Dr. Philippe Van Cappellen, Water institute member, Earth and Environmental Sciences Professor and Canada Excellence Research Chair Laureate in Ecohydrology, recently attended the the 4th International Water Environment Management Summit (iWES) at the Singapore-Nanjing Eco Hi-Tech Island to participate in their first Global WaterTech Challenge.
The Global WaterTech Challenge in Nanjing, China
Dr. Van Cappellen pitched two recently developed water technologies: a prototype multi-fibre optode field system for dissolved oxygen, and a novel DNA-based DGT (Diffusive Gradients in Thin Films) sensor for mercury detection, which was co-developed with fellow Water Institute member Dr. Juewen Liu, professor in the Department of Chemistry. The Water Institute is delighted to announce that the University of Waterloo technologies were awarded 3rd prize in this impressive international competition. The team will receive a cash prize and opportunities to demonstrate the technologies from the organizers.
The purpose of the Global WaterTech Challenge was to:
- Discover globally pioneering, innovative and commercially viable water technologies
- Promote the integration of top innovation resources in China and abroad
- Develop the markets of the new technologies.
Applications
for
this
year’s
competition
were
under
the
theme
“Discovery
Innovation
in
Water
Technology”.
The
Administrative
Committee
of
Jiangsu
Nanjing
Eco
Hi-Tech
Island
Economic
Development
Zone
and
the
Nanjing
Jiangdao
Environmental
Science
and
Technology
Research
Institute
co-hosted
the
event.
The
competition
jury
consisted
of
12
senior
experts
from
well-known
universities,
research
institutes,
design
institutes,
industry
associations,
enterprises
and
government.
Out
of
60
initial
applications,
15
water
science
and
technology
innovation
projects
were
selected
as
finalists
and
were
invited
to
showcase
their
innovations
at
the
event.
Dr. Van Cappellen pitching new technology at the Global WaterTech Challenge in Nanjing, China