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WATER RESEARCH IN CIT

WATER RESEARCH IN CIT. Enterprise Ireland Water Research Showcase Event 7 th May 2014 Dr Dirk Pesch. CIT – Focussed on Science & Engineering. Over 12,000 students Largest 3 rd -Level Faculty of Science & Engineering Industry-driven & impact-focussed research

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WATER RESEARCH IN CIT

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  1. WATER RESEARCH IN CIT Enterprise Ireland Water Research Showcase Event 7th May 2014 Dr Dirk Pesch CIT – Focussed on Science & Engineering • Over 12,000 students • Largest 3rd-Level Faculty of Science & Engineering • Industry-driven & impact-focussed research • Water Research across multiple Departments

  2. WSSIC – CIT’s Water Research Cluster • Industry-focussed Research & Innovation Cluster • Focal Point for CIT Water Research • Partners: CIT, Cork County Council and Cork City Council; and Irish Water • Drawing on 70 Staff Researchers and campus-wide water-related facilities • €600k of water-specific projects • €3m project pipeline • Academic Partners: Ireland & EU • Major Industry Partners

  3. WSSIC & Partners – Water Research Areas • Embedded sensing and control for water systems • Hydrology and flood management • Dredge sediment management • Anaerobic digestion and wastewater treatment processes • Energy from water-wastes • Catchment and environment monitoring • Emerging contaminants and advanced treatment methods …using a wide range of assets • Instrumentation and Sensing Labs • Water & Environment Labs • Wastewater process equipment • Mass Spectrometers: multiple types • Real-World Water Test Beds • Mallow Small Smart City • Macroom Wastewater Test Bed • CIT onsite infrastructure

  4. AquaCritox Project Innovative Sludge Treatment Ultrasonic Devices Project Advanced Pipe Unblocking • Advanced sludge treatment with inert & sterilized end products • Export-oriented Client operating in Saudi Arabia, South Africa and USA • Cork County Council-owned test bed – an operating WWTP • CIT aspects: Self-optimising sensing, remote monitoring & control system • Innovative devices for unblocking drains and pipes • An Enterprise Ireland supported Innovation Partnership with Dynorod Ireland • CIT aspects: Project Lead, Technology Design and Development

  5. OxyMem Project Efficient Wastewater Aeration PRTLI II & IV Project Biotoxin Detection & Analysis • Advanced wastewater aeration using membrane technology • Export-oriented Client deploying in UK and North America • Irish Times Innovation of the Year 2014 • CIT aspects: Remote monitoring, process control platform & control system • Assessing the proliferation of algal blooms • Targeting food safety in aquaculture • Future sensor platform development • Detection using CIT’s Mass Spectrometers ICPHR-MS Triple Quad MS

  6. River & Estuarine Water Quality Intelligent Monitoring AquaMonitor Project Ammonia Detection • Traditional and Real-time monitoring of water quality parameters • Sediment and Nutrient Loadings for transport behaviour modelling • Low-cost low-maintenance platforms for continuous monitoring • CIT aspects: Design and development of all aspects • Ammonia sensing system for the marine environment • Targeting markets from domestic to aquaculture & fish-farming • IP developed by CIT • Product at company spin-out stage

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  8. WATER RESEARCH IN CIT Thanks to Enterprise Ireland, Local Authorities, and all our Industry Supporters

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