School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo　Research Center for Water Environment Technology

Waterborne diseases pose a major public health challenge, especially in low- and middle-income regions, marginalized communities, and remote areas. This seminar will focus on two critical aspects of water quality: monitoring and treatment. First, it will address water quality monitoring through the "Hybrid Course on Water Quality: An Approach to People’s Water Data," aiming to enhance water literacy and develop water professionals by generating comprehensive, community-driven data. Second, the seminar will showcase an innovative, decentralized off-grid disinfection technology utilizing solar-powered UV-LEDs for effective water treatment. The LED technology offers the advantage of instant on/off capability, making it ideal for purifying water from intermittent sources in communities with limited access to traditional water treatment infrastructure. Our study will focus on a case study conducted in Uganda and India.

Professor Hadas Mamane is head of the Environmental Engineering Program and the WE lab at Tel Aviv University, Israel. She received her Ph.D. from Duke University, USA. Her research focuses on the disinfection and oxidation of contaminated water and wastewater and the conversion of agriculture and textile waste to valuable products by integrating solar light, UV light-emitting diodes (LED), ozone, photo-catalysis, and nanomaterials. She is passionate about developing decentralized, effective, scalable, point-of-use (POU) systems suitable for treating sewage ponds and providing safe water in rural and low-income areas. Prof Mamane was appointed as an adjunct faculty at the Chemistry department, at IIT Madras, India. The WE lab is also engaged in educational services to the public on environmental topics.