Scientific programme
The scientific programme of the ProMembrane International Conference included:
- Plenary and keynote lectures by members of the consortium and guest speakers.
- Oral presentations: Young Scientist Award (Middle East and North Africa).
- Paper and poster presentations.
- Chaired discussions and dialogue sessions between research institutions and industry (parallel to the plenary sessions).
- Exhibition of innovative products and projects.
As one of the objectives of ProMembrane project is to promote the establishment of permanent communication links between research centres in the Mediterranean region, promoting the know-how exchange and expertise in relation to membrane technologies, the ProMembrane International Conference was held within the frame of the International Syposium on Biotechnology, organised by the Centre of Biotechnology at Sfax from 4th-48th of May, 2008.
Programme of the ProMembrane International Conference (download)
List of participants to the ProMembrane International Conference (download)
Programme of the International Symposium on Biotechnology (download)
Presentations 5th of May
Marisol Oropeza
Project Manager
ttz-Bremerhaven / Germany
Visualization and quantification of membrane properties at the nano-scale
Prof. Nidal Hilal
Director of Centre for Clean Water Technologies
University of Nottingham / UK
Aerobic Membrane Bioreactor Technology
Dr. Tom Arnot
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Bath / UK
Prof. Gilbert M. Rios
Coordinator / France
NanoMemPro (The European Network of Excellence on Membrane Technologies)
Water recovery, reuse and advanced products formulations with integrated membrane operations.
Prof. Enrico Drioli
Director Institute for Membrane Technology ITM-CNR
University of Calabria / Italy
Young Scientist Award: Presentation of the YSA contest.
Prof. Sami Sayadi
Head of Laboratory Bioprocesses
Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax / Tunisia
Young Scientist Award North Africa: 3rd place.
Firas Feki
Student
Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax / Tunisia
Mr. Christian Kiechle
BIOAZUL S.L. / Spain
Young Scientist Award Middle East: 3rd place
Shadi Shaheen
Student
Al-Baath University / Syria
PV-RO desalination stand-alone system in the village of Ksar Ghilène
M. Abdessalem ELKHAZEN
Project Manager
National Agency for Energy Conservation (ANME) / Tunisia
Presentations 6th of May
Design & Optimisation of Aerobic Membrane Bioreactors
Dr. Tom Arnot
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering
University of Bath / UK
Young Scientist Award North Africa: 2nd place
Sally Ibrahim
Student
National Research Center / Egypt
Young Scientist Award Middle East: 2nd place
Daad Hassan
Student
Al-Baath University / Syria
Dr. Rashed Al-Sa`ed
Associate Professor
Birzeit University / Palestine
Alena Vlasic
Water Management Institute / Croatia
Membrane operations for water purification.
Dr. Alberto Figoli
Researcher
Institute on Membrane Technology / Italy
Membrane Fractionation of a Cyclodextrins Mixture.
Fatma Ellouze
Student
Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis (ENIT) / Tunisia
Membranes in the sanitation field.
Leonelha Barreto
Project Manager
ttz-Bremerhaven / Germany
Membrane bioreactor for wastewater treatment: overview and application in Egypt.
Prof. Hussein Abdel-Shafy
Water Research & Pollution Control Dept., National Research Centre / Egypt
Nanofiltration Tertiary Treatment of a Textile Wastewater in a Denim Facility.
Noura Kechaou
Student
INSAT / Tunisia
Potential and examples for applications of membrane technology in water treatment.
Dr. Gerhard Schories
Technical Director
ttz-Bremerhaven / Germany
Young Scientist Award North Africa: 1st place.
Ahlem Saddoud
Student
Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax (CBS) / Tunisia
Amal Zayan
Student
Centre de Biotechnologie de Sfax (CBS) / Tunisia