General Chairman
Of the WaterEnergyNEXUS International Conference Series
(And Coordinator Of The Scientific Advisory Board)
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Vincenzo Naddeo, University of Salerno (Italy)
Conference Chairpersons
Malini Balakrishnan, The Energy and Resources Institute(India)
Kwang-Ho Choo, Advanced Institute of Water Industry, Kyungpook National University(Korea)
Mohamed Ksibi, University of Sfax(Tunisia)
HONORARY CHAIRMAN
Enrico Drioli, Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM), University of Calabria (Italy)
CONFERENCE SUPERVISOR
Nabil Khélifi, Springer Nature, Heidelberg (Germany)
CONFERENCE TOPICS
Topics of interest for the WaterEnergyNEXUS conference include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Nexus framework and governance
- The nexus from the energy perspective;
- The nexus from the water perspective as it relates to energy;
- Existing tools and models used to analyze the nexus;
- Land, climate and energy constraints on water use and food production;
- Governance challenges in the Water-Energy Nexus;
- Governance of innovation in renewable energies and mitigation of climate change impacts;
- Investment in energy and water infrastructure;
- Urban Water Security;
- Urban Agriculture;
- Policymaking to implement the Circular Economy in the water cycle;
- Estimates and economic evaluations for investment projects in the water and energy sectors
- Environmental technologies for sustainable water management
- Water-energy nexus/ energy-saving technology;
- Nutrients/hazardous substances control;
- Water/wastewater technologies relevant to developing countries;
- Technology-driven and natural solutions for water use problems;
- Green technologies for sustainable water and wastewater management;
- Renewable/valuable resources for recovery and utilization;
- Wastewater/waste to energy;
- Control of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) including Bacteria Resistant to Antibiotics (BRA) and microplastics;
- Health-related Viruses in Natural & Engineered Water Systems
- Future clean energy technologies and systems under water constraints
- Water needs in energy systems such as power plants, fuel refineries, renewable energy development, and carbon capture & storage, etc.;
- Energy needs for water supply and agriculture: extraction, transportation, and disposal of water, livestock breeding, fertilizer production, irrigation, food transportation etc.;
- Agricultural and land-use impacts on future energy systems;
- Future urban energy systems taking into account water and food security;
- Environmental Biotechnology and Bioenergy
- Implementation and best practices
- Technological innovations supporting secure global access to clean energy and water;
- Reduction in operational costs for water and wastewater utility through improvements in energy efficiency;
- Case studies of innovative technologies and policies in municipalities and industries for energy and water savings;
- Energy and water consumption and balancing flows of urban and industrial systems.
HONORARY SPEAKER
Zhen (Jason) He, Washington University in St. Louis (USA)
TorOve Leiknes, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KAUST(Saudi Arabia)
Jesús Palma, Institute Imbdea Energy(Spain)
Eric D van Hullebusch, Université de Paris(France)
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Ngai Yin Yip, Columbia University in the City of New York(USA)
Raquel Lebrero Fernández, Universidad de Valladolid(Spain)
Ola M. Gomaa, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority(Egypt)
Haizhou Liu, University of California Riverside(USA)
Cristina Trois, University of KwaZulu-Natal(South Africa)
Burak Demirel, Boğaziçi Üniversitesi(Turkey)
Antonio Nesticò, University of Salerno(Italy)
PUBLICATIONS
Authors who wish to participate in the 3rd WaterEnergyNEXUS conference are encouraged to make an online submission of a 1-page abstract (max. 500 words) through the Performer_system before the submission deadline of 31st July 2020.
Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to submit an extended version (i.e. short proceedings paper, max. 3-4 pages) using this template. However, an extended abstract only needs to be submitted if you would like your work to be published in the conference proceedings.
All short papers (i.e. extended abstracts) accepted after being peer-reviewed will be published by Springer as book chapters in the conference proceedings which will be published in ASTI series (indexed in Scopus).
Only presenting authors, will be invited to develop their conference contribution (abstracts or extended abstracts) into a journal submission. The journal version should have at least 60% new content which should be identified clearly in a cover letter. There should be some added value in the journal paper over the short proceedings paper (extended abstract).
Only works presented at the 3rd WaterEnergyNEXUS conference will be candidates for inclusion in special issues. Selected authors will be invited to submit a peer-reviewed full journal manuscript for evaluation by the scientific committee for publication in one of the planned special issues in the collaborating journals listed below.
In addition to these journals:
ART CONTEST
“WhEN we are sketching” is a new creative art contest launched by WaterEnergyNEXUS to find iconic original artwork depicting the event topics. In addition, the goal is to increase involvement by stakeholders in the conference issues using the power of art and image communication techniques, creating images that engage people with the emerging topics. In this contest, Science and Art combine to disseminate ideas on environmental sustainability. Submit your artwork no later than 31th October 2020.
INITIATING INSTITUTE
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CO-ORGANIZING INSITUTIONS
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INITIATIVE ORGANIZED WITHIN INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED BY
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