University of Washington Tacoma

Pilot-Scale Demonstration of Foam Fractionation and Hydrothermal Alkaline Treatment for PFAS Removal and Destruction in a Municipal Wastewater Stream

Abstract Municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are a known focal point for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) accumulation, transformation, and transport. PFAS from disparate household and industrial sources are conveyed to central WWTPs and often end up in municip...

Using the Occupation-Centered Intervention Assessment to Enhance Learning in a University-Based Pediatric Occupational Therapy Student Clinic

Date presented: April 24, 2026 Primary Author and Speaker: Sheryl Zylstra, sherylzyl@aol.com

Potentially Lethal Concentrations of 6PPD-Quinone Occur in Endangered Species Act Listed Aquatic Habitats of Central California

Abstract Roadway runoff is the major source of N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine-quinone (6PPDQ), a tire rubber-derived transformation product that causes acute mortality in some salmonid species. Despite its widespread occurrence, little data exist for watershed...

Nurturing primary students’ identity-enhancing practices through mathematical modeling routines

Abstract Calls for mathematics teaching and learning that fosters critical thinking and problem solving, and cultivates competencies such as collaboration and empathy, require curricular interventions that support students in developing strong mathematics identities. We argue tha...

Bounded Autonomy and Verifiable Safety for Agentic AI Enabled Automation

Agentic AI-enabled automation cannot be safely deployed in high-stakes environments on probabilistic reasoning alone. A recurring risk is epistemic drift: as reasoning deepens, system behavior may move away from subject-matter-expert constraints for safe operation. This paper pre...

Advancing equity in mathematics education: stories of success

Despite ongoing global efforts to reform mathematics education, students continue to experience inequity and marginalisation in relation to mathematics learning identities, opportunities, outcomes, and advancement.A key focus of this special issue was to avoid 'gap gazing', an ap...

Meaning in Religious Contexts: Examining Beliefs in Free Will and Determinism (or Divine Sovereignty and/or Providence) as Christian Meaning Frameworks With Religious Commitment as Moderator in a Moderated Mediation Model

This study examined the associations among beliefs in free will and determinism (or divine sovereignty and/or providence), meaning in life (MIL), and meaning judgment, as well as whether religious commitment moderates these associations. Guided by the Tripartite Meaning in Life M...