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Atmospheric water extraction or harvesting (AWH) is emerging as a crucial solution to global water challenges, spanning from humanitarian and domestic drinking water needs to military operations and industrial water usage. Advancements in material science, thermodynamics, and integrated process engineering are essential to address the diverse applications of AWH. Despite the inclusion of special sessions on AWH in certain conferences, the lack of dedicated AWH-focused events impedes collective progress in the field. Establishing a dedicated forum for AWH could foster synergistic dialogue and accelerate advancements in the AWH field to address a broad range of emerging AWH use cases ranging from domestic drinking water to industrial ultrapure water or even to address water needs as part of future energy transitions.
The Southwestern USA, currently grappling with severe droughts, serves as a focal point for AWH discussions. Many end-users in the region are exploring AWH as a viable component of their future water resource strategies. Individual homeowners off the water grid, as well as urban dwellers, are contemplating AWH for drinking water. Various industries, including beverage, healthcare, semiconductor, and data centers, are investing in research, pilot tests, and the integration of AWH into their water portfolio to achieve net-zero water footprints. Municipalities are also exploring AWH applications in cooling towers to replace water-intensive evaporative cooling technologies. The technical challenges posed by AWH encompass water production rates, energy efficiency, microclimate impact, air quality influence on water quality, and scaling innovations from small to large-scale operations.
To tackle these challenges and encourage collaboration, we extend an invitation to the Atmospheric Water Harvesting Summit hosted at Arizona State University. This gathering will unite a diverse array of experts, encompassing researchers, start-ups, large AWH companies, and a broad spectrum of AWH end-users. The summit will be structured around two primary themes: 1) Emerging opportunities for AWH Applications across multiple use cases; and 2) Fundamental materials, thermodynamics, and processes driving AWH technologies. Join us in advancing the discourse and progress in Atmospheric Water Harvesting – a key solution for water challenges worldwide.
Logistics
Scheduled to kick off at lunchtime on Thursday, February 8 and conclude mid-day on February 9. The Summit will include a variety of presentation formats, including panel discussions, keynote addresses, invited talks, and submitted presentations. Additionally, there will be an engaging poster contest with awards specifically designated for early-stage researchers. Sponsored funding opportunities and awards for outstanding poster presentations will also be available. Participants can choose to take part in an optional tour of cutting-edge Atmospheric Water Harvesting (and other) testbeds at Arizona State University.
The summit organizers are Profs. Paul Westerhoff (Arizona State University), Anjali Mulchandani (University of New Mexico), Sameer Rao (University of Utah), and H. Jeremy Cho (University of Nevada, Las Vegas). Contact us if you have any questions via email (Gabe.Rice@asu.edu).
In addition, we are coordinating two virtual international AWH sessions approximately one week prior to the live conference to facilitate the participation of the global north and south. The first session will encompass Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, while the second session will focus on Asia and Australia. These half-day virtual sessions will be facilitated by esteemed experts: Prof. M. M. Awad from Mansoura University, Egypt, and Prof. Peng Wang from Sun Yat-sen University. Summarized insights from these pre-sessions will be presented by the hosts during the live meeting in Tempe, Arizona.
This event provides an excellent chance to explore Arizona, and we encourage attendees to extend their stay over the weekend. Registration costs are being kept minimal (under $150), thanks to sponsorships. A block of hotel rooms has been secured near the Summit location at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ, conveniently situated approximately 15 minutes from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport.
Abstracts due December 15, 2023
Register here: https://na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg.php?eventid=775071&resume=ODAzOD…