News WEST Center Connects at IDA World Congress Monday, October 28, 2019 UA WEST Center connected with the international community during the 2019 International Desalination Association (IDA) World Congress in Dubai, Oct. 20-24. WEST is also collaborating with the IDA as host of it's Fellowship Program this fall. Read more Arizona Takes Step Toward DPR Tuesday, October 22, 2019 In one Arizona city, direct potable reuse (DPR) has become a reality. In September 2019, the Advanced Water Treatment Plant at the Scottsdale Water campus became the state’s first — and one of only three in the nation — permanent water treatment facility permitted to treat recycled water for potable water uses. Read more WEST Works to Build Citizens into Water Leaders Tuesday, October 15, 2019 WEST Center, along with Tucson Water and Pima County Wastewater Reclamation Dept, launched a program this fall to showcase water treatment technology and educate the public about critical water issues. Read more Indige-FEWSS Interns Work at WEST Center Thursday, September 26, 2019 In Summer 2019, two undergraduate interns from Diné College worked with WEST researchers as part of a unique Indige-FEWSS (Indigenous Food, Energy, and Water Security and Sovereignty) program experience. Read more National Water Reuse Action Plan Announced at WateReuse Symposium Wednesday, September 18, 2019 During the Annual WateReuse Symposium in San Diego (Sept. 8-11, 2019), A new National Water Reuse Action Plan was announced. Over a thousand water and wastewater professionals gathered to learn from each other, share information, and make connections around issues of water reuse. WEST was there! Read more WEST Students and Members Recognized at 2019 AZ WateReuse Symposium Wednesday, August 21, 2019 University of Arizona (UA) WEST members and students were well-represented at the Arizona WateReuse Symposium this July, 2019. Read more New Research uses Novel Smartphone-Based Technology to Detect Waterborne Pathogens Monday, July 8, 2019 In a recently-published study, UA researchers – including several from WEST Center – used new technology to demonstrate a highly sensitive and field-applicable method for detecting viruses in water. Read more Hickenbottom Projects Seek Water/Energy Efficiencies Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Working with UA faculty Dr. Kerri Hickenbottom, staff and students at WEST Center explore waste stream minimization and energy use efficiency through two inventive projects. Read more Desert Research Institute (DRI) Connects with WEST Monday, July 1, 2019 A visit to WEST Center by DRI's Dr. Maureen McCarthy sparked discussion around the application potentials of water/energy technologies in dispersed settlements, and possibilities for cross-institutional collaboration. Read more WEST Center Announced as IDA Fellowship Host Site Thursday, June 13, 2019 The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced today that UA WEST Center has been selected as the Host for the 2019-20 IDA Fellowship Program. A call for applications is open until July 30, 2019. Read more WEST Student Receives SBAR Graduate Fellowship Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Congratulations to Tenzin Phakdon, a first year PhD student in Environmental Engineering, for receiving the 1-year Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions (SBAR) graduate fellowship. Read more Study at WEST Investigates Pathogen Movement in Waterways Monday, May 13, 2019 With irrigation water safety as a goal, an ongoing study at WEST Center uses a sediment flume to measure how pathogens move from sediment to water. Read more 1 2 3 4 5 next › last » Events November 17, 2019 (All day) WEST Industry Meeting & Research Symposium The 2019 University of Arizona WEST Center Industry Meeting and Research Symposium will be held on November 17-18 in Tucson, AZ. The event will bring together water industry professionals, engineering and microbiology researchers, and students to share findings, explore collaborative opportunities, and discuss future directions. March 27, 2020 (All day) WRRC Annual Conference 2020 The Water Resources Research Center (WRRC) invites participants to engage in exciting water discussions during it's 2020 annual conference, "Water at the Crossroads: The Next 40 Years." The conference will be held at the Black Canyon Conference Center in Phoenix, AZ on March 27, 2020, and will take stock of the last forty years of water management in Arizona as well as look to the future." See All Events
WEST Center Connects at IDA World Congress Monday, October 28, 2019 UA WEST Center connected with the international community during the 2019 International Desalination Association (IDA) World Congress in Dubai, Oct. 20-24. WEST is also collaborating with the IDA as host of it's Fellowship Program this fall. Read more
Arizona Takes Step Toward DPR Tuesday, October 22, 2019 In one Arizona city, direct potable reuse (DPR) has become a reality. In September 2019, the Advanced Water Treatment Plant at the Scottsdale Water campus became the state’s first — and one of only three in the nation — permanent water treatment facility permitted to treat recycled water for potable water uses. Read more
WEST Works to Build Citizens into Water Leaders Tuesday, October 15, 2019 WEST Center, along with Tucson Water and Pima County Wastewater Reclamation Dept, launched a program this fall to showcase water treatment technology and educate the public about critical water issues. Read more
Indige-FEWSS Interns Work at WEST Center Thursday, September 26, 2019 In Summer 2019, two undergraduate interns from Diné College worked with WEST researchers as part of a unique Indige-FEWSS (Indigenous Food, Energy, and Water Security and Sovereignty) program experience. Read more
National Water Reuse Action Plan Announced at WateReuse Symposium Wednesday, September 18, 2019 During the Annual WateReuse Symposium in San Diego (Sept. 8-11, 2019), A new National Water Reuse Action Plan was announced. Over a thousand water and wastewater professionals gathered to learn from each other, share information, and make connections around issues of water reuse. WEST was there! Read more
WEST Students and Members Recognized at 2019 AZ WateReuse Symposium Wednesday, August 21, 2019 University of Arizona (UA) WEST members and students were well-represented at the Arizona WateReuse Symposium this July, 2019. Read more
New Research uses Novel Smartphone-Based Technology to Detect Waterborne Pathogens Monday, July 8, 2019 In a recently-published study, UA researchers – including several from WEST Center – used new technology to demonstrate a highly sensitive and field-applicable method for detecting viruses in water. Read more
Hickenbottom Projects Seek Water/Energy Efficiencies Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Working with UA faculty Dr. Kerri Hickenbottom, staff and students at WEST Center explore waste stream minimization and energy use efficiency through two inventive projects. Read more
Desert Research Institute (DRI) Connects with WEST Monday, July 1, 2019 A visit to WEST Center by DRI's Dr. Maureen McCarthy sparked discussion around the application potentials of water/energy technologies in dispersed settlements, and possibilities for cross-institutional collaboration. Read more
WEST Center Announced as IDA Fellowship Host Site Thursday, June 13, 2019 The International Desalination Association (IDA) announced today that UA WEST Center has been selected as the Host for the 2019-20 IDA Fellowship Program. A call for applications is open until July 30, 2019. Read more
WEST Student Receives SBAR Graduate Fellowship Wednesday, May 22, 2019 Congratulations to Tenzin Phakdon, a first year PhD student in Environmental Engineering, for receiving the 1-year Sustainable Bioeconomy for Arid Regions (SBAR) graduate fellowship. Read more
Study at WEST Investigates Pathogen Movement in Waterways Monday, May 13, 2019 With irrigation water safety as a goal, an ongoing study at WEST Center uses a sediment flume to measure how pathogens move from sediment to water. Read more
