It was an honour and pleasure to attend the graduation and prize giving ceremonies at Cranfield University where the Water Conservation Trust provides a bursary for students on the Water and Wastewater Processes MSc course as well as a prize for the best dissertation. I was pleased to meet and congratulate Jennet Akech Ojur, the winner of our Dissertation Prize.
Her Project was The Effect of Polymeric Flocculants on the Settling of Clinoptilolite Ion Exchange Material Used for Remediation of Nuclear Wastewater. The project aimed to evaluate the effect of polymeric flocculants in settling radioactive spent clinoptilolite ion exchange material.
I was also pleased to meet academics and other students. I had some fascinating discussions with students and their parents. Despite some of the short-term challenges, I sensed an underlying commitment to sustainability and addressing todays issues on energy and water. I was very interested to hear of the various strands of the university’s work on sustainability and environmental engineering. Currently the university is facing a major period of change with reductions in student and staff numbers and the loss of some courses. The University is looking forward to its amalgamation with Kings College, London, with whom they have many interests in common as well as complementary strengths.
I was very interested to hear of experiences in different countries around the provision of fresh water and the treatment of wastewater. These two experts are from the USA and Spain.
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