Agilent Technologies Inc. and Georgia Tech have announced the establishment of an Agilent Center of Excellence for Environmental Health and Engineering to advance research in environmental sustainability, water recycling, and biologics.
Internationally recognized environmental scientist Professor Shane Snyder from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering will lead the center. The Center of Excellence will foster collaboration and innovation among researchers, serve as a hub for innovation in environmental characterization, and integrate Agilent’s advanced cell analysis instruments and mass spectrometers to support research on rapid evaluation of water and environment safety.
José Domingo Pérez Foundation Chair and Professor Shane Snyder
The Agilent Center will focus on:
- Developing novel technologies for municipal and industrial water recycling.
- Advancing waste material upcycling and resource recovery.
- Exploring cell-based analysis to rapidly evaluate complex environmental mixtures.
- Training the next generation of scientists in sustainable environmental solutions.
“Agilent is excited to collaborate with Professor Snyder and Georgia Tech on this Center of Excellence,” said Agilent CEO Padraig McDonnell. “This partnership illustrates Agilent’s objective to empower academic researchers with the tools and support they need to drive meaningful scientific progress — especially in the critical area of environmental health and safety.”
Snyder, the José Domingo Pérez Foundation Chair, brings a distinguished background in water technologies. He previously served as President’s Chair Professor at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and executive director of the Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute. His research focuses on sustainable water treatment and safety, waste materials upcycling, and resource recovery.
“This partnership with Agilent enables us to push the boundaries of environmental research,” Snyder said. “With access to state-of-the-art instrumentation and Agilent’s scientific expertise, we will accelerate discoveries that address some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges.”
The Georgia Tech Center of Excellence is Agilent’s third in the U.S. and the only one focused on environmental contaminant measurement and toxicity evaluation. It will be unique in exploring cell-based analysis to better understand the health relevance of complex chemical mixtures in environmental systems.
This collaboration builds on a longstanding relationship between Agilent and Snyder, who received an Agilent Research Catalyst Award in 2017 for his influential work in water-quality research. Among Agilent’s Centers of Excellence, the Georgia Tech center will serve as a model for how industry and academia can work together to address global environmental challenges.