In recognition of years of accomplishment and contribution, WEST Center Director, Dr. Ian Pepper, was awarded the Eugene G. Sander Lifetime Achievement Award.

During the past four years, UArizona's Dr. Hickenbottom has worked with the Salt River Project (SRP) to study water-energy nexus opportunities, and promote data center sustainability.

Researchers from the University of Arizona WEST Center and College of Public Health are measuring the lifespans of viruses at Biosphere 2 in an effort to prevent future pandemics.

Wastewater-based epidemiology's potential was brought to bear during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, it could help public health officials get ahead of the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris.

Laboratory staff from YCEDA and WEST shared expertise during a recent visit from Yuma colleagues to the WEST Center. YCEDA and WEST are working to align protocols for a state level wastewater monitoring program.

A national collaborative study to evaluate PFAS in soils with land-applied biosolids has taken off, with funding secured and sampling begun.

To help inform public health efforts at the University of Arizona, a research team at the WEST Center begins monitoring wastewater for monkeypox on main campus.

University of Arizona team tests coating for filters used in masks, air filters, and more at WEST Center.

In September 2022, the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) selected UA faculty, including two from WEST Center, to assist in developing an implementable direct potable reuse (DPR) rule and program for the state.

During a three year project based at WEST Center, engineers are optimizing a water reuse system for deployment at Department of Defense sites.