Regional Environment and Sustainable
Development (RESD) program
Topic: Sustainable Urban Water System
Term: 2024/8/4-24.
*Shoji Yoshioka

Division of Material Chemistry, Graduate
School of Natural Science and Technology,
Kanazawa University

RESD Program 2024
ProgramSite-visits

Debating

Tsinghua University

Tsinghua
Univ(China)
Tongji
Univ(China)

Tohoku Univ
(Japan)Students

Students

KAIST(Korea)

Students

In total, 10 PhD
students will beselected

Students

Students

Kanazawa Univ
(Japan)POSTECH(Korea)

GIST(Korea)

Reporting
Topic: Sustainable Urban Water System
Term: 2024/8/4-24

Activities & Site VisitsAug. 4-6 Kanazawa

Aug. 7-9 Tohoku

・Laboratory tour
・Site visit
・Saigawa septic center・Ishikawa Eco-house
・Lectures
・Laboratory tour
・Visiting Kitagami River

Aug. 18-21 Tsinghua
・Lectures・Beijing Drainage Group・Water reclamation plant

Aug. 22-24 Tongji ・Lectures

・Student seminar・Suzhou creek tour

Aug. 10-12 KAIST・Lectures・Student seminar

Aug. 13-15 POSTECH

・Lectures
・Laboratory tour
・Korean water cluster

Aug. 16-18 GIST

・Lectures
・Laboratory tour
・Seomjin River Water Center・Jeonju Hanok Village tour

LecturesAug. 7-9 Tohoku

Aug. 10-12 KAIST①Dr. Mohan Amarasiri,
Antibiotic Resistance in Aquatic Environments②Prof. Komori Daisuke, Toward designingsustainable development based on physical andsocial evidence① Prof. Sukhwan Yoon,
Microorganisms preying on greenhouse gases:
concentration matters②Prof. Chanhee Boo, Temperature Swing
Solvent Extraction (TSS) for sustainable
treatment of hypersaline brines

Aug. 18-21 Tsinghua

Aug. 13-15 POSTECH①Dr. Xianghua Wen, Prof.
A Sustainable Water System
in citied- considerations in wastewaters② Prof. Hoifeng Jia, Sponge City and Low Impact
Development of Urban Runoff and Water QualityControl③ Prof. Xiaomao Wang, Drinking Water Treatment
Processes and Principles①Dr. Woochul Song, Assoc. Prof.
MOF water harvester: extracting drinking water from
Death Valley desert air in ambient sunlight②Mr. Anqi Liu, Student
AI-based Understanding of Emotional Shifts from
Water Pollution Complaints: Impact of Hydroclimatic
Extreme and COVID-19

Aug. 22-24 Tongji

Aug. 16-18 GIST

①Prof. Hailong Yin, Better city, Better life: Water
Pollution Control of Suzhou Creek in Shanghai②Ms. Qian Jia, Formation of odorous aldehydes,
nitriles and N-chloroaldimines from amino acids duringchlorination③ Prof. Lei Li, Drinking Water Safety and Intelligent
Environmental Monitoring①Prof. Changwoo Kim, Water and Human Society②Dr. Nguyen Hoang Hai, Postdoctoral researcher,
Satellite-based Soil Moisture and Its potential forFlash Drought Monitoring from the LandAtmosphere Perspective

Insights for Future Pathways**International Connections**: Build strong global relationships forcontinuous collaboration on environmental issues.
**Team Research**: Collaborate with colleagues from China, Korea, andJapan on cross-disciplinary environmental studies.
**Project Development**: Create initiatives aimed at tackling intricate
environmental problems.
**Significant Contributions**: Play a vital role in advancing sustainability.
**Guiding Roles**: Step into leadership positions to spearhead
environmental efforts.
**Flexibility**: Remain adaptable to changing environmental challenges
and new opportunities.
**Ongoing Partnerships**: Keep working together to find solutions forboth regional and global environmental concerns.