Zhaozhe Chen, a graduate student under Dr. Ozeas Costas Jr. has spent the last year completing the research for his thesis. He has been constructing and testing artificial floating islands for their ability to remove access nutrients from wetlands such as marshes, and swamps. 

His work was recently featured in an article by The Lantern, the student newspaper at Ohio State. 

You can read the full article here https://www.thelantern.com/2020/11/artificial-floating-islands-will-help-safety-of-water-for-ohioans/