The program will cover basic and advanced concepts on nanomaterials and membranes for health and sustainable water as well as perspectives in research, industrial and societal issues, complimentary skills etc. The participants will have the opportunity to present their research work in poster sessions, visit companies and get some hands-on experience. The table below presents some of the topics of the course.

Sessions

Basic Concepts

• Membrane preparation and characterization
• Transport mechanisms
• Concentration polarization and fouling
• Modules and process design
• Mass transfer and modeling

Advanced Concepts

• Microfiltration and ultrafiltration
• Nanofiltration – Seawater desalination
• Electrically driven processes
• Biofouling and prevention
• Forward Osmosis
• Innovative module design
• Hybrid systems
• Biomaterials
• Membranes for drug delivery
• Membranes for blood purification, bio-artificial and tissue engineered organs
• Membranes for artificial pancreas, artificial lung, artificial liver
• Membranes for biotechnology

Industrial and Societal Issues

• Importance of water
• Water organization
• Artificial organs; tissue engineering; Ethical issues
• Establishing a spin-off company - challenges

European and Intercontinental Bench Marking

• Water filtration in the USA and Asia

Complementary skills

• Survival skills for scientists - From idea to product

Lecturers

M. Wessling (Aachen, GE)

A. Kemperman (UTwente, NL)

C. Legallais (UTC, FR)

D. Stamatialis (UTwente, NL)

J. Vienken (Fresenius, GE)

G. Catapano (U Calabria, IT)

M. Mateus (IST, PT)

L. De Bartolo (ITR, IT)

L. Giorno (ITR, IT)

G. Rios (EMH, Fr)

F. Wiese (Concult MT, GE)

W. van de Ven (Vitens NV, NL)

M. Mänttärri (U Lappeenranta, FI)

J. Schippers (UNESCO-IHE, NL)

H. Strathmann (U Stuttgart, GE)

H. Futselaar (Norit, NL)

E. Cornelissen (KWR, NL)

T.-S. Chung (Nat. U of Singapore, SG)

H.-C. Flemming (U Duisburg Essen, GE)

J. Barsema (Shell, NL)