Together with SWIG I'm running a workshop on sensors for micropollutants and pathogens in water on 7th December. Details below:
Sensors for Micropollutants and Pathogens: New Developments
Workshop Sponsored by:
www.SWIG.org.uk
Date 7th December 2011
The University of Edinburgh (Teaching Studio 3217, JCMB, King’s Buildings, EH9 3JF)
Location map: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/james-clerk-maxwell-building
At present, methods for the detection of micropollutants and pathogens in water are time-consuming and often insufficient; for some micropollutants, reaching the regulatory limits is beyond the detection limit of the technologies or systems are slow and expensive, and in the case of pathogens, information is often not obtained regarding species or viability, which is essential for public health decisions. The aim of this workshop is to review the recent developments in sensor technology focussed upon the detection of micropollutants and pathogens in water. The first session will give an overview of the challenges and requirements in monitoring in different waters (drinking and bathing waters) as well as a perspective from the drinking water regulator. The speakers will identify key contaminants and the relevant timescales. The second and third sessions will focus on sensors for micropollutant and pathogen detection, respectively, describingnovel technologies and potential applications.
The workshop will include a poster display covering relevant novel sensor technologies (contact [email protected]).
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Chairman: Dr Helen Bridle, RAEng/EPSRC Research Fellow, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh
09.30 Coffee & registration
10.00 Introduction and overview
Dr Helen Bridle, University of Edinburgh
10.05 Challenges in monitoring/sensing micropollutants
Professor Andrea Schäfer, University of Edinburgh (tbc)
10.15 Challenges in monitoring/sensing of pathogens
Simon Gillespie, Head of Scientific Services (Acting), Scottish Water
10.25 Perspective of the regulator on new sensor technologies
Matt Bower, Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland
10.35 New filtration materials and microfluidics for Cryptosporidium monitoring
Dr Helen Bridle
11.00 Tea / coffee
11.30 Luminescent bacteria for online detection of toxic compounds in drinking water and its sources
Dr Minne Heringa, KWR Watercycle Research Institute
11.55 Detection of trace contamination in water with Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS)
Billy Boyle, Co-founder, Owlstone
12.20 Tracking antibiotics and resistance determinants in water and waste
Dr Beate Christgen, Researcher in Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences,
Newcastle University
12.45 Lunch including poster display and table top browsing
14.00 Plasmonics, MIPs and other sensors and detection systems for prevention of pathogen spreading
Dr Linda Olofsson, Imego AB
14.25 A new generation of carbon nanotube-based biosensors for the real-time detection of living bacteria
Professor Jordi Riu, Universitat Rovira Virgili
14.50 Impedance-based detection for waterborne protozoa
Dr Vincent Senez, CNRS, Lille, France
15.15 Pathogen and micro-pollutant monitoring – A water supplier’s perspective
David Metcalf, Water Quality Scientist, South West Water
15.40 Close
REGISTRATION
The cost of attending the Workshop is £75.00 inc VAT for SWIG members and academic delegates. £135 inc VAT for non-members. Literature may be distributed for a fee of £55 and a limited number of table top displays are available at £105 each. Registrations can be made by Tel: 01925 855741, email: [email protected], web: www.swig.org.uk using the on-line booking form. Please advise if you have special dietary needs.
Cancellation policy: Refunds can only be made if cancellations are notified at least 5 days in advance of the Workshop date.
Sensors for Micropollutants and Pathogens: New Developments
Workshop Sponsored by:
www.SWIG.org.uk
Date 7th December 2011
The University of Edinburgh (Teaching Studio 3217, JCMB, King’s Buildings, EH9 3JF)
Location map: http://www.ed.ac.uk/maps/buildings/james-clerk-maxwell-building
At present, methods for the detection of micropollutants and pathogens in water are time-consuming and often insufficient; for some micropollutants, reaching the regulatory limits is beyond the detection limit of the technologies or systems are slow and expensive, and in the case of pathogens, information is often not obtained regarding species or viability, which is essential for public health decisions. The aim of this workshop is to review the recent developments in sensor technology focussed upon the detection of micropollutants and pathogens in water. The first session will give an overview of the challenges and requirements in monitoring in different waters (drinking and bathing waters) as well as a perspective from the drinking water regulator. The speakers will identify key contaminants and the relevant timescales. The second and third sessions will focus on sensors for micropollutant and pathogen detection, respectively, describingnovel technologies and potential applications.
The workshop will include a poster display covering relevant novel sensor technologies (contact [email protected]).
________________________________________________________________________________________________
Chairman: Dr Helen Bridle, RAEng/EPSRC Research Fellow, School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh
09.30 Coffee & registration
10.00 Introduction and overview
Dr Helen Bridle, University of Edinburgh
10.05 Challenges in monitoring/sensing micropollutants
Professor Andrea Schäfer, University of Edinburgh (tbc)
10.15 Challenges in monitoring/sensing of pathogens
Simon Gillespie, Head of Scientific Services (Acting), Scottish Water
10.25 Perspective of the regulator on new sensor technologies
Matt Bower, Drinking Water Quality Regulator for Scotland
10.35 New filtration materials and microfluidics for Cryptosporidium monitoring
Dr Helen Bridle
11.00 Tea / coffee
11.30 Luminescent bacteria for online detection of toxic compounds in drinking water and its sources
Dr Minne Heringa, KWR Watercycle Research Institute
11.55 Detection of trace contamination in water with Field Asymmetric Ion Mobility Spectrometry (FAIMS)
Billy Boyle, Co-founder, Owlstone
12.20 Tracking antibiotics and resistance determinants in water and waste
Dr Beate Christgen, Researcher in Environmental Engineering, School of Civil Engineering & Geosciences,
Newcastle University
12.45 Lunch including poster display and table top browsing
14.00 Plasmonics, MIPs and other sensors and detection systems for prevention of pathogen spreading
Dr Linda Olofsson, Imego AB
14.25 A new generation of carbon nanotube-based biosensors for the real-time detection of living bacteria
Professor Jordi Riu, Universitat Rovira Virgili
14.50 Impedance-based detection for waterborne protozoa
Dr Vincent Senez, CNRS, Lille, France
15.15 Pathogen and micro-pollutant monitoring – A water supplier’s perspective
David Metcalf, Water Quality Scientist, South West Water
15.40 Close
REGISTRATION
The cost of attending the Workshop is £75.00 inc VAT for SWIG members and academic delegates. £135 inc VAT for non-members. Literature may be distributed for a fee of £55 and a limited number of table top displays are available at £105 each. Registrations can be made by Tel: 01925 855741, email: [email protected], web: www.swig.org.uk using the on-line booking form. Please advise if you have special dietary needs.
Cancellation policy: Refunds can only be made if cancellations are notified at least 5 days in advance of the Workshop date.