Reported by: WANG Jiani
Photographed by: WANG Jiani
Translated by: SUN Shanshan
Edited by: Jonathan Wylie
On March 12th, the Third Water Research Conference opened in HIT’s Shenzhen campus. More than 400 water treatment experts from all over the world attended the meeting. The opening speech and conference lecture were given by REN Nanqi, Vice President of HIT.
Michael Dunne, head of the International Water Association (IWA), and Jill Joan, the publisher of Elsevier, each gave speeches at the opening ceremony. Conference lectures were given by Mark van Loosdrecht, a professor of Delft University of Technology, Mike Marcus, general manager of a waste water treatment plant in Orange County, CA, QU Jiuhui, an Academician of the China Engineering Academy, Urs Van Gut, of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, and Bruce E. Rittmann, a professor in the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University.
It has been said that the Water Research Conference has been one of the most important and active academic exchange platforms in the field of international water treatment. The first two conferences were held in West Virginia, United States of America and Singapore. The conference is sponsored by Elsevier and the International Water Association (IWA) and was hosted by HIT. During the four-day conference, experts and scholars held in-depth discussions about the study of water (waste water) catalytic processes, the study of new materials, and the recycling of water (waste water).
Attendess listen attentively at the conference.
A presenter shares information at the conference.
