16 BirendraAdhikariisapostdoctoralchemicalengineerwithadoctoratedegreeinmechanical engineeringfromtheUniversityofColorado.SincearrivingatINL,hehasbeenworkingwithDr. AaronWilson,analumnusofUniversityofColoradoBoulder,intheareaofwaterpurificationusing aforwardosmosistechniquewithnoveldrawsolutecalled“switchablepolaritysolvents.”Adhikari’s primarydutyistodesignanddemonstrateapilot-scalewaterpurificationsystemusingSPSby tacklingthepotentialchallengesofthisnoveltechnique. COMPETITIVE AWARDS Laboratory-DirectedResearchandDevelopment • • Colorado State University NuclearEnergyUniversityProgram • • R&D: Colorado School of Mines NuclearScienceUserFacilities • • Colorado School of Mines INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY InventionDisclosureRecord • • PANalytical PatentApplications • • Newport Mining Corporation SUBCONTRACTS Subcontracts in Colorado totaled $4.58M. COLORADO