Water Technologies

Symposium Chair

Dalia Yablon
Technical Program Chair
TechConnect World Innovation Conference

Key Speakers

Using an MVT versus MVP to Maximize Lab-to-Field Transition Efforts
Alexis Wells Carpenter
Chief Scientist, AxNano

Special Session: Sustainable Water (nano)Technologies: From Lab Scale to Pilot Scale

This session will feature presentations from researchers and companies that have transitioned sustainable water technologies (e.g., membranes or sensors) from the research lab to pilot scale and testing. Presentations will address common pinch points and best practices, and conversations will explore ecosystem needs to support the commercialization of promising nanotechnologies to improve water monitoring, treatment, and use.

Session Chair

Yuliana Porras-Mendoza
Advanced Water Treatment Coordinator
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

Key Speakers

Bradley Lusk
CEO
Precient Technologies LLC

Graphene nanosensors for water quality monitoring
James Hill
Research Director, NanoAffix Science LLC

High-Performance Portable Atmospheric Water Extractor for Extreme Climates
Krista Walton
Professor, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech

Small Cavities for Big Problems in Water Treatment: Transforming Soluble Cyclodextrins into a Powerhouse Filter Media
Frank Cassou
CEO, CycloPure Inc.

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	Tuesday October 19
8:30	Sustainability Track Keynotes
	Wednesday October 20
10:30	Water Technologies
1:30	Special Session: Sustainable Water (nano)Technologies: From Lab Scale to Pilot Scale

2021 Symposium Program
	Tuesday October 19

8:30	Sustainability Track Keynotes	Woodrow Wilson B
	Session chair: Rebecca Locker, Modern Meadow
8:30	Performance-Advantaged Plastic Made from CO2 and Waste Biomass M. Kanan, Stanford University, US
9:00	Recent Developments in the Utilization of Biomass-derived Nanomaterials and Enabling Technologies to Advance the Bioeconomy O. Rojas, University of British Columbia, CA
9:30	Democratization of Sustainable Materials: How Performance is Desrisking a Path to a Post Petroleum Future C. Dimmler, Checkerspot, US
	Wednesday October 20

10:30	Water Technologies	Camellia 3
	Session chair: Rebecca Locker, Modern Meadow
10:30	Using the Membrane Biofilm Reactor (MBfR) to Recover Platinum Group Metals (PGM), Rare Earth Elements (REE), and Valuable materials as Nanoparticles from Wastewater, pp. 246-250 B. Lusk, B. Rittmann, C. Ray, C. Zhou, L. Thompson, Precient Technologies, US
10:50	Nanoscale Zero Valent Iron-Enabled Treatment Train Approach for PFAS-Contaminated Water A. Wells Carpenter, J. Darcy, M. Modiri-Gharehveran, L.S. Lee, AxNano, US
11:10	Zero Liquid Discharge Cooling for Industrial Applications C. Martin, Energy & Environmental Research Center, University of North Dakota, US
11:30	Nano-enabled High-Throughput Sensor for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Detection A.W. Carpenter, J. Darcy, W. Storm, AxNano, US

1:30	Special Session: Sustainable Water (nano)Technologies: From Lab Scale to Pilot Scale	Camellia 3
	Session chair: Stacey Standridge, National Nanotechnology Coordination Office
1:30	Employing the primordial soup as a biocatalyst to harvest precious metals and remove heavy metals from contaminated waters B. Lusk, Precient Technologies, US
1:50	Graphene nanosensors for water quality monitoring J. Hill, NanoAffix Science, US
2:10	Small Cavities for Big Problems in Water Treatment: Transforming Soluble Cyclodextrins into a Powerhouse Filter Media F. Cassou, CycloPure, US
2:30	High-Performance Portable Atmospheric Water Extractor for Extreme Climates K. Walton, Georgia Institute of Technology, US
2:50	Using an MVT versus MVP to Maximize Lab-to-Field Transition Efforts A. Carpenter, AxNano, US

This symposium focuses on advanced and emerging technologies for water purification, disinfection, generation, processing, filtration, manufacturing processes, waste use and local/global access and distribution. Industry leaders and experts will share their insights on economics and investment strategies, novel and proven solutions. Innovators from industry, government and academic laboratories around the world will share what's new and what's next in materials design and advanced technologies for water. Submit an abstract and join us as we identify the innovations that are changing the future of water for our planet..