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.
Quality Engineering
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.
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
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…
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
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!!!
WET2021 Excellent Presentation Award
Yifan Zhu was honored (Excellent Presentation Award) at WET2021 . Congratulatinos!!!
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/
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…
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
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
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/
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
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…
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…
