IWA-LET Poster Presentations

Advances in Membrane Technologies and Multifunctional Hybrid Systems

  • PS 1.1Developing High-performance Nanofiltration Membrane Based On The Dehydration-driven Ion/Water Cluster Transport Mechanism In NanochannelsXie Yongbing, China
  • PS 1.2Effects Of A Polyamide Layer On Electrochemical Properties Of Electric Conducting Membranes And Their Implication For Scaling ControlEliana Cadena, USA
  • PS 1.3Elucidating The Mechanisms Of Catalytic Water Dissociation In Bipolar Membranes: The Role Of Nano-confinementYuxuan Huang, USA
  • PS 1.4Floatable Monolithic Ag Single-Atom/Nanoparticle Photocatalysts For Synergistic Solar Disinfection Of Off-Grid WaterJiahe Zhang, USA
  • PS 1.5Removal Of DBP, CECs And PFAS In Drinking Water Production Using Novel Hollow Fiber Direct Nanofiltration MembranesJuan Arévalo, Spain
  • PS 1.6Reverse Osmosis And Decentralized Water Systems: An Overview In Coastal BangladeshShaikh Imran Hossain, Bangladesh
  • PS 1.7Selective Transition Metal Recovery From Landfill Leachate Using Coordination Assisted ElectrodialysisYuren Feng, USA
  • PS 1.8Vapor Phase Infiltration Of Alumina Improves The Physical And Chemical Stability Of Anion Exchange MembranesJiaman Wang, USA

Pushing the Limits: Ultra-low Nutrient Discharges, and Intensification in a Constrained Future

  • PS 2.1Cyclor Turbo Densified Sludge SBR: Footprint Saving Biological Nutrient Removal For Resilient Water SystemsJared Alder, USA
  • PS 2.2Development Of UiO-66(Ce) Embedded Anion Exchange Membranes For Phosphate Recovery From WastewaterSoobin Cho, USA
  • PS 2.3Digital Breath: Real-time Off-Gas Testing To Diagnose Nitrogen Pathways In Intensified Ultra-Low Biological Nutrient RemovalMichelle Young, USA
  • PS 2.5From Data To Decision: AI-Enabled Digitalization And Mechanistic Autonomy For Intelligent Biological Nutrient RemovalXingyu Wang, USA
  • PS 2.6High-purity FePO4 Production From Wastewater Sludge For LFP Batteries: Process Development And System-level Sustainability AssessmentXuan Wang, China
  • PS 2.7Low Dissolved Oxygen Biological Nutrient Removal (BNR): Design, Implementation, And Operation Of Energy Efficient And Greenhouse Gas Mitigation BNR SystemsMichelle Young, USA
  • PS 2.8Managed Aquifer Recharge As Low-cost And Nature-based Tertiary Treatment For Urban WastewaterVictor Monsalvo, Spain
  • PS 2.9Modulation Of Microbial Signaling Enhances Nitrification In Activated Sludge SystemsHira Waheed, USA
  • PS 2.10Molecular-Level Design Of Chemically Robust Polysulfonate-ester Nanofiltration Membranes Under Oxidative ConditionsYejin Han, Korea
  • PS 2.11Process Modeling, Performance Evaluation, And Nutrient Removal Mechanisms Of A Combined Aerobic Membrane Bacterial-Algal ReactorShaily Mahendra, USA
  • PS 2.12Self-Replicating RNA As A Toolkit For Recombinant Protein Expression In Wastewater TreatmentBrandon Hardiman, USA
  • PS 2.13Validation Monitoring Of Clostridium Perfringens Spores As An Indicator For Protozoa Retention In Water Reuse Schemes In EuropeMaria Thiel, Germany
  • PS 2.14From Pangenome To Prototype: Mining For Formulation Of Novel Quorum-Quenching Circuits For Biofilm-Repellent Living MaterialsMadelyn Whitaker, USA

Desalination, Decreasing Energy Requirements & Brine Management

  • PS 3.1A Novel Approach For Direct Lithium Extraction From Alkali Metal Cations In Brine Mixtures Using Thermally Switchable SolventsNgai Yin Yip, USA
  • PS 3.2Assessing The Profitability Of Using Desalinated Brackish Groundwater For Irrigation: An Agro-economic Model Evaluation Of Reverse Osmosis And ElectrodialysisKejia Hu, USA
  • PS 3.3Commercial Nanofiltration Membranes For Partial Desalting Of Brackish Water Sources For Agricultural IrrigationJing-Hua Tzeng, USA
  • PS 3.4Comparative Analysis Of Intercalation Materials For Electrochemical Brackish Water DesalinationYongchang Yu, USA
  • PS 3.5Economic Evaluation Of A Brine Valorization PlantTamim Popalzai, USA
  • PS 3.6Hygroscopicity-Driven Spontaneous Sustainable Direct Lithium ExtractionHongxu Chen, USA
  • PS 3.7Intensification Of Microbial Desalination Cells (MDC) Efficiency Using A Novel Microalgae-Integrated MDC ArchitectureClement Nyadroh, UK
  • PS 3.8Predictive Groundwater Management: Building Aquifer Resilience In A Changing ClimateJared Alder, USA
  • PS 3.9Scaling-up The Membrane Distillation Process: Challenges And ContributionsNoreddine Ghaffour, Saudi Arabia
  • PS 3.10Temperature-Swing Solvent Extraction For Seawater Desalination: Scalable Water Recovery With Zero Liquid Discharge PotentialSara Abu-Obaid, USA
  • PS 3.11Unlocking MBR's Full Potential: Pathogen Removal And Real-Time MonitoringMitchel Bartolo, USA

Modular and Decentralized Treatment

  • PS 4.1Advancing Lithium Separation Through First-principle Frameworks Towards Clean Energy TransitionHongxu Chen, USA
  • PS 4.2Autonomous Modular Greywater Treatment And Reuse System To Enable Reliable Decentralized OperationAmro Hassanein, USA
  • PS 4.3Benchmarking The Performance Of Hybrid Hydrodynamic Cavitation-Immobilised Photocatalysis Systems Via Hydroxyl Radical QuantificationBasrah Bilal, UK
  • PS 4.4Design Of A Rare Earth Elements-selective Recovery System Using Capacitive DeionizationJun Kim, USA
  • PS 4.5Integrated Electrocoagulation–Electro-Fenton For High-Strength Septic Wastewater Treatment: Organic, Nutrient, And Pathogen RemovalAthkia Fariha, USA
  • PS 4.6Interfacial Heating Membrane Distillation For Advancing Sustainable Desalination: Challenges In Energy Metrics, Durability, And Scale-UpWen Zhang, USA
  • PS 4.7Mitigation Of Persistent Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) In Lakes Using Sustainable Mechanical Separation ApproachesLai Wei, USA
  • PS 4.8Modular Magnetic Nanomaterial Reactor For Decentralized Mitigation Of Harmful Algal BloomsSonkorson Talukder Sabuj, USA
  • PS 4.9Modular Two-zone Biofilters For Iron-mediated Nitrogen Removal In Onsite Wastewater TreatmentZhiyue Wang, USA
  • PS 4.10Optimizing Modular Off-Grid Sanitation: Quantitative Sustainable Design Of A Decentralized Reinvented Toilet And Comparative Assessment Of Hybrid OperationRishabh Puri, USA
  • PS 4.11Real-Time Monitoring Of Organo-Fluorine Substances In Water Treatment Systems Using Fluorine-19 Nuclear Magnetic ResonanceDan Kroll, USA
  • PS 4.12Recyclable Superhydrophobic Cellulose Nanofiber (CNF) Membrane For Efficient Oil–water Separation: Engineered For Post-application Defluorination To Enable End-of-life BiodegradationRutesh Gaikwad, USA
  • PS 4.13Redefining DFMAChris Hart, UK
  • PS 4.14Selective NH4+ Recovery Using KNiHCF Redox Cathodes In Microbial Fuel CellsHanyu Tang, USA
  • PS 4.15Simultaneous Adsorption Of Orthophosphate And Phosphonate By Zirconium-modified Biotite: Implications For Reverse Osmosis Concentrate TreatmentLai Wei, USA
  • PS 4.16Synchronous Electrosynthesis And Separation Of Ammonia And Chlorine From Waste Brine Streams Via A Stacked Membrane-free ElectrolyzerJiahe Zhang, USA
  • PS 4.17The Importance Of Microgrid-based And Local Energy Coupling For Modular And Distributed Water Treatment SolutionsScott Struck, USA
  • PS 4.18UV-LED Disinfection Of Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Effluent To Mitigate Recreational Swimming Risks From Anthropogenic Non-point Source Fecal ContaminationBanna Rani Das, USA
  • PS 4.19Waste-to-Catalyst: Energy-Neutral Copper Recovery And Nitrate Reduction Using A Self-Filtering Al/Cu²⁺ Galvanic CellWen Zhang, USA
  • PS 4.20Wastewater Nutrient Removal And Protein-Oriented Biomass Valorization In Duckweed Treatment PondsRejane Helena Ribeiro da Costa, Brazil
  • PS 4.21Zero-Energy, Capillarity-Gravity Self-Filtration System: A Sustainable And Ultra-Low Cost Solution For High-Efficiency Microalgae RemovalWen Zhang, USA
  • PS 4.22Overcoming Selectivity Bottlenecks In Decentralized Urine Resource Recovery: Novel Material Design For Nutrient-Targeted ElectrodialysisYunhao Zhang, USA

PFAS Mineralization Technologies for Drinking Water, Wastewater, Sludge and Brine Treatment

  • PS 5.1Best Practices For Experimental Design, Testing, And Reporting Of Aqueous PFAS-Degrading TechnologiesJan-Max Arana Juve, Denmark
  • PS 5.2Bimetallic Porphyrin Polymers For The Electrochemical Degradation Of PFASDiego Camilo and Puerto Diaz, USA
  • PS 5.3Bioflocculation And Lipolytic Properties Of EPS From Activated SludgeRejane Helena Ribeiro da Costa, Brazil
  • PS 5.4BN+TiO2 Physical Mixture As An Alternative To Calcined Composites For PFAS DegradationGunhak Oh, USA
  • PS 5.5Comparative Assessment Of PFAS Treatment Technologies: Isolation And Destruction Pathways For Sustainable Water ManagementGary Callachan, UK
  • PS 5.6Defluorination Of PFBS By UV/Sulfite/Iodide Advanced Reduction Process Using A 222 Nm Excimer LampBahngmi Jung, USA
  • PS 5.7Develop Synergetic Novel Macrocycle-based Sorbents With Thermal Destruction For Enhanced PFAS Removal In Groundwater And Drinking Water TreatmentYilang Sun, USA
  • PS 5.8DFT Insights Into PFAS Oxidation On Transition Metal Oxides: Iron-Mediated Redox CyclingChristian Fernando Sandoval Pauker, USA
  • PS 5.9Engineered TiO₂-phosphate glass-ceramic photocatalysts for rapid advanced oxidation of persistent organic contaminantsYusuf El-Majid, UK
  • PS 5.11Join The PAC! Using PAC For PFAS Polishing In Water And Reuse SystemsMichelle Young, USA
  • PS 5.12Magnetic Carbon-Metal Nanohybrids For Sequential Adsorption And Photocatalytic Degradation Of PFAS In WaterSonkorson Talukder Sabuj, USA
  • PS 5.13Mechanistic Insight For Thermal-Catalytic Degradation Of PFAS By Bentonite-Supported Transition MetalsSarah Glass, USA
  • PS 5.14Mechanistic Insights Into PFOA Removal: Functional Materials And Process Optimization Across Adsorption, Oxidation, And Reduction PathwaysHeejin Yang, Korea
  • PS 5.15Microbial Enrichment And PFOA Removal In Wastewater Using Membrane-less Microbial Electrolysis CellsLiyuan Hou, USA
  • PS 5.16Novel Application Of Cu-Al Layered Double Hydroxide To The Concentration Of PFAS For The Post-treatmentBonjun Ku, Korea
  • PS 5.17PFAS Characterization Across Full-scale Water Reclamation Facilities Using Targeted And Non-targeted AnalysesAdam Smith, USA
  • PS 5.18Pilot Scale Photocatalytic Treatment Of PFAS-impacted Brackish Groundwater Using Boron Nitride (BN)Matthew Sima, USA
  • PS 5.19Revolutionary PFAS Recovery Using Continuous Ultra-Filtration And Colloidal Activated CarbonTony Powell, Canada
  • PS 5.20Scale-Up Of A Continuous-flow COF-Based UV Water Treatment Reactor For PFAS Capture And DestructionAlec Ajnsztajn, USA
  • PS 5.21Transport Of PFOA In Fixed-Bed Columns Packed With Water Hyacinth BiocharBaylee Hartman, USA
  • PS 5.22Two-Phase Dark-Light Reactor For Simultaneous PFAS And TCE Removal Using NZVI/rGOMd Sayeduzzaman Sarker, USA
  • PS 5.23Energy-Efficient PFAS Defluorination Via Reactor-Scale VUV/UVC Boron Nitride Photocatalysis For Semiconductor Fabrication WastewaterJuan Donoso, USA

Developments in Digitalization, Automation and Artificial Intelligence

  • PS 6.1Artificial Intelligence For Smart Wastewater Treatment: Integrating Mechanistic Models, Machine Learning, And Reinforcement LearningAhmed Yunus, USA
  • PS 6.2Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Imaging Technologies For Biofilm Static Characterization And Dynamic MonitoringPingfeng Yu, China
  • PS 6.3Autonomous Operation Via Digital TransformationKarthik Gopalakrishnan, USA
  • PS 6.4Coupling Mechanistic And Machine Learning Models For Energy-Centric Optimisation And GHG Reduction In Wastewater TreatmentDelph Mak, USA/Singapore
  • PS 6.5Critical Review And Synthesis Of PFAS Fingerprinting Approaches: Chemical, Statistical, And Machine Learning Methods To Advance Source Identification FrameworksSoroosh Mortazavian, USA
  • PS 6.6EcoExposureT: A Weathering-Aware Digital Optical And AI Automation Framework For Real-Time Multi-Polymer Fragmented Microplastics MonitoringMelinda Chu, USA
  • PS 6.7Engineering Ferrate(VI): From Laboratory Studies To Real-World Water Treatment TechnologiesYang Deng, USA
  • PS 6.8Exploiting The Synergy Potential Of Unit Processes To Unlock Cost Efficiency In Water ReuseBenedikt Aumeier, Germany
  • PS 6.9Household Water And Sanitation Security: Digital Tools And Community EngagementAutumn Bland, USA
  • PS 6.10Knowledge-Infused Language Models For Water And Sustainability DomainJunjie Zhu, USA
  • PS 6.11Legionella Pneumophila Control In Cooling Tower Biofilms And Water Through Use Of Germicidal UV-C Side-emitting Optical FibersPaul Westerhoff, USA
  • PS 6.12Optimizing Wastewater Operations With AI And Predictive Insights For Small And Mid-Sized UtilitiesValerie Schneider, USA
  • PS 6.13PH-Dependent Detection Of Trace Aqueous Mercury Ions In Drinking Water Using Functionalized SERS SubstratesPing Li, USA
  • PS 6.14Predictive Maintenance Of Critical Process Equipment For Advanced Biosolids Management FacilityZhongtian Li, USA
  • PS 6.15Real-Plant Implementation Of An Intelligent Operation Framework For Reclaimed-Water Reverse Osmosis SystemsIsnaeni Nurjanah, Chinese Taipei
  • PS 6.16Testing Digital Twin Control Strategies On A Physical Twin: Testing For ReliabilitySubrata Mukherjee, USA
  • PS 6.17The Applications Of Artificial Intelligence To Selective Membrane Separation For Water PurificationTiezheng Tong, USA
  • PS 6.18Unlocking The Potential: Benchmarking And Advancing Large Language Models In Water Engineering And ResearchBoyan Xu, China
  • PS 6.19Integrating Hybrid Modelling And Large Language Models For Enhanced Fouling Prediction And Automated Fouling Assessment Of Large-scale Membrane Reactor Wastewater Treatment PlantsYunyi Zhu, USA

Closing the Water Cycle Towards Direct Potable Reuse

  • PS 7.1Activated Carbon Materials For Emergency Water Treatment: Protecting Communities From Lead And Chromium ContaminationTanushree Dutta, USA
  • PS 7.2Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation For Beneficial Reuse Of Desalinated Produced Water: Performance And Mechanistic InsightsWei-Ming Kung, USA
  • PS 7.3Far-UVC LED Photodegradation Of Steroid Estrogens In WaterRania Elsebai, Canada
  • PS 7.4Nano-Enabled Water Reuse (NEWR): Catalytic Filtration With Immobilized MnO₂ For Sulfate Radical-Based Oxidation Of Trace Organic ContaminantsMohammad Shehryaar Khan, Germany
  • PS 7.5NF And RO Rejection Of Ultrashort Chain PFASAron Griffin, USA
  • PS 7.6Pilot Scale Assessment Of Tailored Filter Media For Groundwater TreatmentJuan Arévalo, Spain
  • PS 7.7Thinking Abnormally: A New Way To Look At RO DataKyle Thompson, USA
  • PS 7.8Variabilities Of Human Enteric Viruses And Viral Surrogates' Removal For Water ReuseSunny Jiang, USA
  • PS 7.9Enhancing Ammonia Electrooxidation In Post-Produced Water Using Polarity Modulation And Ion-Exchange MembranesJuan Martinez, USA

Advanced Solids and Wastewater Management for Energy-Neutral Treatment Plants

  • PS 8.1A Unified Mechanistic Framework For Hydrocyclone Process Intensification In Wastewater Resource Recovery Facilities: Insights From Full-Scale ApplicationsZhiwu Wang, USA
  • PS 8.2AgroWheyGel: Transforming Dairy Biowaste Into A Sustainable Slow-Release Biofertilizer For Improved Soil Health And Crop ProductivityMaryam Enteshari, USA
  • PS 8.3Bioenergy From Waste: Dye Decolorization In Microbial Fuel CellsMaria Eliza Nagel Hassemer, Brazil
  • PS 8.4Coupling Organic Polymerization And Hydrogen Evolution In Photoelectrochemical System For Sustainable Coking Wastewater TreatmentHoward Yau Ming Cheung, Hong Kong
  • PS 8.5Dual-Membrane Distillation For Simultaneous Recovery Of Volatile Fatty Acids And Water From WastewaterKuichang Zuo, China
  • PS 8.6From Innovation To Impact: Scaling Industrial Timber Modular Infrastructure For Sustainable Water SolutionsAndrew Louden, UK
  • PS 8.7Halophilic Bioprocessing For Wastewater Valorization To BioplasticsZhiwu Wang, USA
  • PS 8.8Holistic Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactor (AnMBR) Platform For Swine Wastewater Resource Recovery Towards A Circular EconomyHuu-Tuan Tran, USA
  • PS 8.9Membrane-Free Electrosynthesis Of Ammonia And Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs) From Waste StreamsJiahe Zhang, USA
  • PS 8.10Optimising Two-Stage Anaerobic Digestion For Enhanced Hydrolysis, VFA Production, Pathogen Reduction And Energy Recovery In Municipal SludgeOgemdi Anika, UK
  • PS 8.11Projection Of The Operational Variation In Solar Disinfection Efficiency In A Continuously Operated Raceway ReactorMartin Huaman Carranza, Peru
  • PS 8.12Remediation Of Real Coal Mining Water Using Carbonaceous And Geopolymeric AdsorbentsMaria Eliza Hassemer, Brazil
  • PS 8.13Role Of Electrochemical Systems Operational Parameters On Bioelectrochemical Anaerobic Digestion Coupled With Compact Electrode AssembliesLuguang Wang, USA
  • PS 8.14Role Of Enabling Technologies In CO2 BiorefineryHossein Salehizadeh, Canada
  • PS 8.15Sub-nanometer Confinement In Efficient Charge-percolating Flow Electrodes Enables High-flux And Selective Electrochemical Ammonium SeparationDejia Liu, China
  • PS 8.16Synergistic Integrated MD-SLM-ED For Nickel Recovery From Electroplating WastewaterDian Qoriati, Chinese Taipei
  • PS 8.17Unleashing The Unknown During The In Situ Storage Of CO2Pouyan Asem, USA
  • PS 8.18One-pot Electrochemical Synthesis Of The Nylon Precursor Dimethyl Adipate From Lignin-derived CatecholSidan Lu, USA