{"id":65424,"date":"2025-11-17T16:16:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/blog\/?p=65424"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:20:51","slug":"cambridge-materials-water-qa-with-seth-b-darling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/core\/blog\/2025\/11\/17\/cambridge-materials-water-qa-with-seth-b-darling\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambridge Materials: Water Q&A with Seth B. Darling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Seth B. Darling<\/strong> Argonne National Laboratory, USA<\/em> is the recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of Cambridge Materials: Water<\/a>. To celebrate the launch of the Cambridge Materials journals, they participated in a Q&A to discuss the aims of the journals and their hopes for their role as EiC.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Q. Why will the journals be important, and what role will they play in science and society?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seth Darling:<\/strong> Cambridge Materials: Water<\/a><\/em> arrives at a moment when solving global challenges depends on connecting innovation in materials to real-world impact. By uniting diverse fields, from chemistry and engineering to social science and policy, we will help accelerate solutions to urgent issues like water security and resource recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What are your hopes for the type of content the journals will attract?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SD:<\/strong> For Cambridge Materials: Water<\/em>, I hope to see work that combines scientific creativity with societal relevance; research that pushes boundaries in water purification, sensing, and recovery, while considering life-cycle impacts and scalability. We aim to be the home for studies that drive both scientific discovery and sustainable implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What are you most looking forward to in your role?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SD:<\/strong> I\u2019m most excited about building a connected community, bringing together researchers, engineers, and policy thinkers who might not otherwise intersect. Seeing those collaborations lead to practical, scalable solutions for water challenges will be incredibly rewarding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Q. What difference could these journals make to existing literature?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SD:<\/strong> Many journals focus on specific materials or technologies, but few integrate the broader context of sustainability and impact. Cambridge Materials: Water<\/em> will fill that gap, creating a trusted home for research that bridges fundamental science with societal outcomes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cambridge Materials: Water <\/a><\/em>focuses on cutting-edge studies on materials for water purification, filtration, desalination, and waste treatment. This journal will emphasize innovations that address environmental impact, resource efficiency, and socio-economic feasibility.
The journal aligns with multiple United Nations Sustainable Development goals (SDGs), including:
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Cambridge Materials: Water<\/a><\/em> is part of Cambridge Materials,<\/em><\/a> a suite of four journals, each focused on a particular global challenge – circularity, energy, health, water – and aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cambridge Materials<\/em> journals publish high-quality research that integrates innovations in materials science and engineering with environmental, life cycle, economic, social, and policy considerations, thereby bridging knowledge gaps and supporting impactful solutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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