New research chair for Stellenbosch University

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A new research chair at Stellenbosch University (SU), sponsored by ERW AT, is focusing on innovations in water research as well as upping water treatment and water management skills in the water sector. The ERW AT Chair in Wastewater Management will be hosted by the university’s Water Institute. Prof Gideon Wolfaardt, a recognised expert and leading researcher in the biological and engineering aspects of water research, is the first research professor to hold the chair. The focus of the new ERW AT chair is on scientific and technical advances in wastewater management, water quality, water use and demand, as well as fostering partnerships to improve the water research and management skills of scientists, engineers and technical personnel. Prof Wolfaardt has returned from Canada to take up the post. There he held a research chair in Environmental Interfaces and Biofilms from 2004. Accoring to Prof Eugene Cloete, SU Vice Rector: Research and Innovation, ensuring a safe water supply for South Africa and Africa is possible, but will require innovation and action.

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