Abteilung Verfahrenstechnik

Awarded by the IWA Specialist Group on Modelling and Integrated Assessment (MIA) to Kris Villez on 17.06.2015.

Kris Villez received the "Program Award" (i.e. best oral presentation) during the 9th IWA Symposium on Systems Analysis and Integrated Assessment (Watermatex2015) for the oral presentation with title "Qualitative trend analysis for fault detection in batch processes."

Links:

• IWA Specialist Group on Modelling and Integrated Assessment (MIA)

Awarded by Kanton Zug to Rittmeyer AG, Baar, Switzerland on 13.11.2013

Eawag, and more specifically the Spike research group, has participated in the development of several modules which are integrated in the RITUNE software for which Rittmeyer AG obtained the Kanton Zug Innovation Award.

Freely translated from Kanton Zug:
The company Rittmeyer AG in Baar won the Innovation Award 2013 of the Kanton Zug with the RITUNE software. Thanks to this innovation 17 jobs can be secured at Rittmeyer AG. A new job has already been created and in the next two to three years, two to four additional positions are expected. The total investment is about 1 million CHF. The panel chairman, Councillor Matthias Michel explained the jury's motivation and the decision by the council as follows: "With this year's award, the Kanton Zug takes into account that the ICT sector in Kanton Zug is an important industry and that it has grown rapidly in recent years." The winning company is an innovative yet traditional company which has been active in Kanton Zug for over 100 years.

Links:

• Kanton Zug
• Rittmeyer AG

Awarded by Malmö University to Alma Mašić on 18.10.2013.

Alma Mašić received the award "Thesis of the year" on Friday Oct 18th 2013 in Malmö Slagthus when Malmö University celebrated its annual celebration and its 15th anniversary. The award was presented by the Vice-chancellor Hans Lindquist. Biomathematician Alma Mašić was rewarded with 50 000 SEK for her research on how, with the help of numerical simulations, one can see how suspended biomass interacts with biofilms in wastewater treatment plants - a thesis that could lead to better treatment of sewage.

Motivation for the award: "In her dissertation, Investigation of a biofilm reactor model with suspended biomass, Alma Mašić uses applied numerical simulations to study the interaction of suspended biomass with biofilms in wastewater treatment plants. Her research is a fundamental contribution to research on reactor modeling and a milestone in the development of mathematical models. In addition to its scientific value, her work will lead to improved sewage treatment and thereby improve the environment in the future."

Links:

• Malmö University

Awarded by IWA Specialist Group on Instrumentation, Control, and Automation (ICA) to Kris Villez on 20.09.2013.

Kris Villez received the "2nd Best Poster Award" award during the 11th IWA conference on instrumentation control and automation (ICA2013) for the poster with title "Structural observability and redundancy classification for sensor networks in wastewater systems"

Links:

• IWA Specialist Group on Instrumentation, Control, and Automation (ICA)