Thank you to all who participated in FiltCon 2023!
We had a great week in Louisville with relative content and topics, as well as networking opportunities and an engaging exhibition.
Details on AFS FiltCon 2024 coming soon!

Topics covered at AFS FiltCon 2023 included Sustainability, Zero Discharge, Carbon Capture, Green Fiber/Filter Media, and Circular Economy

Congratulations to the Student Poster winners!

First Place (Tie)
Moni Mahesh Ghosh, University of Akron,  Upcycling of Polyolefin Feedstock into Usable Filter Media using Plant-based Solvents
Aditya Singh, Illinois Institute of Technology, Development, and Evaluation of DIY Filtration
for Residential Evaporative Coolers to Reduce Wildfire Smoke Exposure

Second Place
Isabella Kotsol, University of Hawaii, Metal Containing Ionic Liquids Impregnated Activated Carbons for Fuel Cell Air Purification

Third Place (Tie)
Yusuke Sekiguchi, Gunma University,  Evaluation Technique of Filtering Efficiency Based on Light Shading Rate of an Air Filter
Leyao Wu, The University of Akron, 3D Printing Aided Fabrication of Polyolefin Aerogel Composite Filter for Airborne Particle Filtration

Honorable Mention
Genjhui Jing, Virginia Commonwealth University,  A Method to Quickly Qualify N95 Equivalent Respirators
Pratik Gotad, The University of Akron, Aerogel Glass Fiber Composite Filter Media for Separation of Water from Diesel Fuel
Liang-Kau Chu, The Pennsylvania State University,  Comparison of Hcps Removal by Depth Filters with
Diatomaceous Earth and Synthetic Silica Filter Aids

Congratulations to the exhibition passport winners!
iPad - Eric Drugotch, Puragen 
iPods - Koen Bastiaens, NaturWorks