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Welcome to CASFER

Our vision is to enable resilient and sustainable food production by developing next-generation, modular, distributed, and efficient technologies for capturing, recycling, and producing decarbonized nitrogen-based fertilizers, or NBFs. 

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CASFER is developing a transformative, engineered system that takes the US from nitrogen cycle pollution to a Nitrogen Circular Economy, allowing food production while mitigating environmental and socioeconomic problems.

More than 50% of the world population is supported by synthetic nitrogen-based fertilizers (NBFs), produced via the carbon-intensive Haber-Bosch process. However, the high volatility of prices remains a challenge in the US and developing countries.

 

Furthermore, only 20% of NBFs produced translate into food, with 80% lost to the environment. This creates significant environmental, health, and socioeconomic impacts.

 

CASFER’s engineered system takes activated nitrogen from waste streams such as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), and agricultural runoff, capture, and convert them into precise NBF, passing them directly to the end users/farmers.

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CASFER Impacts

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Increased food security for the nation.

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Reduced environmental impact from agricultural emissions.

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Decreased U.S. dependence on foreign sources of nitrogen-based fertilizers.

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Affordable, sustainable sources of nitrogen-based fertilizers for U.S. farms.

  • Convergence Research Seminar Series: Lea Winter, PhD (Yale University)
    Convergence Research Seminar Series: Lea Winter, PhD (Yale University)
    Fri, Sep 08
    Zoom Webinar
    Sep 08, 11:00 AM – 11:05 AM
    Zoom Webinar
    Sep 08, 11:00 AM – 11:05 AM
    Zoom Webinar
    Electrifying nitrogen transformations: Decarbonizing ammonia using plasma catalysis and electrochemical reduction of nitrate in wastewaters
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  • CASFER's One Year Anniversary
    CASFER's One Year Anniversary
    Fri, Sep 01
    Lubbock
    Sep 01, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Lubbock, 2500 Broadway W, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    Sep 01, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Lubbock, 2500 Broadway W, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    One Year Down! Many more to go!
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  • Georgia Tech Student Meeting
    Georgia Tech Student Meeting
    Tue, Aug 29
    Atlanta
    Aug 29, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
    Aug 29, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Atlanta, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
    Some of our amazing CASFER scholars meeting to discuss the upcoming semester
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  • CCR Seminar Series: Natalia Cano-Londoño, PhD (Ghent University)
    CCR Seminar Series: Natalia Cano-Londoño, PhD (Ghent University)
    Fri, Aug 25
    Zoom Webinar
    Aug 25, 11:00 AM – 11:05 AM
    Zoom Webinar
    Aug 25, 11:00 AM – 11:05 AM
    Zoom Webinar
    Life cycle and techno-economic analyses for aiding the development of nutrient circular economy routes
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  • Tricenter Superconvergence
    Tricenter Superconvergence
    Mon, Aug 07
    Houston
    Aug 07, 7:00 PM – Aug 08, 7:00 PM
    Houston, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA
    Aug 07, 7:00 PM – Aug 08, 7:00 PM
    Houston, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, USA
    A Convergence of SLC's from NEWT, IoT4Ag, and CASFER
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  • REU Presentations
    REU Presentations
    Wed, Jul 26
    Lubbock
    Jul 26, 7:00 PM – Jul 27, 7:00 PM
    Lubbock, 2500 Broadway W, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    Jul 26, 7:00 PM – Jul 27, 7:00 PM
    Lubbock, 2500 Broadway W, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    Research Experience for Undergraduates' Final Presentations
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  • RET Presentation
    RET Presentation
    Thu, Jul 20
    Lubbock
    Jul 20, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Lubbock, 2500 Broadway W, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    Jul 20, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Lubbock, 2500 Broadway W, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
    Research Experience for Teachers' Final Presentations
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  • TechConnect 2023
    TechConnect 2023
    Mon, Jun 19
    Washington
    Jun 19, 7:00 AM – Jun 21, 7:00 AM
    Washington, Washington, DC, USA
    Jun 19, 7:00 AM – Jun 21, 7:00 AM
    Washington, Washington, DC, USA
    CASFER Outreach Booth at TechConnect
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  • Annual Symposium Poster Winners
    Annual Symposium Poster Winners
    Thu, Jun 08
    Lubbock
    Jun 08, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Lubbock, Lubbock, TX, USA
    Jun 08, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Lubbock, Lubbock, TX, USA
    Congratulations to Olatunde Akanbi (1st), Jorge Del'Angel (2nd), and Erika Barcelos (3rd)!
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  • Student Hub Tour
    Student Hub Tour
    Thu, Jun 08
    Lubbock
    Jun 08, 3:00 PM – 3:05 PM
    Lubbock, Lubbock, TX, USA
    Jun 08, 3:00 PM – 3:05 PM
    Lubbock, Lubbock, TX, USA
    CASFER scholars got to tour the Texas Tech Innovation Hub
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  • CASFER Annual Symposium
    CASFER Annual Symposium
    Wed, Jun 07
    Lubbock
    Jun 07, 8:00 AM – Jun 08, 8:00 AM
    Lubbock, Lubbock, TX, USA
    Jun 07, 8:00 AM – Jun 08, 8:00 AM
    Lubbock, Lubbock, TX, USA
    A Meeting of The Minds
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  • ECS President
    ECS President
    Fri, Jun 02
    Boston
    Jun 02, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Boston, Boston, MA, USA
    Jun 02, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Boston, Boston, MA, USA
    Congratulations Madame President, Dr. Gerri Botte
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  • ECS Poster Awards
    ECS Poster Awards
    Thu, Jun 01
    Boston
    Jun 01, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Boston, Boston, MA, USA
    Jun 01, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Boston, Boston, MA, USA
    Congratulations Zenifar Haque and Jessica Ortega Ramos
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  • ECS Boston
    ECS Boston
    Sun, May 28
    Boston
    May 28, 7:00 AM – Jun 02, 7:00 AM
    Boston, Boston, MA, USA
    May 28, 7:00 AM – Jun 02, 7:00 AM
    Boston, Boston, MA, USA
    The 243rd Electrochemical Society Meeting
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  • Idalou High School Career Day
    Idalou High School Career Day
    Mon, May 15
    Idalou
    May 15, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Idalou, Idalou, TX 79329, USA
    May 15, 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
    Idalou, Idalou, TX 79329, USA
    CASFER teaches high school students about opportunities in agriculture and engineering!
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  • Convergence Research Seminar Series: Gerri Botte, Ph.D., (TTU)
    Convergence Research Seminar Series: Gerri Botte, Ph.D., (TTU)
    Fri, Apr 14
    Zoom Webinar
    Apr 14, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom Webinar
    Apr 14, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
    Zoom Webinar
    CASFER's Strategic Plan
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  • SLC Monthly Meet-Up
    SLC Monthly Meet-Up
    Thu, Apr 13
    Zoom Webinar
    Apr 13, 3:00 PM – 3:49 PM
    Zoom Webinar
    Apr 13, 3:00 PM – 3:49 PM
    Zoom Webinar
    With a special guest appearance from Cele Stone
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  • University Forum Winner
    University Forum Winner
    Wed, Apr 12
    Houston
    Apr 12, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Houston, Houston, TX, USA
    Apr 12, 7:00 PM – 7:05 PM
    Houston, Houston, TX, USA
    Congratulations to Masi Jafari!
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