Advances in Urban Water Systems Research / UK China Link
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Department Name: Engineering Computer Science and Maths
Abstract
A group of established researchers from Centre for Water Systems, University of Exeter, would like to propose visiting 4 top research groups in China to exchange ideas on how to improve our (UK and China) urban water systems.A key challenge in the Chinese water industry is the lack of consistently high standard of research output to provide the necessary guidance, despite the political will power and large base of well-trained engineers. In this respect, there is a lot that the UK can potentially offer, but some form of common understanding of each other's needs must be first and foremost firmly established. In return, the Chinese water market offers UK research community tremendous opportunity to extend their research findings via practical implementation. It also allows various schemes to be monitored and refined, hence enhancing the quality of UK's research. The EPSRC INTERACT scheme is an excellent mechanism to enable us, the Centre for Water Systems, to perform large scale testing of our research outputs as well as refining them.This proposal is very timely and focuses on forming strong UK-China academic partnership. It builds on the strength of the Centre for Water Systems (as a showcase of leading UK research) and research needs of China's rapidly expanding urban infrastructure.
Publications
Jonkergouw PM
(2009)
A variable rate coefficient chlorine decay model.
in Environmental science & technology
Walters G
(2006)
An integrated approach to least-cost planning of water reuse schemes
in Water Supply
Description | The findings have been used to support the application of an EU Marie Curie project (ARMWRC) funded from 2008-2011, and also an EU FP7 project (SPRING) funded from 2009-2012. |
First Year Of Impact | 2008 |
Sector | Environment |
Impact Types | Policy & public services |
Description | China Water pollution and control project |
Geographic Reach | Europe |
Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
Impact | I have given several talks on EU Water Framework Directives to many different governmental and research committees and been on various advisory panels in China related to their 1st, 2nd and 3rd 5-year plan on Water Pollution and Control National Programme. |
Description | EU Marie Curie Incoming Fellowship |
Amount | € 250,000 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 220448 |
Organisation | European Research Council (ERC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | Belgium |
Start | 09/2008 |
End | 09/2011 |
Description | FP7 |
Amount | € 995,000 (EUR) |
Funding ID | 244156 |
Organisation | European Commission |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start | 03/2010 |
End | 09/2013 |
Description | CRAES |
Organisation | Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES) |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | seminars, research reports, research papers |
Collaborator Contribution | provide data for completion of research papers |
Impact | joint papers |
Start Year | 2010 |
Description | Drinking water disinfection mechanism and modelling |
Organisation | Harbin Institute of Technology |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Joint paper and experimental technique |
Collaborator Contribution | use of laboratory equipment, and facilities over a period of 6 months, and hosting researchers |
Impact | still in progress |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | EU Marie Curie |
Organisation | Peking University |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | collaborate in development of new research project submitted to EU |
Collaborator Contribution | collaborate in development of new research project submitted to EU |
Impact | in progress and as in EU project |
Start Year | 2008 |
Description | SPRING |
Organisation | Tsinghua University China |
Country | China |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | formulated new EU FP7 project SPRING |
Collaborator Contribution | brought together a team of researchers from 5 different China universities |
Impact | output reports as part of EU FP7 SPRING project |
Start Year | 2010 |