Program

The 2016 IWA Nano & Water Specialist Conference: Addressing the Water-Food-Energy Nexus will be held on May 16-18, 2016 at Rice University in Houston,Texas, U.S.A. The conference will have plenary lectures, invited and contributed talks as well as panel discussions on the following topics of interest:

 Application of nanotechnology for water purification and wastewater reuse

  • Novel membrane materials and processes

  • Photo/electro catalysis, advanced oxidation

  • Multifunctional nanomaterials

  • Nanotechnology for desalination, resource recovery, microbial control, sensingand monitoring

Success and challenges in industrial application of nano-enabled water treatment technologies

Safe use of nanotechnology for water and wastewater applications

  •  Nanomaterial safety by design ofo Immobilization and recovery techniques

  •  Monitoring, sensing and modeling nanoparticles in water and wastewater