Session 1: From Waste to Resource in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS)

  • Amit Gross, The Jacob Blaustein Institutes for Desert Research (BIDR), Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU):  Assimilation-based Aquaculture (with general introduction on aquaculture development and overview on RAS)
  • Amit Savaya, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development:  Aquaculture Development in Israel, with Emphasis on RAS
  • Ori Lahav, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology: A Physicochemical Water-Treatment Approach for Growing Edible Fish in RAS  

Session 2: Novel Membrane Technologies for Water Treatment in RAS

  • Ranil Wickramasinghe, University of Arkansas: Applications of Membrane Technology in Water/Wastewater Treatment – Overview
  • Avner Ronen, BIDR, BGU: Electrochemical RAS 
  • Swatantra Singh, IIT, Bombay Electroconductive Laser-Induced Graphene Membranes for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems: Chemical-Free Fouling Control, Pathogen Inactivation, and Therapeutant Removal
  • Oded Nir, BIDR, BGU:  Ammonia Removal and Recovery Zeolites
  • Wen Zhang, New Jersey Institute of Technology: Membrane Fouling General Related to RAS
  • Xianghong Qian, University of Arkansas: Mixed-matrix Electrospun Membranes for Ammonium Recovery from Aquaculture Wastewater 


     

Special Plenary

  • Michael Timmons, Cornell University: Advances in Recirculating Aquaculture 

Session 3: From Waste to Resource in RAS

  • Sarina Ergas, University of South Florida: Multi-trophic Aquaculture
  • Dina Zilberg, BIDR, BGU: Microalgae-based RAS (MIC-RAS)
  • Hiram Karanja, BIDR, BGU: Enhancing Nitrogen and Phosphorus Recovery in Indoor Brackish Water Aquaponics through Anaerobic Sludge Treatment

Session 4: Functional Materials for RAS Water Treatment and Sensing

  • Camilah Powell, University of Texas at San Antonio: Anti-biofouling Laser-Induced Graphene (LIG) Sensors for Water Quality Monitoring
  • Chris Arnusch, BIDR, BGU: Water treatment using LIG
  • Hadar Ben Yoav, BIDR, BGU: In Field Monitoring of Water Quality using Electrochemical Sensors
  • Moshe Herzberg, BIDR, BGU: Electro-Responsive LSPR Sensing for Water Quality and Fouling Prediction
  • Carmen Gomes, Iowa State University: Electrochemical-based Sensors for Water Quality Monitoring in Hydroponics and Agriculture
  • Jonathan Claussen, Iowa State University: Deploying the Lab: On-Drone Sensing and On-Plant Wearables for Water Quality, Disease Risk, and Spray Verification