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NCInnovation supporting UNC Charlotte professor Dr. Jordan Poler’s research to filter forever chemicals from water
CHARLOTTE, NC – Jordan Poler, Ph.D., is leading critical research at UNC Charlotte to find more effective and readily available ways to remove PFAS, otherwise known as forever chemicals, from drinking water. WSOC-TV, an ABC affiliate, interviewed Dr. Jordan Poler about his development of a water filtration system to remove harmful PFAS. Dr. Poler is utilizing NCInnovation funding to partner with a local manufacturing company in Union County to test the viability and scalability of his technology.
Dr. Poler’s research is one of eight projects currently supported by NCInnovation grants. NCInnovation helps inventions advance towards commercialization by supporting university applied research through the critical R&D phase between proof concept and readiness for the private market.
Below is a local news story on Dr. Poler’s work. Wired magazine also ran an in-depth piece on the technology last week.
Watch UNC Charlotte Researcher Dr. Jordan Poler’s interview on WSOC:
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NCInnovation, Inc. is a Research Triangle Park, NC-based 501(c)(3) public-private partnership designed to accelerate commercialized innovation from North Carolina’s research universities. Backed by more than $25 million in private philanthropic commitments, NCInnovation uses the interest and income from a $500 million State-funded endowment to provide non-dilutive grant funding, mentors, and support services so that North Carolina university proofs-of-concept return value to the regional communities that created them. Learn more at NCInnovation.org.
