.T.; Rowles, L.S.; Hallowell, J.; Orner, K.O. A Data-driven Framework to Inform Sustainable Management of Animal Manure in Rural Agricultural Regions using Emerging Resource Recovery Technologies. Cleaner Environmental Systems. 2024, 13, 100188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2024.100188

(19) Upadhyay, A.; Rowles, L.R.; Tehrani, R. Economic and Environmental Sustainability of Biogenic Synthesis of Indium-Graphitic Material from Electronic Waste. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 2024, 12, 10, 4061–4069. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c07275

(18) Rowles, L.R.; Tso, D.; Dolocan, A.; Kirisits, M.J.; Lawler, D.F.; Saleh, N.B. Integrating Navajo Pottery Techniques to Improve Silver Nanoparticle-Enabled Ceramic Water Filters for Disinfection. Environmental Science & Technology. 2023, 57, 44, 17132–17143. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03462

(17) Zaki, M.T; Rowles, L.S.; Adjeroh, D.A.; Orner, K.O. A Critical Review of Data Science Applications in Resource Recovery and Carbon Capture from Organic Waste. ACS ES&T Engineering. 2023, 3, 10, 1424–1467. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestengg.3c00043

(16) Watabe, S.; Lohman, H.A.C.; Li, Y.; Morgan, V.L.; Rowles, L.S.; Stephen, T.; Shyu, H.Y.; Bair, R.A.; Castro, C.J.; Cusick, R.D.; Yeh, D.H.; Guest, J.S. Advancing the economic and environmental sustainability of the NEWgeneratorTM non-sewered sanitation system. ACS Environmental Au. 2023, 3, 4, 209-222. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.3c00001

(15) Lohman, H.A.C.; Morgan, V.L.; Li, Y.; Zhang, X.; Rowles, L.S.; Cook, S.; Guest, J.S. DMsan: A multi-criteria decision analysis framework and package to characterize contextualized sustainability of sanitation and resource recovery technologies. ACS Environmental Au. (accepted). https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.2c00067 

(14) Rowles, L.S.; Morgan, V.L.; Li, Y.; Zhang, X.; Watabe, S.; Stephen, T.; Lohman, H.A.C.; DeSouza, D.; Hallowell, J.; Cusick, R.D.; Guest, J.S. Financial viability and environmental sustainability of fecal sludge treatment with Omni Processors. ACS Environmental Au. 2022, 2(5), 455–466. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.2c00022

(13) Li, Y.; Zhang, X.; Morgan, V.L.; Lohman, H.A.C.; Rowles, L.S.; Mittal, S.; Kogler, A.; Cusick, R.D.; Tarpeh, W.A.; and Guest, J.S. QSDsan: An integrated platform for quantitative sustainable design of sanitation and resource recovery systems. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. 2022, 8, 2289-2303. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ew00455k

(12) Rowles III, L. S., Whittaker, T., Ward P. M., Kirisits, M.J., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B. A structural equation model to identify social drivers for water, sanitation, and health in colonias-type unincorporated communities. Environmental Science & Technology. 2020, 54(24): 16017–16027. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c05355

(11) Rowles III, L. S., Hossain, A., Ramirez, I., Durst, N., Ward P. M., Kirisits, M.J., Araiza, I., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B. Seasonal contamination of well-water in flood-prone colonias and other unincorporated U.S. communities. Science of the Total Environment. 2020, 740(140111). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140111

(10) Naik, R. A., Rowles III, L. S., Hossain, A. I., Yen, M., Aldossary, R. M., Apul, O. G., Conkle, J., Saleh, N. B. Microplastic particle versus fiber generation during photo-transformation in simulated seawater. Science of the Total Environment. 2020, 736(139690). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139690

(9) Mikelonis, A. M., Rowles III, L. S., Lawler, D. F. The effects of water chemistry on the detachment and dissolution of differently stabilized silver nanoparticles from ceramic membranes. Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology. 2020, 6: 1347-1356. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9EW01141B

(8) Apul, O., Rowles III, L. S., Khalid, A., Karanfil, T., Richardson, S., Saleh, N. B. Transformation potential of cannabinoids during their passage through engineered water treatment systems: A perspective. Environment International. 2020, 137 (105586). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2020.105586

(7) Landsman, M. R., Sujanani, R., Brodfuehrer, S. H., Cooper, C. M., Darr, A. G., Davis, R. J., Kim, K., Kum, S., Nalley, L. K., Nomaan, S. M., Oden, C. P., Paspureddi, A., Reimund, K. K., Rowles III, L. S., Yeo, S., Lawler, D. F., Freeman, B. D., Katz, L E. Water treatment: Are membranes the panacea?. Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. 2020, 11: 559-585. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-chembioeng-111919-091940

(6) Khalid, A., Rowles III, L. S., Ateia, M., Xiao, M., Moses, I., Karanfil, T., Saleh, N. B., Apul, O. Mesoporous activated carbon shows superior adsorption affinity for 11-nor-9-carboxy-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol in water. Nature Publishing Group: Clean Water. 2020, 3(2). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-019-0049-7

(5) Landsman, M. R., Rowles III, L. S., Brodfuehrer, S., Maestre, J. P., Kinney, K., Kirisits, M. J., Lawler, D. F., Katz, L. E. Linking disinfectant residuals, metagenomics, and water quality during the recovery of two Texas drinking water systems following Hurricane Harvey. Environmental Research Letters. 2019, 14(124046).  https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab56fb

(4) Rowles III, L. S., Hossain, A., Aggarwal, S., Kirisits, M. J., Saleh, N. B. Water quality and associated microbial ecology in selected Alaskan native communities: Challenges in off-the-grid water supplies, Science of the Total Environment. 2019, 711(134450). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134450

(3) Merryman, A. E., Sabaraya, I. V., Rowles III, L. S., Toteja, A., Carrillo, S. I., Sabo-Attwood, T., Saleh, N. B. Interaction between functionalized multiwalled carbon and MS2 bacteriophages in water, Science of the Total Environment. 2019, 670:1140-1145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.311

(2) Rowles III, L. S., Alcalde, R., Bogolasky, F., Kum, S., Diaz-Arriaga, F. A., Ayres, C., Mikelonis, A. M., Toledo-Flores, L. J., Alonso-Gutiérrez, M. G., Pérez-Flores, M. E., Lawler, D. F., Ward, P. M., Lopez-Cruz, J. Y., Saleh, N. B. Perceived versus actual water quality: Community studies in rural Oaxaca, Mexico, Science of the Total Environment. 2018, 622-623: 626-634. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.309

(1) Plazas-Tuttle J., Rowles III, L. S., Chen H., Bisesi Jr, J., Sabo-Attwood, T., Saleh, N.B. (June 2015) Dynamism of stimuli-responsive nanohybrids: Environmental implications. Nanomaterials. 2015, 5(2): 1102–1123. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano5021102

Book Chapters:

(2) Ramirez, I., Yanardağ, D., Déborah, Villaseñor-Basulto, L., Garcia-Huante, Y.G., Ordaz, A., Mariam, E., Kumar, A., Kum, S., Rowles, L.S., Advanced oxidation processes for degradation of therapeutic agents against COVID-19 as emerging contaminants in water. Sustainable Remediation Technologies for Emerging Pollutants in Aqueous Environment. Elsevier. 2023. ISBN: 9780443186196 

(1) Kum, S., Rowles, L.S., Wastewater Reclamation and Recycling. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science. Oxford University Press. May 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199389414.013.612

(64) Westerbeke, M.; Torres, J.; Page, C.; Diaz, Farith; Cubas, Francisco; Rowles, L.S. Developing a Low-cost Sensor System for Early Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms. 2024 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium. April 19, 2024. (poster)

(63) Tushar, M.M.R.; Pushan, Z.A.; Aich, N.; Rowles, L.S. Navigating Sustainable Pathways for PFAS Treatment from Different Water Sources. 2024 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium. April 19, 2024. (poster)

(62) Iqbal, F.; Naeijian, F.; Page, C.; Fu, G.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Development of a Digital Twin for a Wastewater Treatment Plant Through Integration of Python-Based Computational Model. 2024 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium. April 19, 2024. (poster)

(61) Dunn, S.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Understanding the Impact of Household Septic Systems on Natural Water Bodies by Quantifying Caffeine Concentration. 2024 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium. April 19, 2024. (poster)

(60) Uddin, Md. N.; *Hartog, C.; *Murray, E.; Roberson, L.; Aslan, A.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Highlighting Opportunities for Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste from Universities with Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge. 2024 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium. April 19, 2024. (poster)

(59) Torres, J.; Westerbeke, M.; Page, C.; Hacker, J.; Iqbal, F.; Osuna, M.; Perea, O.; Sanchéz, K.; Uddin, M.N.; Walden, H.; Woody, A.; Rubio Murillo, N.E.; Cubas-Suazo, F.; Díaz-Arriaga, F.; Rowles, L.S. Aquatic quality watch informed by communities (AQWIC) facilitating the adoption of low-cost sensor systems for underserved communities: A review and tutorial. Georgia Southern University Research Symposium 2024. April 16, 2024. (poster)

(58) Iqbal, F.; Naeijian, F.; Page, C.; Fu, G.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Optimizing the Sustainability of Industrial Wastewater Management through a Digital Twin. Georgia Southern University Research Symposium 2024. April 16, 2024. (poster)

(57) Minshew, M.; Roberson, L.; Aslan, A.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Navigating the relationships among food waste practices, environmental intentions, and sustainability knowledge of students. Georgia Southern University Research Symposium 2024. April 16, 2024. (oral)

(56) Murray, E.; Uddin, Md. N.; Hartog, C.; Roberson, L.; Aslan, A.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Optimizing Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste and Industrial Sludge. Georgia Southern University Research Symposium 2024. April 16, 2024. (oral)

(55) Rowles, L.S. Harmonizing science and communities: Developing sustainable solutions through meaningful engagement; American Chemical Society Spring 2024; New Orleans, LA; March 16-21, 2024 (oral)

(54) Rowles, L.S.; Iqbal, F.; Kalateh, A.; Tehrani, R. Facilitating Early Adoption: Assessing the Sustainability of Alternatives to Petroleum-Based Ion Exchange Resins; 2023 US EPA Decon Conference; Charleston, South Carolina; December 5-7, 2023.

(53) Yeh, D.; Watabe, S.; Lohman, H.M.; Li, Y.; Morgan, V., Rowles, L.S.; Stephen, T.; Shyu, H.Y.; Bair, R.; Castro, C.; Cusick, R.; Guest, J. Analyzing the economic and environmental sustainability of a backend non-sewered sanitation system across deployment location in Africa and Asia.1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Conference; Johannesburg, South Africa; October 15-18, 2023.

(52) Guest, J.S.; Cusick, R.D.; Li, Y.; Lohman, H.A.C.; Zhang, X.; Rowles, L.S.; Byrne, D.M. Prioritizing Research, Development, and Deployment (RD&D) of Non-Sewered Sanitation through Quantitative Sustainable Design (QSD). 1st IWA Non-Sewered Sanitation Conference; Johannesburg, South Africa; October 15-18, 2023.

(51) Rowles, L.S.; Cubas, F. Engaging undergraduate researchers to addresses local biogeochemical and environmental issues American Chemical Society American Chemical Society Fall 2023; San Francisco, GA; August 13-17, 2023 (oral)

(50) Woody, A.; Hacker, J.; Walden, H.; Cubas, F.; Diaz, F.; Rowles, L.S. Low-cost water quality sensors for informed microbial analyses in underserved communities. American Chemical Society American Chemical Society Fall 2023; San Francisco, GA; August 13-17, 2023 (poster)

(49) Uddin, Md. N.; Hartog, C.; Murray, E.; Roberson, L.; Aslan, A.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Developing a Sustainability Framework for Processing Food Waste with Existing Anaerobic Digestion Infrastructure. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference. June 20-23, 2023. Boston, MA (poster)

(48) Elijah, B.C.; Plazas-Tuttle, J.; Rowles, L.S. Assessing the relative sustainability of point-of-use water disinfection technologies. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference. June 20-23, 2023. Boston, MA (poster)

(47) Zaki, M.T.; Rowles, L.S.; Orner, K. A Critical Review of Data Science Applications in Resource Recovery and Carbon Capture from Organic Waste. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference. June 20-23, 2023. Boston, MA (poster)

(46) Upadhyay, A.; Rowles, L.S.; Tehrani, R. Is Graphitization of Plant Biomass a Sustainable Approach for Recovery of Indium from End-of-life Electronic Waste? Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference. June 20-23, 2023. Boston, MA (oral)

(45) Uddin, Md. N.; Hartog, C.; Murray, E.; Roberson, L.; Aslan, A.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Developing a Sustainability Framework for Processing Food Waste with Existing Anaerobic Digestion Infrastructure. Georgia Southern University Research Symposium 2023. April 18, 2023. (poster)

(44) Woody, A.; Hacker, J.; Walden, H.; Rowles, L.S. Assessing the ability of Arduino-based sensor systems to monitor changes in water quality. 2023 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium. April 21, 2023. (poster)

(43) Iqbal, F.; Fu, G.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Navigating Environmental Sustainability Goals for Industrial Wastewater Treatment through a Digital Twin. Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium. April 21, 2023. (poster)

(42) Uddin, Md. N.; Hartog, C.; Murray, E.; Roberson, L.; Aslan, A.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Developing a Sustainability Framework for Processing Food Waste with Existing Anaerobic Digestion Infrastructure. Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium. April 21, 2023. (poster)

(41) Elijah, B.C.; Plazas-Tuttle, J.; Rowles, L.S. Assessing the relative sustainability of point-of-use water disinfection technologies. Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium. April 21, 2023. (poster)

(40) Hacker, J.; Rowles, L.S. Assessing the ability of Arduino-based sensor systems to monitor changes in water quality. Georgia Southern University Research Symposium 2023. April 18, 2023. (oral)

(39) Iqbal, F.; Fu, G.; Cubas, F.; Rowles, L.S. Navigating Environmental Sustainability Goals for Industrial Wastewater Treatment through a Digital Twin. Georgia Southern University Research Symposium 2023. April 18, 2023. (poster)

(38) Elijah, B.C.; Rowles, L.S. “Assessing the relative sustainability of point-of-use water disinfection technologies”. Georgia Water Resources Conference; Athens, GA, March 30-31, 2023. (oral)

(37) Woody, A.; Hacker, J.; Walden, H.; Guerra, M.A.; Cubas, F.; Diaz-Arriaga, F.A.; Rowles, L.S., “Leveraging low-cost water quality sensors for informed microbial analyses”. Georgia Water Resources Conference; Athens, GA, March 30-31, 2023. (poster)

(36) Hacker, J.; Rowles, L.S. “Assessing the ability of Arduino-based sensor systems to monitor changes in water quality”. Southern Regional Honors Council, Charlotte, North Carolina from March 30-April 2, 2023. (oral).

(35) Elijah, B.C., Rowles, L.S., “Exploring cost, environmental impacts, and efficacy of point-of-use water disinfection technologies”. 2022 University of Oklahoma International WaTER Conference, September 27, 2022. (poster)

(34) Rowles, L.S.; Morgan, V.L.; Li, Y.; Zhang, X.; Watabe, S.; Stephen, T.; Lohman, H.A.C.; DeSouza, D.; Hallowell, J.; Cusick, R.D.; Guest, J.S. Financial viability and environmental sustainability for the conversion of fecal sludge into biochar with Omni Processors. 2022 North American Biochar & Bioenergy Conference; Morgantown, WV; August 8-11, 2022. (poster)

(33) Zaki, M.T.; Orner, K.; Rowles, L.S. Data science applications in resource recovery and carbon capture: A critical literature review and future research direction. 2022 North American Biochar & Bioenergy Conference; Morgantown, WV; August 8-11, 2022. (oral)

(32) Rowles, L.S.; Morgan, V.L.; Li, Y.; Zhang, X.; Watabe, S.; Stephen, T.; Lohman, H.A.C.; DeSouza, D.; Hallowell, J.; Cusick, R.D.; Guest, J.S. (Abstract, Presentation) Financial viability and environmental sustainability of fecal sludge management with Omni Processors. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference; AEESP; St. Louis, Missouri; June 28-30, 2022. (oral)

(31) Li, Y.; Zhang, X.; Morgan, V.; Lohman, H.A.C.; Rowles, L.S.; Mittal, S.; Kogler, A.; Tarpeh, W.; Cusick, R.D.; Guest, J.S. (Abstract, Presentation) The QSDsan platform: Open-source tools for quantitative sustainable design and decision-making of sanitation and resource recovery technologies. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference; AEESP; St. Louis, Missouri; June 28-30, 2022. (oral)

(30) Kum, S; Berns, B.; Floess, E.; Cuppari, R.; Holyoke, J.; Yang, N.; Alcalde, R.; Diaz, R.; Mikelonis, A.; Rowles, L. An online water-centered mentorship program for Latin American students: insights pre and post COVID-19. Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference; AEESP; St. Louis, Missouri; June 28-30, 2022. (oral)

(29) Hacker, J., Rowles, L.S., “Enabling Underserved Communities to Monitor Influent Water Quality”. 2022 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, April 22, 2022. (poster)

(28) Elijah, B.C., Rowles, L.S., “Exploring cost, environmental impacts, and efficacy of point-of-use water disinfection technologies”. 2022 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, April 22, 2022.

(27) Farnaz, T., Cubas, F., Rowles, L.S., “Unraveling microplastic fate and transport in aerobic and anaerobic sediment conditions”. 2022 Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing Student Research Symposium, April 22, 2022.

(26) Hacker, J., Rowles, L.S., “Enabling Underserved Communities to Monitor Influent Water Quality”. Southern Regional Honors Council 2022, March 30-April 2, 2022. (poster)

(25) Morgan, V.L., Lohman, H.A.C., Li, Y., Rowles, L.S., Zhang, X., Cook, S., Guest, J.S. “Charting pathways for sustainable sanitation systems in low-income settings with DMsan: a multi-criteria approach”. AGU Fall Meeting 2021, Dec 13-17, 2021, Virtual.

(24) Lohman, H.A.C., Morgan, V.L., Li, Y.; Zhang, X., Rowles, L.S., Aguiar, S.E., Cusick, R.D., Guest, J.S. “Elucidating the impact of locality-specific factors on sanitation system sustainability via QSDsan”. UNC Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Practice, October 4-8, 2021, Virtual.

(23) Li, Y., Zhang, X., Rowles., L.S., Morgan, V.L., Lohman, H.A.C., Mittal, S., Kogler, A., Aguiar, S.E., Tarpeh, W.A., Cusick, R.D., Guest, J.S. “QSDsan: An Integrated Platform for Quantitative Sustainable Design of Sanitation and Resource Recovery Systems under Uncertainty”. WRRmod 2021, 7th IWA Water Resource Recovery Modelling Seminar, Virtual.

(22) Lohman, H.A.C., Morgan, V.L., Rowles, L.S., Zhang, X., Guest, J.S. “Costing strategies for affordable faecal sludge management”. Faecal Sludge Management Alliance, May 31-June 4, 2021, Virtual.

(21) Zhang, X., Li, Y., Rowles, L.S., Aguiar, S.E., Stephen, T., Morgan, V.L., Lohman, H.A.C., Cusick, R.D., Guest, J.S. “QSDsan: An Integrated Platform for Quantitative Sustainable Design of Sanitation and Resource Recovery Systems under Uncertainty – Process Modeling and Beyond”. 26th Annual Environmental Engineering and Science Symposium, April 23, 2021, Virtual.

(20) Almasri, D., Rowles III, L. S., Kochkodan, V., Saleh, N. B. “Ceramic membrane prepared from nanoclay for phosphate removal from wastewater”. International Congress on Membranes & Membrane Processes 2020 (ICOM 2020), Dec 6-10, 2020, London, U.K.

(19) Rowles III, L. S., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B. “Sustaining Silver Nanoparticles Release and Microbial Inactivation from Ceramic Water Filters with a Navajo Pottery Technique”. 9th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference, November 12-13, 2020, Virtual. (oral)

(18) Rowles III, L. S., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B. “Integrating Navajo pottery techniques to improve functionality of silver nanoparticle-enabled ceramic water filters for sustained microbial inactivation”. 260th ACS National Meeting, August 17-20, 2019, Virtual. (oral)

(17) Rowles III, L. S., Whittaker, T., Ward, P. M., Kirisits, M. J., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B. “Exploring relationships among health, water use, and water quality in low-income communities in Southern Texas, U.S.” LASA2020 Virtual Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, May 13-16, 2020. (oral)

(16) Rowles III, L. S., Ahmad, A. A., Islam, S. Z., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B. "Sustained Ionic Release from Silver Nanoparticles in Varying Water Chemistry: Integrating Navajo Pottery Techniques to Improve Functionality of Ceramic Water Filters". 8th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference, November 07-09, 2019, San Diego, CA. (oral)

(15) Rowles III, L. S., Hossain, A. H., Lawler, D. F., Kirisits, M. J., Araiza, I., Saleh, N. B. “Compromised Water Quality in Colonias of Nueces County, TX: A Vicious Cycle”. UNC Water & Health Conference, October 07-11, 2019, Chapel Hill, NC. (oral)

(14) Rowles III, L. S., Kirisits, M. J., Saleh, N. B. “A Baseline Study Evaluating Water Quality and Microbial Ecology in Seven Alaskan Native Communities”. 258th ACS National Meeting, August 25-29, 2019, San Diego, CA. (oral)

(13) Rowles III, L. S., Apul, O., Karanfil, T., Saleh, N. B. “Transformation and Removal Efficacy of Common Cannabinoids in Engineered Aquatic Systems”. 258th ACS National Meeting, August 25-29, 2019, San Diego, CA. (oral)

(12) Rowles III, L. S., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B. “Controlling the ionic release and surface passivation of silver nanoparticles with a natural polymer: Integrating ancient Navajo techniques into ceramic water filters”. 257th ACS National Meeting, March 31-April 04, 2019, Orlando, FL. (oral)

(11) Rowles III, L. S., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B. “Structural equation modeling to identify social drivers for water use in low-income communities in Southern Texas”. 257th ACS National Meeting, March 31-April 04, 2019, Orlando, FL. (oral)

(10) Landsman, M. R., Rowles III, L. S., Brodfuehrer, S., Maestre, J. P., Kinney, K., Kirisits, M. J., Lawler, D. F., Katz, L. E. “Linking Disinfectant Residuals, Metagenomics, and Water Quality During the Recovery of Two Texas Drinking Water Systems Following Hurricane Harvey”. 257th ACS National Meeting, March 31-April 04, 2019, Orlando, FL.

(9) Kum, S., Rowles III, L. S., Alcalde, R. E., Diaz, F., Mikelonis, A., Lawler, D. F. “Preparing for water-related graduate school in the United States: Online mentorship in water education for students from underserved communities”. 257th ACS National Meeting, March 31-April 04, 2019, Orlando, FL.

(8) Rowles III, L. S., Kirisits, M. J., Saleh, N. B. “Project Based Learning for Outreach Events can Engage Community into Citizen Science”. 7th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference, November 08-10, 2018, Washington, DC. (oral)

(7) Sabaraya, I. V., Saleh, N. B., Kirisits, M. J., Incorvia, J. A. C., Rowles III, L. S., Ayres, C. “The role of pH on Heteroaggregation of 2-D MoS2 and Kaolinite”. 7th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference, November 08-10, 2018, Washington, DC.

(6) Khalid, A., Rowles III, L. S., Apul, O. G., Saleh, N. B., Readily Deployable Electrospun Polymer/Nanocomposite Cartridge for Lead Removal from Drinking Water Distribution Pipelines”. University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition, December 04, 2017, Lowell, MA.

(5) Rowles III, L. S., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B., “Sustained Ionic Release from Nano-Silver: Integrating Navajo Pottery Techniques into Ceramic Water Filters”. 6th Sustainable Nanotechnology Organization Conference, November 05-07, 2017, Los Angeles, CA. (poster)

(4) Rowles III, L.S., Alcalde, R., Haugland J. O., Martinez, S., Rodriguez, N., Lawler, D. F., Saleh, N. B., “A Nano-Silver and Zeolite Solution: Ceramic Water Filters for Disinfection and Hardness Removal”. Tech Connect World Innovation Conference and Expo: EPA P3, May 15-16, 2017, National Harbor, MD. (poster)

(3) Saleh, N. B., Rowles III, L. S., Lawler, D. F., “Pottery inspired nano-enabled ceramic filters for point-of-use water treatment”. Texas Water 2016, April 22, 2016, Fort Worth, TX.

(2) Saleh, N. B., Rowles III, S. L., Lawler, D. F., “Pottery inspired nano-enabled ceramic filters for point-of-use water treatment”. International WaTER Conference, University of Oklahoma, September 21-23, 2015, Norman, OK.

(1) Saleh, N.B., Aich, N., Rowles, L.S., “Synthesis and characterization of carbonaceous nanomaterial mutimetallic hybrids for simultaneous removal of radioactive and organic contaminants: A case study on Navajo Nation”. 247th ACS National Meeting, March 16-20, 2014, Dallas, TX.