Reliable access to water is crucial to the health and economic prosperity of the nation. However, water scarcity in some regions is creating a need for new methods to produce clean water from a variety of sources including wastewater and seawater. This project will investigate an innovative distillation process for water purification that can produce safe, high-quality water using less energy than other conventional processes use. The key innovation in the project is to use pressure instead of heat to distill water, which has the potential to reduce energy use by a factor of ten. Pressure-driven distillation will require a new class of water treatment membranes that can remove salt and contaminants from challenging water sources. The research team will build on its preliminary results to develop high-performance membranes suitable for pressure-driven distillation. The deployment of innovative water systems will require a skilled workforce. The project team will conduct project-based learning modules on water scarcity for high school students and will involve undergraduate students in the research. Overall, the project will foster both the technological innovation and skilled workforce needed to secure a sustainable water future. Addressing water scarcity requires efficiently treating impaired water sources, such as wastewater and saline water, to remove nearly all dissolved constituents. The goal of this CAREER project is to reinvent distillation as an efficient, pressu