African Membrane Society

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#AMSIC_4 last day ended strong with two plenary lectures by Prof. Soraya Malinga and Prof. Essayas Alemayehu. Thank you ✨ A heartwarming honorary session of the late Prof. Enrico #Drioli also took place before officially concluding the congress. Ranil Wickramasinghe, Elena Tocci, Raja BEN AMAR, Lidietta Giorno, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Ph.D, Chem. Eng., Joao Crespo, Efrem Curcio and Sara Chergaoui all shared a word honoring the multiple ways he touched lives of membranologists around the globe. Finally, our scholars got to visit one of the local #water treatment plants 🌱💧 #AMSIC4 #Membrane_tech #Water #Enrico_Drioli #Science_for_Life Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Ph.D, Chem. Eng. Elena Tocci Lidietta Giorno Efrem Curcio Soraya Malinga Ranil Wikramsinghe Abdoulaye Doucoure Raja BEN AMAR

#Day_3 of #AMSIC_4 carried on with spectacular energy. Dr. Loredana De Bartolo gave an insightful lecture on membranes for bio-applications. It was followed with a #panel session on Higher education and industrial institutes. The afternoon was all about exploring the local art and #history of Ethiopia and a memorable dinner with traditional music. Here are some key points from the panel session: * The African Union is putting efforts in facilitating the exchange of goods among countries. Entrepreneurs should be aware of these advancements and try using local suppliers for raw material; * Companies not only should they offer engineering solutions but also the training and education necessary to build skilled workers, in collaboration with universities; * It is important to start planning and come up with solutions for specific applications that are competitive and cheap; * Work safety and health is an aspect to be improved in the workplace. Workers should be well informed of safety practices especially regarding hazardous chemicals. Thanks to all speakers and attendees for all the exciting discussions, as well as the fun times we shared at the dinner ✨ #AMSIC4 #Industry_inAfrica #Education_inAfrica #Economy #Membrane_applications #African_culture Loredana De Bartolo Caroline Jelagat Saina Ingati Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Ph.D, Chem. Eng. Abdoulaye Doucoure Walid Khoury 🐸 Stephan Rehlen Noreddine Ghaffour Dr. Moustapha Sene Elizabeth Guyman Vautour (she/her) Frank Lipnizki gaetan blandin Kibrom A. Gebru

#Day_2 of #AMSIC_4 hosted exciting talks, poster presentations and panel session on Women Excellence in Membrane Science and Technology. A major thanks to all speakers 👏✨ In Africa as in the rest of the world, women represent one third of the scientific community. Here are key points from the panel session: * Each person male or female, should have the freedom to choose their own understanding of excellence and the environment/ society should respect and endorse it. * Men have their share of struggle today between taking up responsibility, competition and meeting societal expectations as not all countries offer a parental leave to fathers. * Membrane technology particularly is marginally chosen based on passion and motivation to make an impact. It does not particularly endorse male/ female recruitment. * In academia, there is still unfortunately extra pressure on women to prove themselves. It drives some lose the motivation along the way. Let’s all support one another and set an environment comfortable to all ✨😃 #AMSIC_4 #Science_for_All #Sustainability #Science_in_Africa Lidietta Giorno Sara Chergaoui Rhea Verbeke Heidi Richards (PhD) Soraya Malinga Caroline Jelagat Saina Ingati Andrea Iris Schäfer Ludovic (Ludo) DUMEE Ivo Vankelecom Stefan Panglisch

#Day1 of #AMSIC_4 hosted talks of different flavors spanning from gas separation, water purification to nanofiltration and crystallization. Exciting discussions took place insisting on #innovation for #impact 💡 Thanks to all scholar from around the globe. 🌍 It has been exciting to see this rich content and passion about #membrane_tech ✨ #Membrane_technology #AMSIC_4 #Sustainability Suzana Nunes Mathias Ulbricht Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Ph.D, Chem. Eng. Lidietta Giorno Elena Tocci Ranil Wikramsinghe Sara Chergaoui gaetan blandin Rhea Verbeke Lakshmeesha Upadhyaya Abdoulaye Doucoure Kibrom A. Gebru Misgina Tilahun Tsehaye Ramato Ashu Tufa Raja BEN AMAR

Today #AMSIC-4 kicked off its technical conference. Representatives from local Ethiopian committees and Membrane Societies welcomed scholars from all over the world in #Addis_Ababa. They highlighted the opportunity to get to know one another while indulging in intriguing presentations on membrane science and technology. Above all, the opening ceremony included a minute of silence to pay respect to the late Prof. Enrico Drioli. #AMSIC4 #Membrane_Science #Circular_economy European Membrane Society EMS Shimelis Kebede Kassahun Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Ph.D, Chem. Eng. Sara Chergaoui Kibrom A. Gebru Abdoulaye Doucoure Misgina Tilahun Tsehaye Ramato Ashu Tufa

AMSIC-4 held a workshop yesterday, Nov. 4th, at the #Africa Center of Excellence for #Water Management at Addis Ababa University. Prof. Ranil Wikramsinghe , Prof. Mathias Ulbricht, Prof. Ludovic (Ludo) DUMEE, Prof. Joao crespo and Dr. Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Ph.D, Chem. Eng., delivered lectures in several areas in membrane science and technology including bioprocesses, water purification, and gas separation. #Membrane_education #AMSIC4 #Ethiopian_delicacies

#AMSIC-4 officially kicked off on 2nd Nov. with an exciting hands-on #training program at Addis Ababa Institute of Technology. Dr. Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Ph.D, Chem. Eng. and Dr. Ludovic (Ludo) DUMEE shared key technical aspects on UF membrane development, characterization and evaluation. More than 20 young reseachers got the chance to unleash their curiosity for the membrane field, while building new connections with one another #Membrane_education #AMSIC4 #Future_membranologists Kibrom A. Gebru Abdoulaye Doucoure Sara Chergaoui Shimelis Kebede Kassahun Raja BEN AMAR Ramato Ashu Tufa Misgina Tilahun Tsehaye

Attached details of AMSIC-4 Higher Education Membrane Workshop, a one-day training event to be held at the African Center of Excellence for Water Management (ACEWM) on November 4th, 2024. Many thanks to ACEWM hosts, the World Association of Membrane Societies (WA-MS) with its dedicated instructors. and all partners who're making this happen!