This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skodowska-Curie grant agreement No 676070
Fellows from SuPER-W network will be attending International water association's resource recovery conference in Venice (IWARR2019) Sep 8th to 12th. On Sunday 8th, SuPER-W holds the preconference workshop "SuPER-W: Resource Recovery from wastewater: emerging technologies & concepts". See flyer here.
From July 04th to 19th, the seventh network training event of SuPER-W took place in Gent, Belgium. The main agenda of the training included evaluating the research progress of the ESRs research and improving their complementary skills. Prof. Gijs Du Laing, the coordinator of SuPER-W project from Gent university, hosted this successful two-week event.
Capture research center, of which several Super-W fellows are a member, is now a finalist in the REGIOSTARS award 2019. CAPTURE is an interdisciplinary collaboration between several young and dynamic professors from 3 different faculties from Ghent University. CAPTURE proposes an integrated approach based on three pillars:
Clustering of expertise, infrastructure and stakeholders in thematic pipelines, developing solutions from waste to resource, to final application
On the 22nd and 23rd of October 2019 the first CAPTURE conference will take place in Ghent. With this two day conference we are aiming to explore and discuss opportunities and strengths that CAPTURE can offer towards a more sustainable and circular economy. The CAPTURE projects converge in three pipelines, named ‘CO2 to product’, ‘water ‘fit for use’’ and ‘plastics to resource’.
The project has started on March 1st, 2016 and will run over a period of four years. The programme offers early-stage researchers (ESRs) the opportunity to join established research teams, improve their research skills, and enhance their career prospects.
Our network comprises 5 academic partner institutions and 12 non-academic partners from different European countries, including industrial partners involved in technology development, SMEs focused on consultancy/engineering, a service provider, a government agency, and professional network organisations.
It combines local expert training at each academic and non-academic partner organisation, a network-wide secondment scheme, internships and an intense series of network-wide training sessions, workshops and seminars.
All fellowships are granted. No more subscriptions allowed.
Fellows from SuPER-W network will be attending International water association's resource recovery conference in Venice (IWARR2019) Sep 8th to 12th. On Sunday 8th, SuPER-W holds the preconference workshop "SuPER-W: Resource Recovery from wastewater: emerging technologies & concepts". See flyer here.
Several students of the network have poster or oral presentations in the conference. We hope to see you in Venice.
Oral presentations:
Mohammad (Kazem) Kazemabad: "Towards Lithium selective membranes: Crownether containing poly-electrolyte multilayer membranes" Wednesday11/09, 12:00
Yohannis Mitiku Tobo: "Non ideal Mixing model of anaerobic digestion: linking the CFD model and ADM1": Tuesday 10/09, 11:30
Larissa Arashiro: "Application of Microalgae for wastewater treatment and recovery of bioenergy and high-value bio-products": Wednesday 11/09. 11:30.
Philipp Kehrein: "Exploring resource recovery potentials for the Aerobic granular sludge treatment process": Tuesday 10/09, 17:30.
Kasper Ampe: "The politics of a transition towards a circular economy in the Dutch wastewater system" Wednesday 11/09, 09:50
Poster presentations:
Morez Jafari: "Impact of Biofouling properties in membrane systems"
Pamela Ceron Chafla: "Impact of elevated CO2 partial pressure on the thermodynamics and kinetics of syntrophic propionate oxidation"
Aleksandra Ilic: "Diffusion gradients in thin films as a potential monitoring tool to assess trace metal bioavailability in anaerobic digestion"
Iryna Lanko: "Anaerobic sludge digestion in circular economy: single-stage Vs two-stage temperature-phased systems "
Shengle Huang: "Short branch chain fatty acid production from Methanol by an open culture enrichment"
Juan Ramirez: "Biotechnological approach for the valorization of synthetic Lignin wastewater in a Bioelectrochemical system by Pseudomonas Putida KT2440"
Mojtaba Mohseni: "Temperature-assisted cyclic process: a green and sustainable approach"
Marco Hartl:" (Bio)-electrochemical technologies for resource recovery in wastewater treatment wetland systems"
From July 04th to 19th, the seventh network training event of SuPER-W took place in Gent, Belgium. The main agenda of the training included evaluating the research progress of the ESRs research and improving their complementary skills. Prof. Gijs Du Laing, the coordinator of SuPER-W project from Gent university, hosted this successful two-week event.
At the first day of the event, the outreach group focusing on MOOC gave an update of their work regarding a chapter of reusing irrigation water. After a networking lunch break, SuPER-W fellows joined their colleagues in the Belgian charter of International Water Association (B-IWA) on the 5th B-IWA Nocturne event in Mons. Several activities were held, including a workshop on “How to be a good mentor?”. Following that in the event, Colleagues from iMEC presented their latest technologies under the title of "Internet of water" and the latest on the topic of agricultural waste management and reuse was summarized by a colleague from Institut Français de la vigne et du vin. Prior to a relaxing network reception, B-IWA colleagues went over latest research in the field of water in Belgium in a number of 3-minute flash presentations.
The next day was filled by ESRs presentation. The SuPER-W fellows gave an overview of their results and outputs obtained during the past three years. The structure of their PhD thesis and the training progress were presented also. Thanks to the external expert Prof. Piet Lens for his full participation and feedback. Each ESR received constructive and valuable comments that are considered very helpful and essential for the last phase of their PhD.
The following two weeks were allocated for TRANSFERSKILLS, an international summer school focusing on transferable skills training for researchers. The complementary courses covered were “Writing for non-peers and press (popular writing)”, “Conflict handling”, “How to survive an interview with a journalist”, “Cross-cultural intelligence in professional environments”, “Meeting skills”, “Teamwork and motivation”, “Presentation skills”, “Communication and negotiation skills”, “Job-seeking”, “CV writing and interviewing skills”, “Project management”. During the weekend, the ESRs went kayaking as a team building activity.
It was a fruitful and wonderful time for ESRs and all the participants. The next SuPER-W event will be its closing event, which will take place in Venice, Italy, together with the 3rd IWA Resource Recovery Conference in September 2019.
Capture research center, of which several Super-W fellows are a member, is now a finalist in the REGIOSTARS award 2019. CAPTURE is an interdisciplinary collaboration between several young and dynamic professors from 3 different faculties from Ghent University. CAPTURE proposes an integrated approach based on three pillars:
Clustering of expertise, infrastructure and stakeholders in thematic pipelines, developing solutions from waste to resource, to final application
Acceleration of the introduction of knowledge and technologies towards industry and society
Training of multidisciplinary professionals
Doing so, CAPTURE wants to be a one-stop-shop for industry and government and offer integrated solutions related to resource recovery, without being restrained by the boundaries of institutes and stakeholders.
so please go here and click the VOTE-button. Voting is possible till September 9.
On the 22nd and 23rd of October 2019 the first CAPTURE conference will take place in Ghent. With this two day conference we are aiming to explore and discuss opportunities and strengths that CAPTURE can offer towards a more sustainable and circular economy. The CAPTURE projects converge in three pipelines, named ‘CO2 to product’, ‘water ‘fit for use’’ and ‘plastics to resource’. More information about CAPTURE can be found on the website, https://capture-resources.be/.
On the 22nd of October, the focus will be on scientific aspects of CAPTURE, where you are invited to share your knowledge and research. This day will include project talks, pitches, posters with main focus on interactions between scientists of the three pipelines. Please register here (https://forms.gle/kBo5oWvtNva6RruY9), to participate with a 3 minute pitch and/or a poster, showcased during the day - in parallel with the presentation sessions and during the brakes.
On the 23rd of October a plenary session open to the public will take place in the Aula. You are invited to follow the high level talks and keynotes from invited speakers starting at 15h00..
This registration form will be closed on the 30th of August.
A group of our fellow ESRs worked on educational outreach for primary school students in Peru as part of their outreach. Last week Marco and Larissa reported implementation of their work on IYWPC 2019 (IWA International Young Water Professional Conference) in Toronto, Canada.
The project was a collaboration of SuPER-W fellows Marco Hartl, Larissa Terumi Arashiro and Juan Esteban Ramirez Morales with the NGO Engineers without borders (ESF Catalonia) and the Peruvian governmental educational initiative UGEL.
Approaching the third year of SuPER-W's running, the efforts of students is bearing fruit. Our fellow ESR, Marco Hartl presented his work at the 8th International Symposium for Wetland Pollutant Dynamics and Control (WETPOL) in Aarhus, Denmark. Where he had an oral presentation titled "Emerging contaminants removal in constructed wetlands operated as bio-electrochemical systems".
SuPER-W fellow, Philipp Kehrein attended the IWA conference on water reuse and reclamation in Berlin. Here is what he had to say about it:
" It was a week with a steep learning curve. Water utilities and service providers do incredible work to deliver a product of highest quality to all possible customers, 24/7 at affordable costs. Simultaneously, a gigantic waste stream is treated and disposed safely. This is taken often for granted by consumers but deserves more appreciation and understanding as water resources are under increasing pressure. It is good to see that the water sector is aware and holds already smart engineering and management solutions in the pipeline to ensure safe water use and availability tomorrow, and explores more sustainable treatment options. However, let’s not forget that today 780 million people do not have access to a safe water source while 2.4 billion people do not have access to improved sanitation."
Students and professors from SuPER-W network will join their colleagues in Belgian charter of International Water Association (B-IWA) on their 5th Nocturnal event on July 4th in Mons.
The event starts at 15hrs and in addition to the usual networking event of B-IWA nocturnals, includes a workshop on "How to be a good mentior?" and a session of 3 minute pitches in layman terms on the water related technologies. Find more info on the event in the flyer or on the Website.
Register by sending mail to ilse.smets@kuleuven.be.
Are you or have you been a MSCA Fellow? If the answer is yes, we invite you to apply to the MSCA2019 – AWARD COMPETITION. By applying to this competition, you have the chance to showcase your work to a large audience, take part in the conference and interact with international outstanding profile speakers.
Read more Here.
Our ESR fellow, Morez Jafari had chance to present his results on importance of biofouling properties in membrane process in R2T yearly show case in Ghent, Belgium. Here he shares his experience in R2T presentation: “ It was a great experience to present my PhD results for group of experts with such a vast and various background. It was great combination of industrial partners and academics audience. I enjoyed so much interacting with industrial partners to know better their needs from academic research.”
The Resource Recovery Technology (R2T) Consortium is a close partnership between professors at Ghent university and several industrial stakeholders that aim to bring disruptive innovation to the water sector and recover as much value as possible from used waters. Both in an urban domestic setting as well as in an industrial setting.
