Dr. Sewwandi Bandara has moved to University of Georgia, USA
Dr. Sewwandi Bandara has moved to University of Georgia, USA, as a post-doctral researcher. Good luck, Sewwandi!!!
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Research News: Bacterial Energy Model Reveals How Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Spreads in Environment
The following research news was released at Tohoku University website: Bacterial Energy Model Reveals How Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Spreads in Environment Paper information: Energy allocation trade-offs among conjugative transfer, biofilm formation, and heavy metal resistance: A dynamic energy budget theory perspective Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard, Mohan Amarasiri, Daisuke Sano* Water Research, March 2026, 291, 125216.
IWA Water and Development Congress and Exhibition 2025
HRWM Workshop for pathogen risk management for drinking water consumption will be held at the IWA Water and Development Congress and Exhibition 2025 (Dec. 8-12, 2025, Bangkok, Thailand) →FINISHED You can find the details of the IWA Water and Development Congress and Exhibition 2025 from the following link: https://waterdevelopmentcongress.org/
Pacifichem 2025
The following study will be presented at the International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies 2025 (Pacifichem 2025, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 15-20, 2025).→FINISHED Optimized-SELEX for SARS-CoV-2 specific immunoglobulin A (IgA) aptamer selection in wastewater for epidemiological surveillance Yilei Wang Pacifichem 2025の詳細は以下からご確認ください。 https://pacifichem.org/
The 2025 International Conference on Community Health, One Health & Climate Change
Prof. Sano and Assoc. Prof. Amarasiri will provide keynote speeches at the 2025 International Conference on Community Health, One Health & Climate Change (Nov. 19-12, 2025, Mahasarakham University, Thailand, Hybrid).→FINISHED Identification of environmental, socioeconomic, Water, Sanitation, and Hygene (WaSH) factors associated with infectious disease incidence Daisuke Sano Antibiotic resistance in aquatic environments Mohan Amarasiri You can find details of the…
The 13th International Symposium on Water Environment Systems
The following work will be presented in the 13th International Symposium on Water Environment Systems (Nov. 13-15, 2025, Aoba Memorial Hall, Tohoku Univesity).→FINISHED Effects of cell-to-cell communication molecule concentration on toxin production in Microcystis aeruginosa Shoya Tanaka, Yohei Miura, Daisuke Sano You can find details of the 13th International Symposium on Water Environment Systems from the following link: http://kaigan.civil.tohoku.ac.jp/HEST/GSsympo/GSsympo.html
WET2025 Excellent Presentation Award
Marcus Sanchez was honored (WET Excellent Presentation Award) at the Water and Environment Technology Conference 2025 (July 5-6, 2025, City Hall Plaza-Aôre Nagaoka). Congratulations!!! Incorporating Population-Based Emissions Within a Watershed Model to Estimate the Distribution of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Aquatic Environments Marcus Joseph Angeles SANCHEZ, Yohei MIURA, Wasitha DILSHAN, Yusuke HIRAGA, Janaka BAMUNAWALA, Mohan AMARASIRI, Daisuke SANO
4th International One Health Conference
The following study will be presented at the 4th International One Health Conference (Sep. 30 – Oct. 2, 2025, Italy and Hybrid).→FINISHED Quantitative assessment of water, sanitation, and hyiene measures and their contribution to COVID-19 peak reduction in the Philippines Sewwandi Bandara, Clyde Dapat, Wakana Oishi, Emmanuel Kagning Tsinda, Mayuko Saito, Daisuke Sano You can find the details of the…
Professional Director for Sustainable Environment
Katayoun Dadeh Amirfard was awarded Professional Director for Sustainable Environment (PDSE) by the international Environmental Leadership Progrm, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University. Congratulations!!!
Graduation Ceremony of Graduate School of Environmental Studies (Sep. 25, 2025)
Katayoun Amirfard was awarded PhD (Environmental Studies), and Putri Shafa Kamila was awarded Master degree (Environmental Science). Congratulations!!!
International Society for Sanitation Studies Annual Conference 2024
The following study will be presented at the International Society for Sanitation Studies Annual Conference 205 (ISSS AC2025, Sep. 30, 2025, online).→FINISHED Characterization of small-scale decentralized water supply systems: Literature review (poster presentation) Yoshiki Hasegawa, Ken Ushijima, Wakana Oishi, Daisuke Sano You can find details of ISSS AC2025 from the following link: https://sanitationstudies.org/ac2025/
10th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Water New Zealand Conference & Expo
The following works will be presented at the 10th IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Water New Zealand Conference & Expo (Sep. 29 – Oct. 3, 2025, Christchurch, New Zealand).→FINISHED The impact of cell-to-cell signaling molecules on microcystin production Shoya Tanaka, Yohei Miura, Daisuke Sano Development of a combined watershed model to estimate the distribution of Contaminants of Emerging Concern Marcus Sanchez, Mohan…
The 17th Aceh International Workshop on Sustainable Disaster Recovery (AIWET-DR2025)
The following study will be presented at the 17th Aceh International Workshop on Sustainable Disaster Recovery (AIWET-DR2025, Aug. 20-22, 2025, Univeresity College London).→FINISHED A rapid mapping tool for flood-affected areas from satellite imagery Yohei Miura, Mohammad Shamsudduha, Anawat Suppasri, Daisuke Sano You can find details of AIWET-DR2025 from the following link: https://aiwest-dr.usk.ac.id/
Prof. Sano has been appointed as a new Chair of IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology Specialist Group
Prof. Sano has been appointed as a new Chair of IWA Health-Related Water Microbiology Specialist Group at the WaterMicro2025. Prof. Sano will manage the IWA HRWM SG as a chair for coming two years.
WET2025
The following works will be presented at the Water and Environment Technology Conference 2025 (WET2025, July 5-6, 2025, City Hall Plaza Aore Nagaoka).→FINISHED Incorporating Population-Based Emissions Within a Watershed Model to Estimate the Distribution of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Aquatic Environments Marcus Joseph Angeles SANCHEZ, Yohei MIURA, Wasitha DILSHAN, Yusuke HIRAGA, Janaka BAMUNAWALA, Mohan AMARASIRI, Daisuke SANO Soft…
