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Chemical Engineering Academic receives prestigious funding
Congratulations to Professor Chedly Tizaoui, Department of Chemical Engineering, who has received funding from OFWAT under the Water Breakthrough Challenge 4 Catalyst Stream.
Funding from the Water Services Regulation Authority (OFWAT) is extremely hard to acquire; it requires bold ideas that fuel innovation to benefit water customers, society and the environment. The £1.4 million project will develop and pilot technologies to
regenerate activated carbon locally at the water treatment plant, reducing both financial costs and carbon emissions. Activated carbon is a crucial component of the drinking water treatment process since it ensures that toxic chemicals, such as pesticides, are eliminated before the water is distributed to the public. The project is a collaboration between Swansea University, the only academic partner, and industrial partners including Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Severn Trent, Panton McLeod, United Utilities, Affinity Water, Anglian Water, Uisce Éireann, and Industrie DeNora.
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Congratulations to Dr Iain Robertson, Department of Geography, who has been awarded a Leverhulme research grant of £211,929 to investigate "Remediation of plastic polluted water using biochar and steel industry waste" with Dr Stuart Cairns (geography) and Prof. Peter Holliman (engineering).
Although the right to safe and clean water has been recognised as a human right, the amount of waste plastic in the environment has increased dramatically over recent years. Specifically, smaller Nano and Microplastics (NMPs) are prevalent and enter the food chain with negative impacts on growth, development, reproduction and neurological functions.
This project will develop biochars (organic material derived from biomass) modified with steel industry waste (iron oxide) to remove MNPs from water, and recycle these biochars using novel, low-energy irradiation methods. This represents an opportunity to remove these harmful plastics using a novel, sustainable, cost-effective, and carbon sequestering material.
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Dr Shane Heffernan, Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, and work from his team of international researchers on transgender athlete eligibility into the female category of elite sport was featured in an S4C documentary, Byd Eithafol (currently available on BBC iPlayer, 42 mins in).
This was preceded by an appearance on BBC News SportDay in April, accompanying a feature article following the publication of his most recent peer-reviewed work on the on the topic. This work has subsequently appeared across the Global news circuit,
so far reaching well over a million people from the UK to the US and Japan. Dr Heffernan’s work on this topic has been included in UK Parliamentary documents, has been collected into the Olympic World Library and used practically via consultation with team members to help shape individual sports policies. This demonstrates the international reach and impact of this grow field of work.
Follow the progress of this work on The Differences in Sex Development and Transgender Elite Sport Study (DATES) research page and hear from Dr Heffernan on his upcoming Swansea University Global Problems Episode this month.
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Sport and Exercise Sciences researcher awarded 5th place at ECSS congress
Congratulations to Christian Vassallo who was awarded 5th place in the Young Investigator Award at the annual European College of Sport Science (ECSS) congress. The award was in recognition of his PhD work which was supervised by Dr Mark Waldron and Professor Liam Kilduff.
Christian attended the congress in Glasgow with other postgraduate research students and academics from A-STEM which attracts ~ 3,000 delegates each year. Students James Aggett, Aimee Felstead, Joe Page, Jenny Peel, Alex Swain, Robert Owen, Georgia Scott, Ross Hamilton and Robyn Aitkenhead also presented their research, with Jenny reaching the Young Investigator Award (YIA) finalist position.
Dr Richard Metcalfe led an opening symposium on 'sprint interval exercise for improving health and fitness', which was well received by a large congress crowd. Dr Natalie Brown (female health) and Dr Mark Waldron (human thermoregulation in the heat) were also invited to present their research at the conference.
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New IPM 2024: Emerging Opportunities
Looking to learn more about the developments in Integrated Pest Management? Sign up for our symposium this September where we will be bringing together world-renowned researchers, industry representatives, regulatory bodies, growers, supply chain professionals, and end-users to discuss the latest in research and development, policy, and market trends.
Don't miss out on:
- Engaging discussions on IPM-related issues
- Industry networking opportunities
- Integration of various disciplines like biopesticides, AI, health, and more
- Showcasing multifunctional microbes and growth stimulants
- Product demonstrations and strategy sessions
- Networking events for grant applications and collaborations
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