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IWA Particle Separation Specialist Group Conference 2026

Program

program

The tentative version of the program book can be downloaded from here.

Day Time Room 1
(Main Auditorium)
Room 2
(Small Auditorium)
Room 3
(Meeting room #1)
June 21 (Sun) Registration open
Special Pre-seminar
“Toward the Rapid Transfer of New Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies”
Welcome Reception
(Former Hokkaido Government Office (Red Brick Office))

Note: Conference attendees participating in the reception are required to complete their registration at the Conference Hall by 18:00 (6:00 PM) and collect their conference badges, which will serve as their admission tickets.

Day Time Room 1
(Main Auditorium)
Room 2
(Small Auditorium)
Room 3
(Meeting room #1)
Day 1
June 22 (Mon)
Registration open
Opening ceremony
Opening Address
Katsuki Kimura (Chairman of the IWA Particle Separation Group, Hokkaido University)
Welcome Address
Yoshimasa Watanabe (IWA Distinguished Fellow, Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University)
The history of the IWA Particle Separation Group
Hallvard Ødegaard (IWA Distinguish Fellow, Professor Emeritus, Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Plenary talk 1
Targeting microplastics and nanoplastics in treated waters
Nathalie Tufenkji (McGill University)
Coffee Break
Technical Sessions
Microplastics
Membrane fouling 1
Industrial application
Lunch
Technical Sessions
Wastewater management
Coagulation/Flocculation
Coffee Break
Technical Sessions
Nature based materials
Desalination
Resource recovery 1
Day Time Room 1
(Main Auditorium)
Room 2
(Small Auditorium)
Room 3
(Meeting room #1)
Day 2
June 23 (Tue)
Registration open
Technical Sessions
Emerging contaminants 1
Energy-efficient separation
Membrane fouling 2
Coffee Break
Plenary talk 2
A status quo after a decade of digitialisation in particle separation
Ingmar Nopens (C-Biotech)
Lunch
Poster Session supported by the Kurita Water and Environment Foundation
Coffee Break
Technical Sessions
Emerging contaminants 2
AI and machine learning
Membrane bioreactor
Gala dinner
Day Time Room 1
(Main Auditorium)
Room 2
(Small Auditorium)
Room 3
(Meeting room #1)
Day 3
June 24 (Wed)
Registration open
Technical Sessions
Emerging contaminants 3
Model and simulation
Coffee Break
Plenary talk 3
3D Printing Nanoporous and Responsive Separation Materials at Scale and Continuously
Ludovic Dumee (Curtin University)
Lunch
Technical Sessions
Drinking water treatment
Membrane modification
Resource recovery 2
Closing ceremony

Plenary Lectures

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Nathalie Tufenkji
Nathalie Tufenkji

(McGill University)

Targeting microplastics and nanoplastics in treated waters
Ingmar Nopens
Ingmar Nopens

(C-Biotech)

A status quo after a decade of digitialisation in particle separation
Ludovic (ludo) Dumee
Ludovic (ludo) Dumee

(Curtin University)

3D Printing Nanoporous and Responsive Separation Materials at Scale and Continuously

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