Aim
The workshop aims at facilitating research collaborations between academia and industry in India, the UK and countries in Africa, to understand and develop cutting-edge and affordable technologies for improving water quality.BackgroundIndia is facing daunting challenges in water sector due to the demands of a rapidly industrialising economy and urbanising society. When potential for augmenting supply is limited and water tables are falling, water quality issues have increasingly come to the fore. Total dissolved solids, nitrates and other pollutants have been rising in water across urban and rural areas in India, particularly groundwater, making it non potable. While groundwater in urban areas is also affected by organic and microbial contamination, rural areas lack good and low-cost water treatment options, giving rise to health issues. The workshop looks to bring together experts in these areas from the UK and Africa to share expertise and exchange knowledge in relation to these issues.ThemesThe joint workshop will focus on the following topicsWater quality issues – urban and rural
Emerging pollutants
Innovative technologies
Appropriate water treatment technology options
Speakers
Professor Elise Cartmell, Cranfield Water Science Institute, UK
Dr Albert Janssen, Shell Water Technology Manager and Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Professor Helen Jarvie, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK
Professor Eric Odada, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Professor Kevin G McGuigan, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Professor Romeela Mohee, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Professor Simon Parsons, Chief Scientific Officer, Scottish Water, UK
Professor Sudhakar Rao, Indian Institute of Science, India
Professor B Sarkar, University of Toronto, Canada
Professor David Stuckey, Imperial College, UK
Professor Shem O. Wandiga, Centre for Science and Technology Innovations, UNESCO Associated Centre and University of Nairobi, Kenya
Professor Nishith Verma, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Dr Vineet K Sharma, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, India
Professor Arindam Banerjee, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India
Professor Mohammad Jawed, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
Professor A K Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
Professor M Sekhar, Indian Institute of Science, India
Professor D Chatterjee, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, India
Organisers and Sponsors
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Shell
Royal Society of Chemistry
UK Science & Innovation Network
Organizing Committee
Dr May Copsey, RSC, UK
Dr Mindy Dulai, RSC, UK
Professor Sekar Muddu, IISc, India
Dr Alejandra Palermo, RSC, UK
Rajesh Parishwad, RSC representative, India
Professor Sudhakar Rao, IISc, India
Dr Hugo Vits, Shell Technology Centre, India
Registration and Abstracts
The workshop will be free to attend. There will also be the opportunity for delegates to present a poster. Registration and submission of poster abstracts will be available until the 30th July.
The workshop aims at facilitating research collaborations between academia and industry in India, the UK and countries in Africa, to understand and develop cutting-edge and affordable technologies for improving water quality.BackgroundIndia is facing daunting challenges in water sector due to the demands of a rapidly industrialising economy and urbanising society. When potential for augmenting supply is limited and water tables are falling, water quality issues have increasingly come to the fore. Total dissolved solids, nitrates and other pollutants have been rising in water across urban and rural areas in India, particularly groundwater, making it non potable. While groundwater in urban areas is also affected by organic and microbial contamination, rural areas lack good and low-cost water treatment options, giving rise to health issues. The workshop looks to bring together experts in these areas from the UK and Africa to share expertise and exchange knowledge in relation to these issues.ThemesThe joint workshop will focus on the following topicsWater quality issues – urban and rural
Emerging pollutants
Innovative technologies
Appropriate water treatment technology options
Speakers
Professor Elise Cartmell, Cranfield Water Science Institute, UK
Dr Albert Janssen, Shell Water Technology Manager and Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Professor Helen Jarvie, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, UK
Professor Eric Odada, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Professor Kevin G McGuigan, Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Professor Romeela Mohee, University of Mauritius, Mauritius
Professor Simon Parsons, Chief Scientific Officer, Scottish Water, UK
Professor Sudhakar Rao, Indian Institute of Science, India
Professor B Sarkar, University of Toronto, Canada
Professor David Stuckey, Imperial College, UK
Professor Shem O. Wandiga, Centre for Science and Technology Innovations, UNESCO Associated Centre and University of Nairobi, Kenya
Professor Nishith Verma, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
Dr Vineet K Sharma, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, India
Professor Arindam Banerjee, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, India
Professor Mohammad Jawed, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India
Professor A K Gupta, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
Professor M Sekhar, Indian Institute of Science, India
Professor D Chatterjee, Department of Chemistry, University of Kalyani, India
Organisers and Sponsors
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Shell
Royal Society of Chemistry
UK Science & Innovation Network
Organizing Committee
Dr May Copsey, RSC, UK
Dr Mindy Dulai, RSC, UK
Professor Sekar Muddu, IISc, India
Dr Alejandra Palermo, RSC, UK
Rajesh Parishwad, RSC representative, India
Professor Sudhakar Rao, IISc, India
Dr Hugo Vits, Shell Technology Centre, India
Registration and Abstracts
The workshop will be free to attend. There will also be the opportunity for delegates to present a poster. Registration and submission of poster abstracts will be available until the 30th July.
