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The 7th IWA International Conference on eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment

The following work will be presented at the 7th IWA International Conference on eco-Technologies for Wastewater Treatment (ecoSTP, June 23-26, 2025, Stockholm, Sweden). Development of a multi-objective optimization model for designing sewer and non-sewer hybrid sanitation systems Wakana Oishi, Yuto Nakazato, Daijiro Mizutani, Daisuke Sano You can find details of ecoSTP from the following link: https://www.ecostp2025.org/

WaterMicro25

The following works will be presented at WaterMicro25 (Amersfoort, the Netherlands, June 15-20, 2025). Aggregation and Virus Susceptibility to Disinfectant: Insights from simulation study Ren Suzuki, Syun-suke Kadoya, Daisuke Sano Norovirus GII in Wastewater and Its Association with Gastroenteritis Cases: Insights from 8 Years Wastewater Surveillance Aken Puti Wanguyun, Putri Shafa Kamila, Jarin Tasnim, Chikako Maruo, Yifan Zhu, Daisuke Sano…

The 2nd UCL-TU Joint Roundtable on Water Sustainability and Resilient Society

The following studies will be presented at the 2nd UCL-TU Joint Roundtable on Water Sustainability and Resilient Society (Tohoku University, Apr. 9th, 2025).→FINISHED Identification of potential infectious disease biomarkers for wastewater-based epidemiological surveillance Luyao Wang Dynamics of contaminants of emerging concern in aquatic environments Marcus Sanchez Sufrace water mapping using google earth engine in Phython: From setup to satellite data…

World Bosai Forum 2025

The following study will be presented at the World Bosai Forum 2025 (March 7-9, 2025, Sendai International Center).→FINISHED Applicability of land surface water mapping using water indices derived from optical satellite data for flood inundation detection Yohei Miura, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Anawat Suppasri, Daisuke Sano You can find details of World Bosai Forum 2025 from the following link: https://worldbosaiforum.com/2025/en/
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The 2nd Symposium for Human and Environmental Security

The following studies will be presented at the 2nd Symposium for Human and Environmental Security (Feb. 19th, 2025, Room 101, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tohoku University).→FINISHED Murine norovirus inactivation and adaptation to ammonia Putri Shafa Kamila The impact of climate change on the cyanotoxin production in drinking water sources Shoya Tanaka Framework development for sustainability assessment of decentralized…

China-Japan High-level Expert Symposium on Decarbonized Society and Green Innovation

Prof. Sano and Asst. Prof. Oishi will give invited talks at China-Japan High-level Expert Symposium on Decarbonized Society and Green Innovation (Dec. 23, 2024, Aoba Memorial Hall, Tohoku University).→FINISHED Viral genetic diversity and its effect on disinfection susceptibility Daisuke Sano You can find details of this symposium from the following link: China-JapanHigh-levelExpertSymposium_20241223

The 12th International Symposium on Water Environment Systems – with Perspective of Global Safety

The following study will be presented at the 12th International Symposium on Water Environment Systems – with Perspective of Global Safety(Aoba Memorial Hall, Tohoku University, Nov. 22, 2024).→FINISHED Murine norovirus inactivation and adaptation mechanism to ammnoa Putri Shafa Kamila, Wakana Oishi, Daisuke Sano You can find program of this event from the following link: ISWES2024

UCL-TU Joint Roundtable on Water Sustainability and Resilient Society

The following studies will be presented at the UCL-TU Joint Roundtable on Water Sustainability and Resilient Society (Nov. 15, 2024, online).→FINISHED Global mapping of surface water areas using satellite-derived water indices for water resource management Yohei Miura Assessment of the habitat potential of sulphate-reducing bacteria in sewage pipes and its use in simulating the health of sewage pipes through spatial…

6th Academic Forum on Environmental Studies

The following study will be presented at the 6th Academic Forum on Environmental Studies (Oct. 25, 2024, GSES main building, Tohoku University):→FINISHED Data-driven prediction of infectious disease cases using hybrid feature selection and multiple explanatory variables Luyao Wang You can find details of the 6th Academic Forum on Environmental Studies from the following link: https://sites.google.com/tohoku.ac.jp/touron2024/home_1?authuser=0

IWA Biofilms 2024 Conference

The following study will be presented at the IWA Biofilms 2024 Conference (Shanghai, Oct. 24-26, 2024).→FINISHED Exploring the influence of ZnO powder on bacterial biofilm formation and conjugation frequency utilizing a wastewater influent isolate Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard, Satorus Suzuki, Daisuke Sano You can find details of the IWA Biofilms 2024 Conference from the following link: https://iwabiofilm2024.tongji.edu.cn/Venue/cv.htm
Award

Professional Director for Sustainable Environment

Sewwandi Bandara and Aken Wanguyun were awarded Professional Director for Sustainable Environment (PDSE) by the international Environmental Leadership Progrm, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University. Congratulations!!!