National Alliance for Water Innovation

??Here at NAWI, we dream of a bright-blue, water-resilient future. To share this vision with you, we talked with several of the researchers leading NAWI-supported projects that we believe are essential to creating effective #water solutions. In the first installment of our Future Blue: NAWI Pathbreakers video series, George Bollas talks about optimizing models to better portray brines from water-treatment facilities. Stay tuned as we roll out more videos that detail our NAWI-supported work. Berkeley Lab #futureblue https://lnkd.in/dzc7uEjb

?? Sound on! ?? Advance Registration ends TOMORROW, March 11. You can still take part in ?? turning the tide toward water reuse ?? - celebrate 40 years of the WateReuse Symposium and take part in groundbreaking conversations about water reuse policy, the #waterpositive movement, cutting-edge treatment technology, and much more. Do not miss your chance. Register today by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/eUNrR8Hh Florida Section American Water Works Association Florida Water Environment Association - FWEA American Water Works Association Water Environment Federation National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) The Water Tower International Ozone Association (IOA-PAG) International Ultraviolet Association (IUVA) Project WET: Water Education Today Alliance for Water Efficiency Canada Ocean Racing National Alliance for Water Innovation Patricia Sinicropi Zachary Dorsey Christine Owen Wayne Young Shea Dunifon Sarah Burns, PE Amy Tracy Robyn Felix, APR Bart Weiss

I am over the moon to finally share that Mimbly has been named a Top Innovator in the Tackling Water Pollution Challenge by UpLink - World Economic Forum! ??? The announcement was made today during the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings session Fighting Poor Water in Davos. Out of 273 incredible applicants with groundbreaking solutions to combat water pollution, Mimbly stood out as part of the top 10. A true testament to the #Mimbox and the technology we’ve developed. This recognition validates the work we’re doing to address global water challenges, reduce water consumption, and capture microplastics, all while making sustainability accessible and impactful. This wouldn’t have been possible without our amazing team, supportive partners, and everyone who has cheered us on throughout our journey. Thank you for believing in our mission to create a cleaner, greener future. ???? We’re proud to be featured alongside other amazing companies such as Aquagga Inc., DigitalPaani, SyrinxEnvironmental, Fluidion, FREDsense Technologies, Fungi Life, Oxyle, Sentry Water Filters, and WASE. A big thank you to the Challenge partners: UpLink - World Economic Forum, HCL Enterprise, Arup, AtkinsRéalis, BlueTech Research, Imagine H2O, National Alliance for Water Innovation, Mazarine Ventures, and IKEA for supporting innovation in tackling water pollution. This is just the beginning, and I can’t wait to see how we can continue driving change together. Let’s make waves! ???? #Innovation #Sustainability #Mimbly #TacklingWaterPollution #WEF #UpLink #ClimateAction #Microplastics #CleanWater

?? We’re delighted to announce the winners of the Tackling Water Pollution Challenge! The 10 winning start-ups were selected as part of UpLink and HCL Group’s Aquapreneur Innovation Initiative, a five-year collaboration supported by the Forum’s Food and Water Initiative, for their transformative innovations in water management and treatment. Each winner receives a CHF 175,000 award from HCL Group and joins the Water Innovation Ecosystem of 30 leading water start-ups and 20+ private and public sector partners. They will also gain access to exclusive events, tailored support and increased visibility. ?? Learn more about our brand new cohort of Top Innovators here: https://ow.ly/i5rv50UK46K ?? Follow the Top Innovators: Aquagga Inc. DigitalPaani SyrinxEnvironmental Fluidion FREDsense Technologies Fungi Life Mimbly Oxyle SENTRY WASE ?? Many thanks to our partners: HCL Enterprise Arup AtkinsRéalis BlueTech Research Imagine H2O National Alliance for Water Innovation Mazarine Ventures IKEA #WEF25 #Aquapreneur #WaterPollution #WaterInnovation #ClimateAction #Collaboration #Water #Sustainability

At the end of the year, we are pleased to share another work being published in Nature Portfolio Nature Communications, titled "Elucidating governing factors of PFAS removal by polyamide membranes using machine learning and molecular simulations". This is a collaborative work with Prof. Chen Yongsheng's group and Tiezheng Tong's group. Nohyeong Jeong, EIT, Ph.D., Shinyun Park, and Subhamoy Mahajan co-lead the machine learning and molecular simulations for this study. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have recently garnered considerable concerns regarding their impacts on human and ecological health. Despite the important roles of polyamide membranes in remediating PFASs-contaminated water, the governing factors influencing PFAS transport across these membranes remain elusive. In this study, we investigate PFAS rejection by polyamide membranes using two machine learning (ML) models, namely XGBoost and multimodal transformer models. Utilizing the Shapley additive explanation method for XGBoost model interpretation unveils the impacts of both PFAS characteristics and membrane properties on model predictions. The examination of the impacts of chemical structure involves interpreting the multimodal transformer model incorporated with simplified molecular input line entry system strings through heat maps, providing a visual representation of the attention score assigned to each atom of PFAS molecules. Both ML interpretation methods highlight the dominance of electrostatic interaction in governing PFAS transport across polyamide membranes. The roles of functional groups in altering PFAS transport across membranes are further revealed by molecular simulations. The combination of ML with computer simulations not only advances our knowledge of PFAS removal by polyamide membranes, but also provides an innovative approach to facilitate data-driven feature selection for the development of high-performance membranes with improved PFAS removal efficiency. We also would like to thank the funding support by the National Alliance for Water Innovation and the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Interfacial Engineering program, managed by Christina Payne! UW-Madison Mechanical EngineeringUW-Madison College of Engineering #PFAS #polyamide #machinelearning #molecularsimulations https://lnkd.in/gupw24vX

NEWS: Can desalination quench agriculture’s thirst? Some say it’s a costly pipe dream; others say it’s part of the future. "In the last five years, researchers have begun to puzzle out how brackish water, pulled from underground?#aquifers, might be de-salted cheaply enough to offer farmers another #waterresilience tool... But the?US Bureau of Reclamation, along with a research operation called the?National Alliance for Water Innovation (NAWI)?that’s been granted $185 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), have recently invested in projects that could turn that paradigm on its head. Recognizing the urgent need for #freshwater for farms—which in the US are mostly inland—combined with the ample if salty water beneath our feet, these entities have funded projects that could help advance small, decentralized #desalination systems that can be placed right on farms where they’re needed." Read more: https://lnkd.in/ewm2d3mY #agriculture #environmentalscience #farming

Untreated industrial wastewater poses a huge environmental risk. Top Innovator Membrion, Inc. is enabling companies to treat and recycle their wastewater on-site, achieving high water reuse rates and recovering valuable minerals crucial for green technologies. ?? Stay tuned for the announcement of the winners of the Tackling Water Pollution Challenge during the upcoming World Economic Forum Annual Meeting taking place 20 - 24 January. Learn more about UpLink at #WEF25 here: https://ow.ly/PekS50UErbP HCL Enterprise Greg Newbloom Arup AtkinsRéalis BlueTech Research Imagine H2O National Alliance for Water Innovation Mazarine Ventures IKEA #WaterPollution #CleanWater #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #SDG6 #Water

A big Connecticut Center for Applied Separations Technologies (CCAST) welcome to UConn Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering graduate student Akanksha Majumder who is pictured here making her first membrane. She will support a National Alliance for Water Innovation project in collaboration in Ayse Asatekin and ZwitterCo partner Ben Sundell. Welcome to the team!

Did you know fats, oils, and grease (FOGs) could fuel the future? ???? Thanks to ProcessWerx, LLC, a National Alliance for Water Innovation member organization, what used to be waste is now a resource. Their innovative cleantech solution transforms FOGs into US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-approved biofuel—a major leap in circular economy practices! Partnering with WM, this project not only reduces environmental impact but also showcases the power of collaboration. And the industry took notice: this project was honored with the Cleantech Impact: Water Award last month. ?? ?? What other everyday challenges could we rethink with innovations like this? Share your thoughts below! Berkeley Lab Berkeley Lab Earth and Environmental Sciences Area (EESA) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory National Renewable Energy Laboratory U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) #Energy #News #Technology #Science #Water