IWW Center for Water

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IWW Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut for Water Research (IWW for short)
legal form non-profit GmbH
founding 1986
Seat Mülheim an der Ruhr , Germany
management David Schwesig, Lothar Schüller
Number of employees about 150
Branch Research institute
Website www.iww-online.de

The IWW Center for Water (actually: IWW Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wasserforschung non-profit GmbH ) is a water research institute with headquarters in Mülheim an der Ruhr . The institute is a member of the Johannes-Rau-Forschungsgemeinschaft NRW and an affiliated institute of the University of Duisburg-Essen . It conducts interdisciplinary , national and international research in the water sector. The spectrum of activities ranges from basic research to practical application development, with a focus on applied research, practical advice, advanced training and knowledge transfer.

The work areas cover the entire water supply and range from resource protection and water extraction to water technology, water quality, water networks , water protection , biofilms in drinking water and industrial water , toxicology , water treatment , applied microbiology, water analysis (chemistry, microbiology, radioactivity) to hygiene and water economy & Management for water suppliers , industry and swimming pool operators. The research activities focus on four strategic research fields: 'Water Economy and Society,' Water Technology and Infrastructure ',' Water Resources and Environment 'and' Water Quality and Health '.

history

In 1986 the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wasserchemie und Wassertechnologie GmbH was founded in Mülheim an der Ruhr, another location was Biebesheim am Rhein / Hessen (IWW-Rhein-Main). 1997 saw the separation of the IWW Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wasserforschung gGmbH and the outsourcing of the consulting and analytical services into an independent company, the IWW Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut für Wasser Beratungs- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH. In 2004, IWW Nord GmbH was founded as a regional water laboratory in Diepholz (Lower Saxony) together with the EVB Huntetal GmbH public utility company and the Diepholz district.

Research and Teaching

The IWW works on research topics in publicly funded projects in conjunction with the Center for Water and Environment (ZWU) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, in cooperation and co-financing with public utilities or industrial partners or as contract research for individual companies. The scientific directorate, whose members hold chairs at the universities of Duisburg-Essen , the Technical University of Dortmund and the Technical University of Darmstadt , ensures the scientific quality of the projects and activities.

IWW supports the international and interdisciplinary water courses "Water Science" and "Management and Technology of Water and Wastewater" at the University of Duisburg-Essen, both through teaching activities and by supervising bachelor, master, diploma and doctoral theses. The institute has a variable technical center, fully equipped laboratories, a test field for large-scale investigations, and universally adaptable facilities for pilot tests (including filter columns, corrosion test stands, membrane test stands on a container scale).

IWW has also been a long-standing provider of training courses, especially for the staff of water suppliers, health authorities and operators of evaporative cooling systems. This includes mandatory training courses for drinking water samplers in accordance with the Drinking Water Ordinance, hygiene training courses in accordance with VDI guideline 6023 for the hygiene-conscious planning, execution and maintenance of drinking water systems, as well as training courses in accordance with VDI 2047 for the safe operation of evaporative cooling systems. Up to 25 training courses are held annually, with a total of over 5000 participants since 2002.

Projects / networks / cooperations

The IWW is a member of numerous (inter) national cooperations, networks and projects. In 2014, the IWW was accepted into the Johannes Rau Research Association of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, an umbrella organization of 15 independent, non-profit research institutes in North Rhine-Westphalia.

IWW research projects are funded by many well-known institutions, including the Federal Ministry of Education and Research , the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology , the German Association for Gas and Water , the German Federal Environment Foundation , the Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature and consumer protection of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia , the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection North Rhine-Westphalia as well as the working group of industrial research associations and the EU research framework program .

The research projects in which the IWW is involved deal, among other things, with the adaptation to the consequences of climate change (Dynaklim), with the protection of the drinking water supply against attacks (SecurEau), with the question of whether safe bathing in the Ruhr will be possible in the future will be (Safe Ruhr), with groundwater enrichment as a solution for water shortages and drought (MARSOL), with energetic optimization (ENERWA), with the testing of bio test batteries for monitoring trace substance adsorption with activated carbon in the further wastewater treatment, with transition paths for water infrastructure systems (TWIST ++), with innovations in the water sector (BINGO), with estrogenic and androgenic substances in hospital wastewater and with concepts for urban rainwater management and wastewater systems (KURAS).

The company is a founding member of the 'Aqua Research Collaboration ARC', an alliance of European water research institutes, and a member of the research network 'Questor Center', based in Belfast, which coordinates industry-funded research. IWW is also a member of the European network of reference laboratories for new environmental pollutants NORMAN, as well as the Water Supply and Sanitation Technology Platform WssTP.

With "TRUST - Transitions to the Urban Water Services of Tomorrow", IWW coordinated a European research project with 30 partner institutions from eleven European countries for the first time in 2011. In 2014, the DESSIN research project "Demonstrating Ecosystem Services Enabling Innovation in the Water Sector", also funded by the EU, followed. Outside of Europe, IWW carries out other application-oriented research projects, e.g. B. in Syria and Iran.

(Inter) national conferences

Since 1988 the IWW has been organizing national conferences with different focuses. The conferences are aimed at experts and practitioners from water supply and analysis who are involved in research or routine. The one- or two-day conferences are partially accompanied by extensive specialist exhibitions from numerous companies from the segment of the conference topic. Numbers of more than 200 participants are the rule. The conference results are often published as a summary on the web or in specialist journals, while the conference proceedings that used to be common are increasingly rare.

The most popular meeting formats of the IWW are: • MWAS:   M ülheimer W ater A nalytisches S eminar - Focus water analysis, quality management, sampling • MWTS:   M ülheimer W ater T echnical S eminar - focus on water treatment • MWÖS:  M ülheimer W ater Ö konomisches- S eminar - focus on water rates and sewage charges, asset management, efficiency in the supply

The IWW also regularly organizes international conferences, for example the 5th International Conference 'Water Contamination and Emergencies Conference' (WCEC5) in 2012 on the preventive protection of the drinking water supply in possible crises and emergencies, and the international conference DBP 2014: Disinfection By- products in drinking water in October 2014, which dealt with undesirable by-products that can arise from the disinfection of water. In April 2015 the "Cities of the Future - Transitions to the Urban Water Services of Tomorrow" conference took place in Mülheim an der Ruhr, which dealt with sustainable, urban water supply and was carried out jointly with the International Water Association (IWA).

Awards / prizes

For a concept developed in cooperation with the national metrology institute PTB for the comparability and traceability of water tests, scientists from the IWW received the CITAC Award in 2009.

In September 2013 Torsten C. Schmidt from the University of Duisburg-Essen and Scientific Director for Water Quality IWW Center Water received the Fresenius Prize from the Society of German Chemists . The prize is awarded to scientists who have made special contributions to scientific development and the promotion of analytical chemistry.

The research project SecurEau with IWW participation won the 2013 “The Stars of Europe” award from the French Ministry of Education and Research. With this award, the ministry honors the interdisciplinary and coordination performance of selected projects.

Rolf Gimbel, Head of the Process Engineering / Water Technology Department at the University of Duisburg-Essen and Scientific Director of the IWW Center for Water, was awarded for his special merits, especially in the further development of filter and membrane technologies, which enable extensive particle removal in the treatment of drinking water, 2010 the Willy Hager Medal .

One of the most prestigious and highly endowed international research prizes, the Advanced Investigators Grant of the European Research Council , went to the Scientific Director of the IWW, Rainer Meckenstock from the University of Duisburg-Essen, among others in August 2015 .

Mülheim Water Award

The Mülheim Water Award honors projects for practice-oriented research and development as well as the implementation of innovative concepts in the field of drinking water supply and water analysis. People and institutions from Europe with innovative processes, products, concepts or new findings with a pronounced practical and application relevance for water management can apply. This is about already implemented solutions with a high degree of innovation. The Mülheim Water Award does not focus on basic research.

As part of the five competitions that have taken place from 2006 to 2014, a total of over 100 applications from 20 different European countries were submitted, covering the entire spectrum of water management. From 2017 the Mülheim Water Award will appear with a revised concept and with a focus on the water supply. In addition to RWW Rheinisch-Westfälische Wasserwerkgesellschaft mbH based in Mülheim an der Ruhr, GERSTEL GmbH & Co. KG, which is also based in Mülheim, is strengthening the water analysis area as a new sponsor.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Center for Water and Environment (ZWU) of the University of Duisburg-Essen . Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ International Water Science course at the University of Essen . Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ International water course Management and Technology of Water and Wastewater at the University of Duisburg-Essen . Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ Sampler training . IWW is the organizer. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Website of the Johannes Rau Research Association (JRF) . Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ Dynaklim research project . IWW is a research partner. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  7. ↑ SecurEau research project . IWW is a research partner. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ IWW study Safe Ruhr . Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ Can we splash around in the Baldeneysee soon? In: Bild-Zeitung of January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ MARSOL research project . IWW is a research partner. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  11. ↑ ENERWA research project . IWW is a research partner. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  12. ↑ TWIST ++ research project . IWW is a research partner. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  13. ↑ BINGO research project . IWW is a research partner. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  14. ↑ KURAS research project . IWW is a research partner. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  15. ^ Aqua Research Collaboration, ARC . IWW is a founding member and owner of the secretariat. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  16. ^ Questor Center . IWW is a member. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  17. ↑ “Norman” network. Retrieved May 28, 2018 .
  18. ↑ WssTP website . IWW is a member. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  19. ↑ TRUST research project . IWW is a research partner and coordinator. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  20. ↑ DESSIN research project . IWW is a research partner and coordinator. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  21. ↑ Research and innovation funding . In: meo - the business magazine. Official journal of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  22. ↑ a b CITAC Award 2009 for IWW scientists . Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  23. ↑ SecurEau research project . IWW is a research partner. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  24. ^ ERC Advanced Investigators Grant for Scientific Director of the IWW . Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  25. ↑ https://www.muelheim-water-award.com/