Disinfection and Oxidation Processes for Building Sustainable Water Supplies Globally

The Gordon Research Seminar on Water Disinfection, Byproducts and Health is a unique forum for graduate students, postdoctoral scholars, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange the latest research findings and innovative ideas.

The 2023 GRS session will focus on bringing together international multidisciplinary research to address the challenges of maintaining sustainable and safe drinking water for the world under multiple stressors (e.g., climate change, world population growth). This seminar targets a broad audience including chemists, toxicologists, engineers, epidemiologists, microbiologists, and policy experts. Topics include disinfection and oxidative water treatment in developed and developing countries, chemical analysis of treatment byproducts (e.g., identification of unknown contaminants, automation, real-time monitoring), toxicological and epidemiological assessment of byproducts, treatment paradigms/schemes for diverse water sources (e.g., water reuse, desalination) and their relevance for a sustainable water supply. The seminar also welcomes other relevant topics such as treatment of recreational water and other matrices through which exposure to DBPs might take place.

The 2023 GRS will feature a professional development panel discussion by international leading professionals in the water treatment sector from academia, government, and industry. The discussion aims at providing insights on effective practices in building a research program and being an effective leader.