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| Standing from left, SU-ANSWERS and Apollo Water, Inc. scientist Clifton Roe and SU Ag Center Vice Chancellor for Research Andra Johnson, Ph.D., pose for photos after a laboratory demonstration on clean water technologies on May 15. |
Baton Rouge, La. – The Southern University
Ag Center’s Air, Nutrient, Soils, Water, Ecosystem and Remote Sensing (SU-ANSWERS)
Institute has received a $50,000 check by an anonymous donor to support
student training and research on water pollution.
The check was presented to Andra Johnson, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for
Research at the SU Ag Center, on May 15, 2019, during a reception in the
Chancellor’s Conference Room of Fisher Hall.
The reception followed a laboratory demonstration on new clean water
technologies conducted by scientists from SU-ANSWERS and the Apollo Water, Inc., Clifton Roe and
Linda Schweitzer, Ph.D. The Apollo Water, Inc. is one of the Institute’s
partners.
The demonstration was attended by local citizens, students from the
College of Agricultural, Family and Consumer Sciences, representatives from
Shell Global Industries and other donor organizations.
The mission of the SU-ANSWERS Institute is to promote natural and
biological resources conservation through research, education, and service to
communities both in urban and rural settings. The mission is achieved by
conducting cutting edge research focusing on natural and biological resources,
providing hands-on research training and experiential learning to the next
generation of leaders in natural resources, utilizing research results and
analytical laboratories to provide technical services to the communities, and
promoting scientific collaboration and partnership building at state, regional,
national, and international levels.
The SU-ANSWERS Institute is led by Johnson and the Institute’s
Director Zhu Ning, Ph.D.
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