The KAUST Water Desalination and Reuse Center (WDRC) was opened last month and heralded by industry collaborators and officials for its strong potential to impact water quality and supply world-wide. The Center's inaugural ceremony was attended by Dr. Mohamed Al-Saud, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Water and Electricity; Dr. Mazen Bin Abdulrazaq Balilah, Member, Majlis Al-Shura (Financial Affairs); Dr. Bakr Bin Hamza Khoshaim, Member, Majlis Al-Shura (Security Affairs), Dr. Adil Bushnak, President, Bushnak Academy, and WDRC's Director Professor Gary Amy. Global climate change, rising population and increased demands from the agricultural sector are escalating the crisis for clean water worldwide. In industrialized countries, 60% of all water is consumed for industrial purposes. Therefore new and more efficient wastewater reuse technologies - which tackle water filtration and treating - are needed to counter the insatiability for clean water in manufacturing, food production, power plants, and more. Scientists in the WDRC are working on solutions to tackle these challenges, according to a press release of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). --MORE
