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Most Read in 2022, IWA Publishing

Yifan Zhu’s paper was one of the most read papers of Journal of Water and Health in 2022. You can find details from the following link: Most Read in 2022, IWA Publishing Paper information is as follow: COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach Yifan Zhu; Wakana Oishi; Chikako Maruo; Sewwandi Bandara; Mu…

11/13/2022

CESE2022 at Dubai

The following studies will be presented at the International Conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering 2022 (Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2022, Dubai, UAE).　→FINISHED Revealing the spatial and temporal dynamics of COVID-19 by wastewater surveillance Wakana Oishi, Yusuke Hara, Daisuke Sano Electrochemical sensor for detecting infectious disease-related biomarkers in wastewater Ayano Yamasaki, Masaaki Kitajima, Daisuke Sano

10/31/2022

The 4th GSES Forum

The following studies will be presented at the 4th GESE Forum (GESE main building, Oct. 28, 2022). →FINISHED Transmission dynamic modeling and determination of effective control measures for COVID-19 in indoor environments Sewwandi Bandara, Syun-suke Kadoya, Daisuke Sano Adaptation of viral populations to disinfectants Aken Puti Wanguyun, Wakana Oishi, Andri Taruna Rachmadi, Daisuke Sano

09/26/2022

Graduation Ceremony of Graduate School of Environmental Studies (Sep. 26, 2022)

Kaoru Imai and Yifan Zhu are awarded a doctrate for Environmental Studies. Congratulations!!!

09/17/2022

IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 at Copenhagen

The following studies will be presented at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2022 (Sep. 11-15, 2022, Copenhagen). FINISHED Disinfection of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes using peracetic acid (PAA) and performic acid (PFA) H Kobayashi, M Amarasiri, R Ampo, T Furukawa, D Sano, K Sei Long-term wastewater norovirus surveillance and its Correlation with clinical reports Yifan Zhu, Daisuke Sano…

07/21/2022

WET Excellent Presentation Award

Luhur Devianto was honored (Excellent Presentation Award) at WET2022 . Congratulations!!!

07/19/2022

51st Annual Concention & Scientific Meeting of Philippine Society for Microbiology

Prof. Sano will provide an invitation lecture at the 51st Annual Concention & Scientific Meeting of Philippine Society for Microbiology (July 21-22, 2022, online). Water disinfection and virus evolution Daisuke Sano

07/07/2022

Advancements in Microbiological Safety for Potable Water Reuse

The following study will be presented at IWA webinar “Advancements in Microbiological Safety for Potable Water Reuse” on July 27, 2022. Soft-sensor development for monitoring virus removal performance of wastewater reclamation processes Yifan Zhu, Rong Chen, Chao Rong, Yu-You Li, Daisuke Sano You can register from the follwing link for free: Advancements in Microbiological Safety for Potable Water Reuse

05/17/2022

The 7th Food and Environmental Virology Conference

The following studies will be presented at the 7th Food and Environmental Virology Conference (May 16-19, 2022, Santiago de Compostela, Spain). FINISHED Buliding a wastewater surveillance-based weekly COVID-19 case prediction model in Sendai, Japan Yifan Zhu, Daisuke Sano Transmission dynamics modeling in indoor environments using network analysis P. R. C. Sewwandi Bandara, Syun-suke Kadoya, Daisuke Sano

04/13/2022

Singapore International Water Week 2022 Water Convention　

The following studies will be presented at Singapore International Water Week 2022 Water Convention (Apr. 17-21, 2022, Sands Expo & Convention Centre Marina Bay Sands, Singapore with online). FINISHED Regularized Regression Modeling of Rotavirus Disinfection in Wastewater for Predictive Environmental Microbiology in Sanitation Safety Planning Atsushi Ishii, Syun-suke Kadoya, Daisuke Sano Prediction of algal bloom in reservoir dams using sparse modeling…

04/01/2022

Dr. Wakana Oishi is appointed to an Assistant Professorship of Environmental Water Quality Engineering at Tohoku University

Dr. Wakana Oishi is appointed to an Assistant Professorship of Environmental Water Quality Engineering at Tohoku University.

03/01/2022

Academic paper

COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach

Our work with regards to COVID-19 case prediction using wastewater surveillance results has been published in Journal of Water and Health: COVID-19 case prediction via wastewater surveillance in a low-prevalence urban community: a modeling approach Yifan Zhu; Wakana Oishi; Chikako Maruo; Sewwandi Bandara; Mu Lin; Mayuko Saito; Masaaki Kitajima; Daisuke Sano J Water Health (2022) 20 (2): 459–470.

11/11/2021

SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting

The following study will be presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North America 42nd Annual Meeting (Nov. 14-18, 2021, online): Influence of water temperature on copper toxicity to Raphidocelis subcapitata Gissela Pascual, Daisuke Sano, Takashi Sakamaki, Osamu Nishimura

10/25/2021

2021 International Conference on the “Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering” (CESE-2021)

Prof. Sano will provide a keynote speech at the 2021 International Conference on the “Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering” (CESE-2021, Nov. 5-6, 2021, online). Also, two students will present their works.→Finished Keynote Speech: What can we do with the results from wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2? Daisuke Sano Research Presentations: Virus adsorption onto magnetic carbon nanotubes and its composite for…

10/25/2021

The 62nd Annual Meeting for the Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine

The following study will be presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting for the Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine (Nov. 3-5, online): Estimation of storage time of human excreta for the Helminth inactivation using regression trees Wakana Oishi and Daisuke Sano Please find the details of this conference from the following link: https://www.pac-mice.jp/jstm2021/index.html

09/24/2021

IELP-PMSE Award to Sewwandi Bandara

Sewwandi Bandara completed the master program at the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University, and received the Professional Master for Sustainable Environment Award at the International Environmental Leadership Program (IELP-PMSE Award). Congratulations!!!

08/12/2021

WET2021 Excellent Presentation Award

Yifan Zhu was honored (Excellent Presentation Award) at WET2021 . Congratulatinos!!!

08/02/2021

Recorded IWA webinar “COVID-19: Protecting communities with wastewater-based epidemiology” is freely available

International Water Association (IWA) webinar “COVID-19: Protecting communities with wastewater-based epidemiology” recoded on June 17m 2021 is freely available from the following link: https://iwa-network.org/learn/covid-19-protecting-communities-with-wastewater-based-epidemiology/

07/26/2021

Water Environment and Technology Conference Online 2021

The following studies will be presented at the Water Environment and Technology Conference Online 2021 (WET2021).→FINISHED 3B-1-d: Estimating the scaling factor connecting gastroenteritis prevalence and wastewater surveillance: Towards the quantitative implementation of wastewater-based epidemiology Yifan Zhu, Daisuke Sano 3A-2-b: Inferring the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions against COVID-19 in an evacuation center Sewwandi Bandara, Syun-suke Kadoya, Daisuke Sano 4B-2-c: Interactive effect…

07/21/2021

Imai’s achievement has been published in Research Features

The achievement of Kaoru Imai has been published in Research Features: Novel methods to assess the effectiveness of individual disinfectants

06/24/2021

Singapore International Water Week 2021 Online

The following study will be presented at Singapore International Water Week 2021 (SIWW2021) Online (June 21 – July 2, 2021).→FINISHED Maximum likelihood estimation of inactivation kinetic parameters for Escherichia coli In concentrated urine Wakana Oishi, Ikuo Kato, Osamu Nishimura, Daisuke Sano You can find details of SIWW2021 from the following link: https://www.siww.com.sg/home

06/17/2021

IWA Webinar for COVID-19: Protecting communities with wastewater-based epidemiology

IWA webinar, COVID-19: Protecting communities with wastewater-based epidemiology, was held on June 17th. The recorded webinar and related materials will be available from the following link very soon: https://iwa-network.org/learn/covid-19-protecting-communities-with-wastewater-based-epidemiology/

05/07/2021

IWA Digital World Water Congress

The following study will be presented at the IWA Digital World Water Congress (May 24 – June 4, 2021). >FINISHED Inactivation kinetic modelling of Escherichia coli in the concentrated synthetic urine Wakana Oishi, Ikuo Kato, Osamu Nishimura, Daisuke Sano Day 4 (May 28th), Session 25, Water Reclamation

04/19/2021

2021 Best Paper Award

The following paper received a best paper award for Year 2021 from Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology (Taylor & Francis Group). Amarasiri, M., D. Sano, S. Suzuki. 2020. Understanding human health risks caused by antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARG) in water environments: Current knowledge and question to be answered. 50:2016−2059. Best Paper Award 2020…

04/01/2021

SDGS-ID Research Award Project for Young Researchers, the System Design of Inclusive Society with Infectious Diseases

The research proposal of Wakana Oishi has been accepted by SDGS-ID Research Award Project for Young Researchers, the System Design of Inclusive Society with Infectious Diseases. Wakana Oishi receives the excellent young researchers award with this proposal. Congratulations!!! In addition to it, the research proposal of Yifan Zhu and Sewwandi Bandara have been also accepted by the SDGS-ID Research Award…

03/19/2021

Water Project 2021 International Webinar

Assoc. Prof. Sano will give an invited speech at the Water Project 2021 International Webinar (online, March 20, 2021).→FINISHED Daisuke Sano Risk management of waterborne infectious diseases in the SDG era

03/12/2021

3rd Agricultural Engineering Lecture Series: Environmental Engineering

Assoc. Prof. Sano will give an invited speech at the 3rd Agricultural Engineering Lecture Series: Environmental Engineering (online, March 18, 2021). →FINISHED Daisuke Sano Health risk from wastewater reuse and recycle for agriculture practices

03/05/2021

Media

Kadoya has posted an e-letter at Science website.

Kadoya has posted an e-letter “A happy marriage between epidemiological modeling and wastewater-based epidemiology is anticipated” at Science website. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6526/eabe2424/tab-e-letters

01/21/2021