물환경연구재단(WERF)이 2015년 비요청 연구 프로그램(Unsolicited Research Program) 아래 선(先)제안을 받아들였다고 밝혔다. 물환경연구재단은 오늘날 가장 심각한 수질 문제의 이해를 큰 폭으로 고취시키고, 폐수 및 우수 프로그램이 직면하고 있는 도전과제에 대한 현실적인 해결방안을 제공하려는 목표의 선구적 연구의 자금을 지원하고 있다. 재단은 또한, 기존의 연구를 실행으로 옮길 수 있는 제안을 고려할 계획이다.

제안자들은 수질 문제에 관한 과학·기술을 향상시키고자 재단이 실행하고 있는 노력과 일치하는 주제에 대한 선제안을 제출해야 한다.

The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) has announced that it is currently accepting pre-proposals under its 2015 Unsolicited Research Program. WERF is funding pioneering research that significantly advances our understanding of today's most pressing water quality issues and provides practical solutions to the challenges facing wastewater and stormwater programs. WERF will also consider proposals that take existing research closer to implementation.

Proposers are invited to submit pre-proposals on topics consistent with WERF's ongoing efforts to advance science and technology addressing water quality issues as they impact water resources, the atmosphere, the land, and quality of life. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, conveyance systems; wastewater treatment; reuse; solids management; condition assessment and infrastructure management; energy efficiency; decentralized collection and treatment systems; risk assessment and communication; watershed management and water quality; and other emerging issues.

The 2015 Unsolicited Research Program also encourages submittals of applications to test and evaluate innovative technologies at wastewater and stormwater facilities. The launch and growth of the joint WERF/ WEF Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology (LIFT) program has placed an increased emphasis and urgency on moving new technologies into practice and accelerating innovation. LIFT's high-priority technology areas currently include: biosolids to energy, energy from wastewater, digestion enhancements, nutrient removal, p-recovery, collection systems, and green infrastructure.

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 5월 29일]