Prof. Meny Elimelech's AEESP Distinguished Lecture at CU Boulder took place March 10th 2017. More than 120 Professors and Students attended the lecture.
Title: The Global Challenge for Water Supply: Is Seawater Desalination a Sustainable Solution?
Abstract: Water scarcity is one of the greatest global crises that we currently face. This presentation will review the energy efficiency, the state of the technology, and the environmental challenges of seawater desalination. A discussion will be presented on the possible reductions in energy demand by state-of-the art seawater desalination technologies; the potential role of advanced materials and innovative technologies in improving energy use, reliability, and environmental impact of seawater desalination; and the sustainability of desalination as a technological solution to global water shortages.
About the Speaker: Menachem (Meny) Elimelech is the Roberto Goizueta Professor at the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University. His research is in the general area of the water-energy nexus, including (i) membrane separations for desalination and wastewater reuse, (ii) environmental applications of nanomaterials, and (iii) water and sanitation in developing countries. Professor Elimelech has received numerous awards in recognition of his research. Notable among these are his election to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006, the Eni Prize for ‘Protection of the Environment’ in 2015, and the Clarke Prize for excellence in water research in 2005. He has also been recognized as a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher in two categories: Environment/Ecology and Chemistry.
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