PhD Seminar 2009
From 6 to 9 April 2009, UNESCO-IHE will hold its annual PhD Seminar. At the seminar current research students will present the latest results of their work.
The event not only provides a setting for PhD researchers to attend presentations of their peers, but also creates an opportunity for interaction, sharing of information, collaboration and the building of trust relationships.
The seminar will open on Monday morning with a Studium Generale on “Water Purification Science in the Coming Decades”.
This year three internationally renowned experts will speak about the importance of technological advancements in the provision of sustainable access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and a clean environment.
Programme Studium Generale, Monday 6 April 2009:
09:15 Prof Dr Menachem Elimelech (Yale University) - Science and Technology for Sustainable Water Supply
10:15 Coffee Break
10:30 Prof Dr Willy Verstraete (Gent University) - Processes and microbiology for maximal use of resources present in domestic ‘used water’
11:30 Coffee Break
11:45 Dr Thomas Ternes (BAFG, Koblenz) - A challenge for the future: emerging micropollutants in the urban water cycle
Read more about the programme of the PhD Seminar in the attached PDF document.
Due to limited space on Monday morning, please confirm your attendance via email to: a.tabatabai@unesco-ihe.org
More information
- PhD Seminar Programme 2009.pdf (PDF/250.61 kB)
- a.tabatabai@unesco-ihe.org