4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Auditorium between building 4&5, Level 0, Room 0215
Examining the Research Challenges in the Water Industry through the Lens of the Utility Operator
Abstract:
The presentation will elaborate on the potential and opportunities coming from a cooperation between unnatural partners: the researcher and the plant operator. “One spending money on his hobbies and the other working for living on a limited budget”. However a strong cooperation between the partners creates a Demming circle, essential for feedback and improvement. On top the cooperation created a platform for the introduction of new innovations into the water field and provides unique information of day-to-day and practical experience. Via the continuous exchange of information new ideas will be generated for new research projects. The presentation will challenge the proposition that this partnership is essential for Innovation. The author will use his personal experience and findings as utility operator on technology development in cooperation with research institutes and universities, showing examples: the good, the bad and the ugly.
Speaker’s bio:
Over 20 years of water & waste water treatment experience and management of industrial water utility operations for chemical, energy, water, pharma and food industries. Clients and contract partners included: BASF, Dow Chemical, Huntsman, Shell, RWE, Air Liquide, Solvay, P&G and others; owner & founder of BCF Systems (Advanced Separation Technology for Food and Pharma) and previously employed as CTO/ Member of management team (>10 years) of Evides Industry Water Company (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) where he co-invented the “AiRO” technology and played an essential part in the business expansion, DBFO contract management, technology strategy and development of the process engineering dept. He holds an MSc from Eindhoven University of Technology.