Tinos 2015 and SludgeTech 2015

Prof Smith delivers a keynote talk at Tinos 2015 conference, with Prof Maria Loizidou - NTUA and Prof Franco Cecchi -University of Verona in the Chair

Professor Stephen Smith was a member of the Scientific Committee of two major international conferences, including SludgeTech 2015 at the University of Surrey, Guildford, 29 June-1 July 2015 (http://www.sludgetech.com/) and the 3^rd International Conference on Sustainable Solid Waste Management, Tinos island, Greece, 2-4 July 2015 (http://www.tinos2015.uest.gr/).

At SludgeTech 2015, Professor Smith chaired the session on Land Recycling and Nutrient Recovery, he was a member of the Panel discussion: ‘Where should wastewater and sludge be in 20 years’ time? And what needs to happen now to make it reality?’ and four papers were presented at the meeting directly by, or associated with, his research group including:

‘Fundamental research on the control and management of the anaerobic digestion process’ by Stefano Giacalone, STREAM EngD student;

‘Statistical modelling AD for process optimization and benchmarking – A case study of E. coli inactivation across all Thames Water conventional sewage sludge treatment sites’ by Jin Liu, Environmental Engineering MSc student (the paper was presented by Stephen);

‘Investigation of the potential transfer and uptake of contaminants into food arising from the use of biosolids and other recycled wastes in agriculture’ by Dr Hannah Rigby, Postdoctoral Research Associate;

‘Resource recovery from municipal wastewater waste streams’, by Elena Gil Aunon who is Associate Director at AMEC Foster Wheeler and is collaborating with Stephen on this UKWIR funded programme.

 At Tinos 2015, Professor Smith presented a Keynote paper on ‘How MBT can Contribute to Sustainable Solid Waste Management – A Practical and Operational Analysis’, which was co-authored by Tony Burnett who is Director of the East London Waste Authority PFI at Shanks Waste Management Limited. Dr Rigby also presented a paper on ‘The Physico-chemical Properties and Concentrations of Organic Contaminants in Waste Materials Recycled in Agriculture’, which is an early output from a major programme of research funded by the UK Food Standards Agency (http://www.foodagrirecycledwaste.org/). Stephen also chaired the session on Waste Prevention and Recycling and was a member of the Final Panel Discussion at the close of the meeting.