The QUESTOR Centre An International Industry/University Cooperative Research Centre for...

The QUESTOR CentreThe QUESTOR CentreAn International Industry/UniversityAn International Industry/University

Cooperative Research Centre forCooperative Research Centre forEnvironmental Research & DevelopmentEnvironmental Research & Development

Partner InstitutionsPartner Institutions

• Queen’s University BelfastQueen’s University Belfast• Dublin City UniversityDublin City University• Stevens Institute of TechnologyStevens Institute of Technology• Dalhousie UniversityDalhousie University• University of Duisburg-EssenUniversity of Duisburg-Essen• IWW - The North Rhine-Westphalia IWW - The North Rhine-Westphalia

Institute for Water ResearchInstitute for Water Research

General InformationGeneral Information

Founded in 1989

The only Centre outside the US to be part of the National Science

Foundation’s (NSF) Programme for Industry/University Co-operative

Research Centres (I/UCRCs)

Key Activity

• Industry driven multi-discipline environmental research with a clear

emphasis on technology transfer and exploitation

MissionMission

““To become an International Partnership for To become an International Partnership for Environmental Research and Development with Environmental Research and Development with

a network of academic partners and member a network of academic partners and member companies/organisations”companies/organisations”

Strategic ObjectivesStrategic Objectives

An increased skills base readily accessible by An increased skills base readily accessible by QUESTOR member companies/organisationsQUESTOR member companies/organisations

Enhanced alignment between research projects Enhanced alignment between research projects and the needs of member companies and and the needs of member companies and organisationsorganisations

More timely development of technology through More timely development of technology through enhanced procedures for technology/knowledge enhanced procedures for technology/knowledge transfertransfer

Research CapabilitiesResearch Capabilities

Research ThemesResearch Themes

Water & wastewater Water & wastewater treatmenttreatment

Remediation of Remediation of contaminated landcontaminated land

Analysis, monitoring and Analysis, monitoring and sensorssensors

Resource management/ Resource management/ recyclingrecycling

Renewable energy (energy Renewable energy (energy from biomass)from biomass)

Clean technologiesClean technologies

Cross-Cutting TechnologiesCross-Cutting Technologies

Environmental biotechnologyEnvironmental biotechnology Environmental chemistry & Environmental chemistry &

process engineeringprocess engineering Environmental genomicsEnvironmental genomics Environmental communicationEnvironmental communication Environmental modellingEnvironmental modelling Life cycle assessmentLife cycle assessment

Current & Potential Current & Potential International Academic International Academic

PartnersPartners

Dublin City University (RoI) Dublin City University (RoI) – 2005– 2005 Stevens Institute of Technology (US) Stevens Institute of Technology (US) –2006–2006 Dalhousie University (Canada)Dalhousie University (Canada) – Nov 2007 – Nov 2007 University of Duisburg Essen & The North Rhine – Westphalia Institute University of Duisburg Essen & The North Rhine – Westphalia Institute

for Water Research (Germany) for Water Research (Germany) – Nov 2007– Nov 2007 VITO – The Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Belgium) VITO – The Flemish Institute for Technological Research (Belgium) – –

Under DiscussionUnder Discussion Cranfield University (UK) Cranfield University (UK) –– Under DiscussionUnder Discussion University of Queensland (Australia) University of Queensland (Australia) – Under Discussion– Under Discussion University of Massachusetts Lowell (US) University of Massachusetts Lowell (US) – Under Discussion– Under Discussion

QUESTOR QUESTOR Member Companies & Member Companies & OrganisationsOrganisations

Each member is represented on the QUESTOR Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)Each member is represented on the QUESTOR Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) Great BritainGreat Britain

• BPBP

• Environment AgencyEnvironment Agency

• Shell Global SolutionsShell Global Solutions

• Modern Water LtdModern Water Ltd

United StatesUnited States

• Exxon Mobil Research & Exxon Mobil Research &

EngineeringEngineering

Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland

• Enva Ireland Ltd Enva Ireland Ltd

• Astellas Ireland LtdAstellas Ireland Ltd

• FLI Environmental LtdFLI Environmental Ltd

• T.E. Laboratories LtdT.E. Laboratories Ltd

Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland

• Alpha Environmental GroupAlpha Environmental Group

• Belfast City CouncilBelfast City Council

• Bombardier AerospaceBombardier Aerospace

• Chemvite LtdChemvite Ltd

• Coca Cola Bottlers (Ulster) LtdCoca Cola Bottlers (Ulster) Ltd

• DoE Environment & Heritage ServiceDoE Environment & Heritage Service

• NI Water LtdNI Water Ltd

• B9 Energy LtdB9 Energy Ltd

• Natural Energies Ireland LtdNatural Energies Ireland Ltd

• Glenfarm Holdings LtdGlenfarm Holdings Ltd

• Applied Silicate Technologies LtdApplied Silicate Technologies Ltd

Leveraged Funding Mechanism

Nove l Na nom a te ria ls

for R e m e dia tion

S usta ina ble Wa ste wa te r T re a tm e nt

E m be dde d S e nsor

Ne tworks

R e ne wa ble R sourc e s from

the Ma rine E nvironm e nt

R emediation/T reatment S ens ors E nerg y

Q UE S T O R F ores ight E xerc is e

QUE S TOR Academic P artners (QUB , DC U, S IT, DAL , UDE , IW W)

QUE S TOR Members hip (indus tria l Advis ory B oard) (IAB )

C ollaborative R es earch P rojects

IAB F unded R es earch P rojects

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Technology Transfer Technology Transfer & Exploitation& Exploitation

• Applied Technology Unit (ATU)Applied Technology Unit (ATU)

Unique group of 12 scientists and engineers with access to QUESTOR facilities

Monitoring, technical consultancy, new product and process development

Work in partnership with members to demonstrate/commercialise technology

• QUESTOR Technologies LtdQUESTOR Technologies Ltd

Established to develop products/processes derived from technologies

developed within the QUESTOR Centre

The QUESTOR ModelThe QUESTOR Model

Assist membersand academics in steering researchtoward useable products and technologies

MonitoringConsultancy

Product and ProcessDevelopment

ProductDevelopment

ProductSupport

QUESTOR Research Programme

Range of Environmental ProductsBased on Novel Technologies

QUESTORTechnologies

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Contact DetailsContact Details

http://questor.qub.ac.uk/

The QUESTOR CentreDavid Keir Building

Stranmillis RoadBelfast, BT9 5AG

Tel: +44(0)28 9097 5577Fax: +44(0)28 9066 1462

p.mccrory@qub.ac.uk