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International Links and Collaborations
European Union Collaborations
A significant component of the Centre's international collaboration in 2008 was ongoing research with the European Union Platform programs on water treatment, AMADEUS, EUROMBRA (http://www.mbr-network.eu/mbr-projects/workpacks-eurombra.php) and MEDINA (http://medina.unical.it). Centre members participate in on-going work packages within these programs as part of DEST International Linkage programs. Additional collaboration with Dr. Schausberger and Prof. Anton Friedl (Institute of Chemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology) on CFD modeling of concentration polarization phenomena and Dr. Anja Drews (Technical University of Berlin) also continued in 2008.International Research Workshop - India
Following the International Research Workshop 20-22 February 2008 held at UNSW, Dr. Le-Clech, Prof. Chen, and Dr. Anthony presented at the workshop "Membrane Bioreactors (MBRs) for Wastewater Treatment" at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in New Delhi and hosted by Dr. Malini Balakrishnan. The objectives were:- To provide an overview of MBR technology and the research being conducted at TERI and UNSW
- How MBRs can contribute towards a step-change in wastewater treatment in emerging economies like India
- Customization requirements and research gaps that need to be addressed.
Following the workshop, the UNSW team visited the MBR demonstration at Gual Pahari on 7th November 08 and had discussions with the TERI team regarding potential areas of collaboration.