QUESTOR Centre. M J Larkin

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1 QUESTOR Centre M J Larkin

2 Background: Role of QUESTOR Centre Related Projects ATWARM ATBEST REMEDIATE Generation and Management of proposals

3 An international partnership between industry, government agencies and academia for industry driven multi-discipline environmental research with a clear emphasis on technology transfer and exploitation

4 Founded in 1989 The only Centre outside the US to be part of the National Science Foundation s (NSF) Programme for Industry/University Co-operative Research Centres (I/UCRCs) The I/UCRC concept is a highly successful model developed by the NSF where more than 50 such Centres have been operating in the US for 20 years

5 Energy from Waste Rapid Measurement Tools Energy Efficient Water Treatment Towards Chemical Free Water & Wastewater Treatment In-Situ Land Remediation On-Site Treatment Technologies for Industrial Waste & Wastewater Treatment of Diffuse & Urban Drainage Pollution Micro & Community Scale Domestic Water & Waste Treatment Technologies Environmental Monitoring & Forensics British Water CL:AIRE Cranfield University Environment Agency NERC: Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Plymouth Marine Laboratory Queen's University Belfast / Questor Centre University of Aberdeen University of Nottingham University of Sheffield Technology Strategy Board

6 US Ireland UK EU LINKS NIH NSF (IUCRCs) SFI R & D Office D of H INI DEL SFI BBSRC?? EPSRC EU Framework

7 QUESTOR ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS Initiative RTD Centres of Excellence

8 QUESTOR ENVIRONMENTAL TOOLS European Regional Development Fund Peace II Centre of Excellence QUESTOR Tools Initiative 4.2 million for 3 years from % funded 6 year development plan in total million plan New staff (18) and retention of key staff (6) PROVIDES CORE INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESOURCES TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR NEW PROJECTS

9 Higher Education Infrastructure fund - HEIF HEIF (2) 2008 for 5 years DEL Northern Ireland and INI Similar to UK wide initiative To enhance Knowledge transfer In this case assisting SMEs to engage with QUB

10 RECENT QUESTOR Members Great Britain BP Shell Global Solutions Modern Water Ltd United States Exxon Mobil Research & Engineering Chevron Republic of Ireland Enva Ireland Ltd Astellas Ireland Ltd FLI Environmental Ltd T.E. Laboratories Ltd Northern Ireland Applied Silicate Technologies Ltd Alpha Environmental Group AWP (Ireland) Ltd* B9 Energy Ltd Belfast City Council Bombardier Aerospace CDE Ireland Ltd* Central Chemical Supplies Ltd* Chemvite Ltd Cleanfield Technology Ltd* Coca Cola Bottlers (Ulster) Ltd DoE Environment & Heritage Service EdaPhon S-oil Tec Ltd* Glenfarm Holdings Ltd Kedco Energy NI Ltd* McAllister Brothers Ltd* Marenco* Natural Energies Ireland Ltd NI Water Ltd Northern Innovation Ltd* Norlect Engineering Ltd* Precision Processes Services Ltd* RSK Ireland Ltd* Simpro Ireland Ltd* Williams Industrial services Ltd* Wilson s Country Ltd*

11 International Academic Partners Queen s University Belfast Dublin City University (RoI) 2005 Stevens Institute of Technology (US) 2006 Dalhousie University (Canada) Nov 2007 University of Duisburg Essen Nov 2007 The Institute for Water Research (Germany) Nov 2007 Cranfield University (UK) May 2008

12 QUESTOR Foresight Exercise Novel Na nomateria ls for R emedia tion S usta ina ble Wa stewa ter T reatment E mbedded S ensor Networks R enewa ble R sourc es from the Ma rine E nvironment R emediation/t reatment S ens ors E nerg y Q UE S T O R F ores ight E xercis e IAB F unded R es earch P rojects C ollaborative R es earch P rojects QUE S TOR Academic P artners (QUB, DC U, S IT, DAL, UDE, IWW) QUE S TOR Members hip (indus trial Advis ory B oard) (IAB ) R es earc h Drivers

13 Research Priority Areas Water & Wastewater Treatment Sensors for Environmental Monitoring Energy from Biomass Surface Water Groundwater Contaminated Land Water Resource Management Energy

14 Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) FP7 Project ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ATWARM TOTAL 3,497,503 Collaborators in Germany, UK, Ireland, USA - 14 researchers. Based upon QUESTOR Network and partner priorities QUB Collaboration is between Chemistry / Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences 775,185

15 EU Framework VII Marie Curie Initial Training Network Advanced Technologies for Water Resource Management (ATWARM) Water Recycling & Reuse Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Use of Novel Nanomaterials for Treatment Water Quality/Sensor Technologies

16 Initiative Interdisciplinary Land Groundwater - Waste Treatment Contaminated Land: Applications In Real Environments Environmental Microbiology Biological Sciences Microbial processes Civil Engineering Remediation Technologies Geo chemistry

17 In-Situ Bioremediation of Cyanide, PAH s and Heterocyclic Compounds using Engineered SEquenced REactive BARrier (SEREBAR) Techniques

18 SEREBAR - Plan C/D- Sand - aerated B- Sand non-aerated A-Sand ZVI Non-aerated In- Input and interceptor- Aerated

19 Remediate MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE ACTIONS Innovative Training Networks (ITN) Call: H2020-MSCA-ETN-2014

20 Remediate Consortium 10 beneficiaries from 5 member states UK - QUB & Cranfield University Ireland - Dublin City University & TE Laboratories Ltd Germany - University of Duisburg-Essen, University of Dortmund, IWW Research Centre, Supren GmbH Italy - University Torino Denmark - University of Copenhagen 14 partner organisations Secondments Training (at summer schools) Practical advice/ feedback on performance & training needs for individuals

21 INI Competence Centre for Renewable Energy CASE Energy from Biomass Transportation Turbine Development/ Integration Tidal/Wave

22 Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN) Call: FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES FOR BIOGAS EFFICIENCY SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSPORT ATBEST2014.mp4

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