Project Portable Reverse Osmosis with Pulsed and Reversed Flow Program DUIRI - Discovery Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Research Internship Term Summer 2026 Status Accepted Research Area Water treatment Description Reverse Osmosis is a very effective and popular system for water treatment. However, while this method is simple and widely adopted, it is intrinsically inefficient, wasting water and energy. The goal of this project is to investigate how a reconfigured Reverse Osmosis system can be altered using valve controls to increase the productivity, efficiency and resilience to contamination while utilizing less energy. Supervisor Jose M Garcia Bravo Mentor Type of work required The student will utilize an existing laboratory prototype to take measurement of the performance of said system and will perform studies aiming to determine optimal operating conditions for maximum produced water with less energy. Websites Qualifications GPA, ability to troubleshoot electro-mechanical systems, programming of microcontrollers a must (Python, Arduino IDE, NodeRed) Credit Hours 0 Weekly Hours 20 (estimated)