Optimising AD through collaboration

JAMES CHONGRoyal Society Industry FellowDepartment of Biology

james.chong@york.ac.uk@insanity_onehttps://goo.gl/c17LxT WWT2018, Birmingham 27 Nov 2018

JON BRIGGInnovation Manager

Yorkshire Water

Context of Collaboration

Business Context

• CAPEX

• OPEX

• Pathogen

• Process Stability

ChallengesFill the gaps in knowledge

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Dewaterer

4 years’ funding from Royal Society from Oct 2016 to cover 50% salaryAssociated indirect costs covered by University of YorkDirect costs covered by Yorkshire Water

The Industry Fellowship scheme aims to enhance knowledge transfer in science and technology between those in industry and those in academia. It provides opportunities for an academic scientist to work on a collaborative project with industry, or someone employed in industry to work on a collaborative project with a university department or not-for-profit research organisation. It is anticipated that fellows will establish personal and corporate links between the two sectors in the UK as a foundation for their long-term future development.

Royal Society Industry Fellowship

Route to innovationresearch

programmedesign

rapid screening

facility

pilot scale

testing

process scale

testing

deployment

identification of business

needs

Lab facilities: System-60

Pilot facilities: 2 x 1000L

Yumechris Amekan(3-4 year Indonesian Gvt PhD)

Kimberley Barnes(4 year RS Industry PhD)

Atalie Scriverner(RS Industry Summer Studentship)

Matthew Dowson(RS Industry Summer Studentship)

Additional staff

Bridlington

Naburn

Esholt

Hull

Goole

Sutton

(Mitchell Laithes)

Caldervale

Lundwood

Sandall

Wombwell

Aldwarke

Blackburn Meadows

Woodhouse Mill

Staveley

Old Whittington

AD TourdeYorkshire

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So What!

• People, Assets and Funding in place

• Ambition set

• Programme of Research established

• Value delivered now and for the long term

• “Collaboration” ongoing and designed to be future flexible

Jane Thomas-OatesJulie Wilson

Charles BanksSonia Heaven

Yue ZhangMark Walker

Mohammad PourkashanianBill Nimmo

Anna AlessiJames RobsonOliver Noble

Yumechris AmekanJack Murgatroyd

Kim BarnesAnnabel Cansdale

Farah Shahi*Henry Nicholls

David VaughanDebs RathboneMark Gronnow

Peter AshtonSally JamesJohn Davey

Katherine NewlingKelly Redeker

Thanks

Tom TaylorPhillip Blaen

Richard Kershaw