ZWU Water Day

Join us! ZWU World Water Day 2026

To celebrate World Water Day 2026, we are excited to invite you to the ZWU Water Day 2026 on March 17, 2026, at the Glaspavillon!

Look forward to a day filled with inspiring talks, exchanges, and networking related to current topics in water research.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Agenda

09.00 am	Registration & Market of Opportunities
09.30 am	Opening Remarks
	Prof. Dr. Torsten C. Schmidt (Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, UDE Chairman of the ZWU)
	Impuls Talks - ZWU Projects
	Sebastian Schmuck (Urban Water and Waste Management, UDE) & Bastian Steeden (Building Project Management, UDE) FUTURE WATER CAMPUS Bennetta Koomson (KNUST, Kumasi, Ghana) Empowering Women for Sustainable Water Solutions in Africa Christoph Donner (Ruhrverband) Sediment Management of the Ruhr Reservoires
10.30 am	Coffee Break
11.00 am	ZWU Members & Collaboration
	Jonas Lehman (Research Group for Post-Mining Utilization, Fraunhofer IEG) Sustainable Energy from Mine Water: A Case Study from Essen, Germany Lisa Voskuhl (Microbiology of Ecotones, UDE) Algal–Prokaryotic alliances in freshwater oil degradation Lucas Landwehrkamp (Mechanical Process Engineering / Water Technology, UDE) Long-Term Instrument Collaboration for Thermogravimetry Hybrid-Instrument
12.00 pm	Lunch & Market of Opportunities
01.00 pm	Early Career & Diversity / WGS
	Laura Kuschmierz (Coordination FMentiChem, UDE) & Theresa Witt (Coordinator mentoring³, UDE) Supporting Womens Careers in Academia and Research Annika Gruhlke (Instrumental Analytical Chemistry, UDE) Oxidative Degradation of Aminopolyphosphonates Nouhaila ait Zerraf (Université Mohammed V de Rabat) tbd Dana Bludau (Biodiversity, UDE) Stress Microbes & Me: What Freshwater Systems Taught Me about Surviving a PhD
02.00 pm	Coffe Break
02.30 pm	ZWU & Beyond
	Christina Zollmarsch (Greentech Ruhr) Greentech.Ruhr: Innovating the Blue Sector Hannes Rothe (Sustainability and Innovation in Digital Ecosystems, UDE) Entrepeneurship Stefanie Rehwald (Research Data Services UB, UDE) Research Data Management Dr. Maximilian Krug (Multimodal Communication, Social Interaction & Technology, UDE) Science Communiaction & Gender Equality
03.30	Networking

Market of Opportunities

The Market of Opportunities at the ZWU Water Day is an all-day exhibition designed for networking and exchange. It offers a platform to present projects, showcase research, and connect with members of the water community. Companies and institutions can share job opportunities, highlight innovative initiatives, and engage with experts in the field. Visit throughout the day to explore exciting developments and make valuable connections.

If you’re interested in exhibiting, please feel free to contact us!