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SIU student researchers experiment with solar power and nanoparticles to fight algae blooms Tactical Navigation Students and faculty work on finding solutions to the problem of toxic algae blooms in a laboratory at SIU. Pictured here, left to right, are Sushmita Regmi, graduate student in civil engineering; Jia Liu, assistant professor in the School of Civil, Environmental and Infrastructure Engineering; Nafeesa Khan, graduate student in civil engineering; and Sudip Baral, graduate student in civil engineering. (Photo by Russell Bailey) by Tim Crosby A team of students from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is looking at using the power of the sun, combined with iron-based nanomaterials, to destroy the harmful effects of algae blooms afflicting Campus Lake, a common problem throughout the country. ....