Water DTUA center focusing on interdisciplinary research and innovation

DTU Environment delegation visit toNEWRI – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore10th September 2015

Peter Steen MikkelsenProfessor, DTU EnvironmentHead of Water DTU

Water DTUA center focusing on interdisciplinary research and innovation

DTU Environment delegation visit toNEWRI – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore10th September 2015

Peter Steen MikkelsenProfessor, DTU EnvironmentHead of Water DTU

Center for Water Activities at DTU

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

Why Water DTU?• Water is a large and diverse field of central importance to sustainable

development and climate change nationally and internationally• Water is also a green growth area, provided that young generations

become more interested in technical water educations

• Water is not only water – you cannot deal with water without also looking at other things !

• DTU is born on the polytechnic idea, and at DTU we emphasize societal utility, sustainability and cross-departmental collaboration

• Significant water activities are found in many departments at DTU• We have created Water DTU to better

– Utilize university-wide synergies between competencies– Attract more students interested in water– Nurse our key collaborators in the water area through partnerships– Contribute to solving water challenges in a sustainable manner

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

August 2015, more departments will joinWater DTU departments• DTU Environment - Dept. of Environmental Engineering• DTU Chemical Engineering – Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engin.• DTU Civil Engineering – Dept. of Civil Engineering

• DTU Compute – Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science• DTU Management Engineering – Dept. of Management Engineering

• DTU Space – National Space Institute• DTU Nanotech – Dept. of Micro- and Nanotechnology• DTU Fotonik – Dept. of Photonics Engineering• DTU Energy – Dept. of Energy Conversion and Storage

• DTU Aqua – National Institute of Aquatic Research• DTU Food – National Food Institute• DTU Vet – National Veterinary Institute

• DTU Diplom - Center for Bachelor of Engineering Studies• DTU AIS – Office for Innovation and Sector Services

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

Water DTU Partner Seminar, 18-19 May 2015• Industrial speakers and panelists• Matchmaking activities• Posters and networking in breaks• Workshops in dedicated topics

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

Microplastics - an emerging environmental problem

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

Innovating the future wastewater treatment plant

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

Copenhagen in nice weather

Photo: Bente Schou

Copenhagen after cloudburst

Lyngbyvej16 Aug. 2010

Water in smart liveable cities

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

When it rains a lot ...

Photo: Bente Schou

Copenhagen

Lyngbyvej

16 Aug 2010

Copenhagen

City

2 July 2011

The climate and ”densification” challenge

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

Climate change adaptation will cause the largest urban infrastructure change in decades – we see this is an opportunity to make cities greener and more liveable

http://sla.dk, 26/07/2015 - Bryggervangen and Skt. Kjelds Plads

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

Water for Smart Liveable Cities

•Creating healthy environments•Improving urban living conditions•Using water in the urban landscape

•Holistic governance•Integrated planning and management•Climate change resilient cities•Water safety planning

•Planning, developing and implementing innovative solutions•Integrating technologies and management concepts•Monitoring and mapping technologies•Advanced ICT solutions

•Water supply•Waste water collection and treatment•Sustainable stormwater management•Recreational water

Water Smart

LivableCities

Danish proposal for hosting the IWA International World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen, 2020 (decision by IWA General Assembly in Oct-15)

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

Water DTU Activities• Two main seminars per year

– Spring: External focus (Partner seminar)– Fall: Internal focus

• A taskforce drives the development of the center• Meets once per month, 1-3 members per department

• Lectures, workshops, excursions• Education activities• Communication• Applications• Projects

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

WISE – Water Innovation in SMEs

Activty 2: MatchmakingSMEs / Researchers / Sector stakeholders

Seminars Workshops Meetings

20 new innovative SMEs andincreased innovation within the water sector

Activty 1: Identification of innovation potential and innovation needs of SMEs

Screening Surveys Interviews

Activty 3: Innovation projects

#3#1 #2 #7#6#4 #5 … #24

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015

Project application in the pipelineMUDP Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action, European Industrial Doctorates (EID)• Frame

– September 30th 2015: Call announcement– January 14th 2016 at 17:00: Application deadline– Budget 25 mio Euro– 1 stage procedure– Max 30 pages application excluding annexes– Max duration: 48 months– Max 540 researcher months (equivalent to 15 fulltime PhD’s)– Min 2 countries– Min one academic and min one non-academic beneficiary– Joint governance by academic and non-academic organisations– At least 50% of the ESR’s time has to be spend in the non-academic

sector– Max 40% of EU contribution allocated to one country

DTU Environment visit to NEWRI-NTU, Singapore – 10/9/2015