13th IWA Specialist conference on Wastewater Ponds and Algal Technologies

Local organizer
UNSW Global Water Institute/UNSW Faculty of Engineering

Image credit: Melbourne Water*

WPAT2022 will provide a forum for the international research community, water utilities and water professionals to present and discuss the latest developments in the application of pond systems to wastewater treatment and the use of algae for resource recovery and production of added value products using wastewater as the growth medium. WPAT 2022 will also provide an opportunity for early career researchers and young water professionals to engage with international experts. The program will include the use of pond and photobioreactor systems for the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants and pathogens from wastewater, enabling water reuse. The potential to recover energy and chemical feedstocks from the photosynthetic organisms essential to the treatment process will be a unique focus of this conference.

This event follows the very successful IWALGAE 2019, which combined for the first time the 12th IWA Specialist conference on Wastewater Ponds and 2nd IWA Conference on Algal Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery where we enjoyed the tapas and beautiful architecture in Valledolid, Spain.

Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, WPAT22 will be delivered in hybrid mode as we take advantage of the latest technological advances that have become mainstream due to our rapid switch to remote working. We hope our virtual option also benefits those who may not be able to travel for other reasons, like family responsibilities. Whichever option works for you, we will endeavour to bring you a schedule full of exciting innovations, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities.

For those able to be with us in Melbourne, there will also be the possibility to travel to Melbourne Water’s Western Treatment Plant, a 110 square kilometre sewage treatment plant treating 50% of Melbourne’s sewage and producing 40,000 ML of recycled water/year, while also recognised as a Ramsar site.

Thematic areas
Wastewater Systems (small scale), Wastewater Systems (large scale), Water and Health, Resource Recovery and Reuse, Treatment Technologies
Event topics
Resource recovery
Biomass production
Added value products
Fugitive emissions
Public health
Organizing Committee
Rita Henderson
The University of New South Wales
Australia
Yes
Howard Fallowfield
Flinders University
Australia
Yes
Linhua Fan
RMIT
Australia
Yes
Greg Martin
Melbourne University
Australia
No
Andrew Ward
University of Queensland
Australia
No
Anas Ghadouani
University of Western Australia
Australia
Yes
Liah Coggins
University of Western Australia
Australia
Yes
Amanda Hazell
Australian Water Association
Australia
No
Celeste Ward
Stantec
Australia
No
Nick Crosbie
Melbourne Water
Australia
No
Raul Munoz
University of Valladolid
Spain
Yes
Miller Alonso Camargo-Valero
University of Leeds
United Kingdom
Yes
Cesar Moto Filho
ederal Unviersity of Minas Gerais
Brazil
No
Matthew Verbyla
San Diego State University
United States Of America
Yes
Narasinga Hanumanth Rao
University of New South Wales
Australia
No
Programme Committee
Miller Alonso Camargo-Valero
University of Leeds
United Kingdom
Yes
Howard Fallowfield
Flinders University
Australia
Yes
Raul Munoz
University of Valladolid
Spain
Yes
Adrian Unc
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Canada
No
Andrew Shilton
Massey University
New Zealand
No
Armando González Sánchez
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico
No
Benoit Guieyesse
Massey University
New Zealand
No
Bilasse Zongo
Université Nazi Boni, Bobo-Dioulasso
Burkina Faso
No
Bill Wood
Tasmanian Water Corporation (TasWater)
Australia
No
Bruce Jefferson
Cranfield University
United Kingdom
Yes
Cesar Moto Filho
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Brazil
No
Damien Batstone
University of Queensland
Australia
No
Daniel Puyol
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Spain
Yes
Elena Ficara
Politecnico di Milano
Italy
Yes
Eugenia J. Olguín Palacios
Institute of Ecology
Mexico
No
Fabiana Passos
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Brazil
No
Fernando Fermoso
Fermoso, Instituto de la Grasa, CSIC
Spain
No
Franklin Bailey Green
Allied Engineers, Inc
United States Of America
Yes
Gopalkrish Kumar
University of Stavanger
Norway
No
Grant Allen
University of Toronto
Canada
No
Haifeng Lu
China Agricultural University, Beijing
China
Yes
Ivet Ferrer
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech
Spain
Yes
Jason Park
NIWA
New Zealand
Yes
Jean-Philippe Steyer
INRA, LBE, Université Montpellier
France
Yes
Joan García
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech
Spain
No
John Benemann
Microbioengineering
United States Of America
No
Koenraad Muylaert
University of Leuven
Belgium
No
Li Gao
South East Water
Australia
No
Liah Coggins
University of Western Australia
Australia
Yes
Luisa Gouveia
Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG)
Portugal
No
Marcos Von Sperling
Universidade Minas Gerais
Brazil
Yes
Matthew Verbyla
San Diego State University
United States Of America
Yes
Miguel Peña-Varón
Universidad del Valle
Colombia
No
Navid Moheimani
Murdoch University
Australia
No
Nick Crosbie
Melbourne Water
Australia
No
Olivier Bernard
INRIA
France
No
Pedro A. García-Encina
University of Valladolid
Spain
Yes
Peter Ralph
University of Technology Sydney
Australia
No
Peter van der Steen
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
Netherlands
No
Qiuyan Yuan
University of Mantioba,
Canada
Yes
Rafael Bastos
Universidade Viscosa
Brazil
No
Rejane da Costa
Universidade Santa Catarina
Brazil
No
Robert Reinhardt
Algen
Slovenia
Yes
Silvia Bolado
University of Valladolid
Spain
Yes
Skefos Tsoukalis
Northern Territiory Power and Water Corp
Australia
Yes
Sofie Van Den Hende
ESPOL
Ecuador
Yes
Tania Vasconcelos Fernandes
NIOO-KNAW
Netherlands
Yes
Doan Thi Thai Yen
Hanoi University of Science and Technology
Vietnam
No
Yi Tao
Tsinghua University
China
Yes
Previous editions of this event

This is the 13th conference in a series which commenced as Specialist Group Conference on Waste Stabilisation Ponds in the 1980's. Previous conferences, for example, have been held in Valladolid (12th; 2019); Leeds (11th; 2016), (Cartagena 10th;2013) Adelaide (9th; 2011) Belo Horizonte (8th; 2009); 7th Bangkok (7th; 2006). Recent event details are as follows:

IWAlgae 19: 12th IWA Specialist conference on Wastewater Ponds and 2nd IWA Conference on Algal Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Valladolid, Spain, 1-2nd July 2019

1st IWA conference on Algal Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, Delft, Netherlands, 16-17th March 2017

11th IWA Specialist Group conference on Wastewater Pond technology, Leeds, UK, 21-23 Mar 2016

Event details
Type Conference
Country Australia
City Melbourne
Start date 3 Jul 2022
End date 6 Jul 2022
Upcoming deadlines
19/07/2021
Call for papers open
06/12/2021
Abstract submission deadline
21/03/2022
Authors’ notification
25/04/2022
Early bird registration deadline
17/01/2022
Extended abstract submission deadline
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