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EASTERN & SOUTHERN AFRICA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (ACEII) WISE - Futures Centre for Water Infrastructure and Sustainable EnergyFutures NM-AIST , Arusha T anzania 1) Dr. Hans C. Komakech, Centre Leader 2) Dr. Yusufu


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EASTERN & SOUTHERN AFRICA HIGHER EDUCATION CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE (ACEII)

WISE - Futures

Centre for Water Infrastructure and Sustainable EnergyFutures NM-AIST , Arusha T anzania

1)

  • Dr. Hans C. Komakech, Centre Leader

2)

  • Dr. Yusufu Abeid Chande Jande Deputy

Centre Leader 3)

  • Prof. Charles V. Lugomela, NM-AIST

Deputy Vice Chancellor PFA

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WISE - Futures

VISION

  • To achieve excellence in teaching, learning,

research, and outreach in water, sanitation, and energy.

MISSION

  • Provide excellent learning environment for

graduates to specialize in water and energy related fields.

  • Provide stimulating environment for early career

researchers solving pressing development problems

  • Strengthen regional and international research

collaboration in order to promote the development of cutting edge solutions to the key development challenges

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Research Areas

Energy ✓ Energy storage materials from biomass ✓ Biomass gasification ✓ Hydro turbine design ✓ Wind turbine design ✓ Energy management ✓ Solar PV ✓ Biogas production ✓ Biodiesel production

WISE-Futures PhD student right front), in Korea Maritime and Ocean University (South Korea) for four months exchange visit on cross-flow hydro turbine design

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Research Areas (…)

Water and Sanitation ✓ Urban sanitation mapping and planning ✓ Desalination: capacitive deionization and reverse osmosis ✓ Defluoridation ✓ Waste water treatment; constructed wetlands ✓ Decentralized waste water treatment and resource recovery

Credit: Babati Sanitation Research Team (2016-2018)

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Research Areas (…)

Water Resources and agriculture ✓ Hydrology and climate studies ✓ Water and ecosystem services ✓ Ground water quality and flow system analysis ✓ Land use change and agricultural practice on ground water recharge and quality ✓ Water Productivity and irrigation development.

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Partners Collaboration Activities

  • Collaboration with Shinshu

University

  • Research partnership
  • Student co-supervision
  • Focus: hydrology and water

resources flow systems study, water treatment and purification (fluoride removal)

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Innovation

  • Commercialization of

research,

  • Startups,
  • Joint venture with the

company

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Interested Collaboration Area

  • Energy storage systems development for solar and wind energy
  • Solar PV design and production
  • Turbine design and production for wind and hydro
  • Water resources management
  • Sanitation, i.e., waste water treatment and re-use, user interfaces

design, etc.

  • Water purification technologies.
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ThankYou

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