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Prof. Dr. Andreas N. Angelakis holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science from the Agricultural University of Athens and a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis, USA. He has been an honorary member, fellow, and distinguished fellow of IWA, since 2010, 2012, and 2015, respectively. He has been a chairperson of IWA-SG on water history since October 2023. In addition, he is member of the European Academy of Sciences & Art and the French Water Academy. Furthermore, he is an honorary professor at Hubei Univ., Wuhan, China. His research interests include, among others, small and decentralized water management systems, wastewater treatment and waste reuse, and water resources technologies in ancient civilizations. He has authored or co-authored more than 550 publications, including articles in reputable international peer-reviewed journals, Greek and English books, book chapters, and more, with more than 9,000 Google citations and i10-index 135.

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The Water-Energy-Food Nexus

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Prof. Dr. Andrea G. Capodaglio's research interests include water quality management, water and wastewater treatment, advanced wastewater treatment processes (including AOP/AORPs and bioelectrochemical systems), recovery of energy and materials from wastewater (biogas, biochar, and bio-oils), and the achievement of sustainability in the water sector. Author of 140 Scopus-indexed papers (4400 citations, H-index 40), 345 Google-Scholar indexed papers (6000 citations, H-index 44). Ranked in the Stanford “Top 2% world scientists” list since 2019. Coordinated several international projects sponsored by the EC and by the US-EPA. Member of several scientific and professional international associations involved in the water sector, such as IWA, ACS, WEF, ASCE, etc.

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Nonconventional Water Resources Focusing on Desalinated Water

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Prof. Dr. Andreas N. Angelakis holds a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Science from the Agricultural University of Athens and a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Davis, USA. He has been an honorary member, fellow, and distinguished fellow of IWA, since 2010, 2012, and 2015, respectively. He has been a chairperson of IWA-SG on water history since October 2023. In addition, he is member of the European Academy of Sciences & Art and the French Water Academy. Furthermore, he is an honorary professor at Hubei Univ., Wuhan, China. His research interests include, among others, small and decentralized water management systems, wastewater treatment and waste reuse, and water resources technologies in ancient civilizations. He has authored or co-authored more than 550 publications, including articles in reputable international peer-reviewed journals, Greek and English books, book chapters, and more, with more than 9,000 Google citations and i10-index 135.

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Controlling Stormwater at the Source: Dawn of a New Era in Integrated Water Resource Management

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Dr. Chicgoua Noubactep studied chemistry at the University of Yaoundé (Cameroon), and received his Master of Science there in 1992 based on “Drinking Water Treatment with Activated Carbons”. In 2002, he earned his PhD from the University of Freiberg (Germany) for studies on groundwater remediation using metallic iron, and received his habilitation in 2011 on “Metallic Iron for Safe Drinking Water Provision” from the University of Göttingen (Germany). Currently, he is an associate professor at the Department of Applied Geology of the University of Göttingen. Dr. Noubactep’s research focuses on safe drinking water provision for households and small communities, self-reliance in safe drinking water provisions, and migration and mitigation of contaminants in the hydrosphere. Dr. Noubactep’s major contribution over the past two decades has focused on the operating mode of Fe0-based systems for groundwater remediation and safe drinking water supply. He has challenged the still prevailing view that metallic iron is a reducing agent under environmental conditions. Since 2017, Dr. Noubactep has extended his expertise to water management with a special emphasis on rainwater harvesting (RWH).