2026 1.2

How new developments in physical chemistry can impact water technology applications

Physical chemistry plays an increasingly important  role in water technology, with applications ranging from membrane separations, absorption, energy use in gas-liquid-solid contactors, to corrosion prevention and detection. In this session, esteemed international speakers describe their scientific discoveries in physical chemistry related to energy, environment, or water.

  • Neuromorphic computing with water: from dissolved salt to microfluidic memristors, prof.dr. Rene van Roij, Utrecht University
  • From Niels Bjerrum to Pieter Debye and Back: How do ions behave in solution?, dr. Johan Nordstrand, Stockholm University, Sweden
  • The micromorphology of reactions, phase changes and transport in thin porous layers, prof.dr. Henk Huinink, Eindhoven University of Technology