Program Schedule

26 August (Tue)

Time

Program

08:30-09:20

Registration

09:20-09:50

Welcome and Opening Session

(Chair: Guang-Hao Chen, HKUST)

09:20-09:30

Welcome Remarks by Joseph Lee, Vice-President for Research & Graduate Studies, HKUST

09:30-09:40

Opening Remarks by Glen T. Daigger
(International Water Association and CH2M HILL)

09:40-09:50

Opening Remarks by Kum-Wah Chung, Daniel, JP, Director of Drainage Services Department

09:50-10:20

Tea Refreshments and Photo-taking (Download Group Photo here)

10:20-12:20

Global Experience-I

(Chair: Chung-Leung Li, Ricky, Drainage Services Department)

10:20-11:00

“From Ardern and Lockett to Today and Beyond”,
Glen T. Daigger (International Water Association and CH2M HILL)

11:00-11:40

“Biological Nutrient Removal: Past, Present and Future”,
James L. Barnard (Black & Veatch)

11:40-12:20

“A Century of Activated Sludge - Advances in Modeling”,
George A. Ekama (University of Cape Town)

12:20-14:00

Lunch (5/F Lounge, Lo Ka Chung Building)

14:00-15:20

Global Experience-II

(Chair: Norman Cheng, The Chartered Institution of Water and

Environmental Management Hong Kong Branch)

14:00-14:40

“Strategies for Further Development of MBR Technology”,
Yoshimasa Watanabe (Chuo University)

14:40-15:20

“Integrated Fixed-film Activated Sludge System (IFAS)”,
Hallvard Ødegaard (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

15:20-15:40

Tea Refreshments

15:40-17:40

Regional Experience-I

(Chair: Irene Man-Chi Lo, HKIE Environmental Division)

15:40-16:20

“Maximizing the Benefits of Water Reclamation”,
Jiuhui Qu (The Chinese Academy of Sciences)

16:20-17:00

“Activated Sludge Process in Japan - the Past and the Future”,
Takao Murakami (Nihon Suido Consultants Co. Ltd.)

17:00-17:40

“Perspectives of Wastewater Treatment Processes in Korea”,
Hang-Sik Shin (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

18:30-20:30

Welcome Dinner (China Garden Restaurant, HKUST)

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27 August (Wed)

08:30-09:50

Regional Experience-II

(Chair: I-Man Leong, Echo, AECOM)

08:30-09:10

“Overview of Wastewater Treatment-Energy-Greenhouse Gas Nexus: Challenges and Solutions Forward” ,
Wun-Jern Ng and Yu Liu (Nangyang Technological University)

09:10-09:50

“Sea-water Flushing and Wastewater Treatment in Hong Kong”,
Chung-Leung Li, Ricky
(Drainage Services Department)

09:50-10:20

Tea Refreshments

10:20-12:20

Global Future Development

(Chair: Ho-Kwong Chui, Samuel, Environmental Protection Department)

10:20-11:00

“Granular Sludge – the Next Stage in Wastewater Treatment”,
Mark C. M. van Loosdrecht (Delft University of Technology)

11:00-11:40

“Moving from Treatment to Resource”,
Bruce E. Rittmann (Arizona State University)

11:40-12:20

“New Challenges, New Answers - A System Approach”,
Peter Cornel (Technische Universität Darmstadt)

12:20-14:30

Lunch (5/F Lounge, Lo Ka Chung Building)

14:30-17:30

Regional Future Development

(Chair: Xiao-Yan Li, the University of Hong Kong)

14:30-15:10

“Critical Thinking about Water Pollution Control Strategy in China”,
Yi Qian (Tsinghua University)

15:10-15:50

“Towards Energy Efficient Water Reclamation Process”,
Wah Yuen Long & Chee-Loong Lay, Winson (Singapore’s National Water Agency)

15:50-16:20

Tea Refreshments

16:20-17:00

“Future Technologies for Sewage Management in Coastal Areas”,
Guang-Hao Chen (HKUST)

17:00-17:30

Concluding Session

(Chair: Guang-Hao Chen, HKUST)

19:00-21:30

Gala Dinner (Chou Wan Hin Seafood Restaurant, Tseung Kwan O)

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28 August (Thu)

09:00-12:20

IAS Workshop: Future of Wastewater Treatment in China (in Mandarin)

09:00-09:10

Welcome Remarks by Guang-Hao Chen, Conference Chair and Professor of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST

09:10-09:50

Keynote Speeches

(Chair: Zhiguo Yuan, the University of Queensland)

09:10-09:30

廢水(污水)資源化面臨的挑戰和應對措施
“New Challenges in Recovery of Resource and Energy from Sewage”,
Yi Qian (Tsinghua University)

09:30-09:50

城市污水資源再生利用的基礎科學問題
Jiuhui Qu (The Chinese Academy of Sciences)

09:50-10:10

Tea Refreshments

10:30-12:30

Presentations by Invited Mainland Guests

(Chair: Hanqing Yu, the University of Science and Technology of China)

10:30-10:40

中國污水處理廠污泥厭氧消化現狀與未來
“Current Status and Future Direction of Anaerobic Sludge Digestion in China”,
Xiaohu Dai (Tongji University)

10:40-10:50

聚焦鳥糞石:難以回收的磷產物
“Struvite: The Phosphate Product that is Difficult to Recover”,
Xiaodi Hao (Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture)

10:50-11:00

膜技術在污水回用與資源能源回收中的應用
“Membrane Technologies in Wastewater Reuse and Resources Recovery”,
Xia Huang (Tsinghua University)

11:00-11:10

污水處理多目標管理模式
“Multi-objectives Management of Wastewater Treatment”,
Junxin Liu (The Chinese Academy of Sciences)

11:10-11:20

“Excess Sludge: The Challenges and Opportunities in Urban Wastewater Treatment”,
Yu Liu (Nangyang Technological University)

11:20-11:30

美好未來始於足下
“Future Journey is Started by Taking the Present Step”,
Hanchang Shi (Tsinghua University)

11:30-11:40

“Occurrence of Sludge Bulking in Full-scale Plants in North China”,
Min Yang (The Chinese Academy of Sciences)

11:40-11:50

活性污泥中以溶解性微生物產物為底物的異養菌生長
“Growth of Heterotrophic Bacteria in Active Sludge by Utilizing Dissolved Products from Other Microbes”,
Hanqing Yu (The University of Science and Technology of China)

12:00-12:10

“Treatment of Secondary Sludge using Free Nitrous Acid to Enhance Performance and Economics of a Wastewater Treatment Plant”,
Zhiguo Yuan (The University of Queensland)

12:10-12:30

Discussion

12:30-14:30

Lunch (self-arranged)

14:30-17:45

Technical visit to Sha Tin Sewage Treatment Works

(including visit to the first SANI full-scale demo plant)

Venue: IAS Lecture Theater, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, HKUST

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