iWMK 2024

Date：
November 14 (14:45-19:30), 15 (08:55-17:00)
Venue：
Takikawa Memorial Hall, Kobe University

Thanks to all joining members. The iWMK2024 ended with active participation and exchanges. We look forward to seeing you again in Kobe at the next iWMK2025.

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The International Workshop on Membrane in Kobe (iWMK) is an annual event hosted by the Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University (MaFTech center), with the aim at academic exchanges and discussions on today’s advanced membrane research and technology.

The iWMK2024 will be an on-site event at Kobe University. This year we have totally 13 universities from 10 different countries and regions. The researchers from these facilities will give presentations on their recent research activities. Additionally, we are very honored to have Prof. Ryan Lively from Georgia Institute of Technology (UAS) for an online Plenary Lecture. We also planned a poster presentation session for students. 

We believe the iWMK2024 will not only provide a wide spectrum of exchanges on today’s membrane research, but also a great learning opportunity for students as well as a diverse networking place for academia and industry.

Participating overseas partners

  • Chung Yuan University (Taiwan)

  • National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)

  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)

  • Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia)

  • Singapore Membrane Consortium (Singapore)

  • Tiangong University (China)

  • University of Technology Sydney (Australia)

  • Victoria University (Australia)

  • University of Arkansas (the U.S.)

  • Gyeongsang National University (Korea)

  • Institute on Membrane Technology (Italy)

  • Zhejiang University (China)

  • Kobe University (Japan)


Programs（Nov 14 -15）

Nov 14（Day 1）

1４：４５〜1９：３０　Oral presentations from the overseas partners and student poster session

Opening
14:45-15:00

Prof. Hideto Matsuyama
Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University

 Director’s Opening Remarks

Presentation 1
15:00-15:30

Prof. Antoine Venault
Chung Yuan Christian University

 Incorporation of Nanomaterials Into PVDF Porous Membranes For Improved Water Treatment

Presentation 2
15:30-16:00

Prof. S Ranil Wickramasinghe &
Prof. Xianghong Qian
University of Arkansas

 Emerging Challenges for Virus Filtration: Validation of Virus Clearance and Virus Purification
Presentation 3
16:00-16:30

Prof. Koji Kuraoka
Kobe University

 Preparation of organic–inorganic hybrid gas barrier membranes
16:30-16:45

Break
Presentation 4
16:45-17:15

Prof. Xiaohua Ma &
Prof. Shuang Hao
Tiangong University

 Crosslinked intrinsic microporous polymers for efficient gas enrichment / Precise Construction of Anti-Fouling Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membranes
Presentation 5
17:15-17:45

Prof. Liping Zhu
Zhejiang University

 Ultrathin-film composite membranes prepared by molecular layer-by-layer deposition reaction
17:45-18:00

Break

  
18:00-19:30

Poster presentation &
Welcome reception
Takigawa Memorial Hall,
Kobe University

 Students’ poster session
Nov 15（Day 2）

０８：５５〜１7：00　Plenary lecture and oral presentations from overseas partners

08:55-09:00

Prof. Hideto Matsuyama
Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University

 Director’s Opening Remarks
Plenary Lecture
09:00-10:30		 Prof. Ryan P. Lively
Georgia Institute of Technology

Membrane technologies are key enablers of the energy transition
10:30-10:45
Break
Presentation 6
10:45-11:15
Dr. Jianhua Zhang
Victoria University
 Treatment to surfactant containing wastewater with membrane distillation membrane with novel sandwich structure
Presentation 7
11:15-11:45
Dr. Adil Dhalla
Singapore Membrane Consortium
 Singapore START Centre: Taking Inventions to Products and Processes
11:45-13:00
Lunch
Presentation 8
13:00-13:30
Dr. Helen Julian
Institut Teknologi Bandung
 Unlocking the Potential of Natural Resources: Current Membrane Research in ITB
Presentation 9
13:30-14:00
Prof. Sang Yong, Nam
Gyeongsang National University
Researches on new membranes for green society in Gyeongsang National University
Presentation 10
14:00-14:30
Dr. Adhimoorthy Prasannan
National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Nanoparticle-Infused Polyelectrolyte Complexes: A New Era in Membrane Technology
Presentation 11
14:30-15:00
Prof. King Lun Yeung
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Treatment of recalcitrant pollutants in a dual membrane reactor system: Experimental and Modelling Study
15:00-15:15
Break
Presentation 12
15:15-15:45
Prof. Ho kyong Shon
University of Technology, Sydney
Impacts of a move toward Nutrients in a Circular Economy
Presentation 13
15:45-16:15
Dr. Alberto Figoli
Dr. Alfredo Cassano
Institute on Membrane Technology – National Research Council of Italy (CNR-ITM)
Highlights of Research on Sustainable Membrane Fabrication
and Membrane-based Agro-Food Processes
at the Institute on Membrane Technology (CNR-ITM)
Presentation 14
16:15-16:45
Prof. Hideto Matsuyama
Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University

Recent research activities at the membrane center of Kobe University
Closing
16:45-17:00
Prof. Tomohisa Yoshioka
Kobe University

Closing speech