Advances in Water Research & Innovation: 1998 to 2023 and Beyond

Celebrating 25 years of the Centre for Water Systems. Photo by Theo Moye.

The Centre for Water Systems (CWS) commemorated its landmark 25th anniversary with a two-day celebration event - 'Advances in Water Research & Innovation: 1998 to 2023 and Beyond’ - on Thursday 31st August and Friday 1st September 2023, at the University of Exeter's Streatham Campus.

With almost 120 attendees from around the world – including current and former CWS members, and academic and industrial colleagues – an array of engaging talks, poster presentations and discussions took place; highlighting the development, successes and growing global reputation of the Centre.

We would like to thank all attendees for participating in this special event - it was wonderful to catch up with so many people who have been part of the Centre over the years and with those who have collaborated with us on projects and innovations.

Please see below for a range of outputs from the event:

Photographs

Delegates can view the event photographs online.

Please acknowledge as follows: 'Photo(s) courtesy of University of Exeter / Theo Moye'.

Speakers and presentations

Please see below for a list of speakers and presentations.

If you wish to view any of the presentations, please contact us at cws-admin@exeter.ac.uk. Delegates can access the presentations online.

NAME	ORGANISATION	PRESENTATION
DAY 1: THURSDAY 31ST AUGUST 2023 - "CELEBRATIONS"
SESSION 1: 25 YEARS OF CWS
Godfrey Walters	CWS, University of Exeter	The early years
Sally Walters	Stantec	The early years
Dragan Savić	KWR Water / CWS, University of Exeter	Working with industry
David Butler	CWS, University of Exeter	UK research
Slobodan Djordjević	CWS, University of Exeter	International research
SESSION 2: MY TIME WITH CWS
Maryam Imani	Anglia Ruskin University	Resilient tides: a personal voyage shaped by the Centre for Water Systems
Seith N. Mugume	MEIR Engineering and Research / Makerere University	CWS and my journey into an academic career
Kobus van Zyl	University of Auckland	My time with CWS
Zoran Kapelan	Delft University of Technology	My time with CWS: from PhD student to Professor
Lydia S. Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia	KWR Water / CWS, University of Exeter	Travelling on the EU road for research
Andrew Southall	PAVA Solutions	From graduates to genetic algorithms
DAY 2: FRIDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2023 - "FUTURE CHALLENGES"
SESSION 3: RESEARCH FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS
Raziyeh Farmani	CWS, University of Exeter	Self-healing water distribution systems
Guangtao Fu	CWS, University of Exeter	Towards sustainable and resilient urban wastewater systems
Fayyaz Memon	CWS, University of Exeter	Water-energy-food nexus: micro to macro?
Mohamad Abdel-Aal	CWS, University of Exeter	Heat energy from wastewater
Akbar Javadi	CWS, University of Exeter	Groundwater management under climate change
Albert Chen	CWS, University of Exeter	Extended reality in water research and education
SESSION 4: HOT TOPICS - PARALLEL WORKSHOPS
Peter Melville Shreeve & Ole Mark	CWS, University of Exeter & AS Kruger	Workshop 1: Will real-time data end the need for hydraulic models?
James Webber	CWS, University of Exeter	Workshop 2: Economics and engineering for stormwater management
Raziyeh Farmani	CWS, University of Exeter	Workshop 3: Digital solutions for water distribution systems
Albert Chen & Matt Johns	CWS, University of Exeter	Workshop 4: Extended reality in water research and education
SESSION 5: THE WAY FORWARD
Ridi Hossain	CWS, University of Exeter	Slowing the flow at source: monitoring rain barrels on the Isle of Wight
Jess Holland	CWS, University of Exeter	Predictive maintenance and machine learning in wastewater treatment
Barry Evans	CWS, University of Exeter	Simulation of flood impacts on transportation systems
Kate Baker	CWS, University of Exeter	Community engagement in the water sector
Mehdi Khoury	CWS, University of Exeter	Serious gaming in the circular economy

Papers collection

Please take a look at our 25th anniversary papers collection.