Kurt Chowanski

Research Scientist III, Department of CBHS, Center for Sustainable Solutions
South Dakota Mines, South Dakota, United States

Dr. Kurt Chowanski is a research scientist III in the Chemistry, Biology and Health Sciences department at South Dakota School of Mines & Technology. He has over 20 years of research experience with vegetation, soils, hydrology, climate, and wildlife. His research collaborations have included work on respiration beneath snow, aquatic chemistry in low nutrient alpine watersheds, biogeochemical function in prairie pothole wetlands, remote sensing, cattle grazing in forested lands, estimating river ecosystem metabolism and nitrate uptake, and developing remediation approaches for PFAS.

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Presentation(s):

• Bench-scale Test for the Removal of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using Prefilter and GAC Systems

  Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)

• Electrochemical Treatment of PFAS-contaminated Groundwater using Novel Titanium suboxide Thin Film Technology

  Tuesday, May 20, 2025
  1:45 PM – 2:00 PM Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT)