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IWA Biofilm Reactors Conference 2026

Biofilms The International Water Association (IWA) has hosted 25 specialty conferences pertaining to biofilms since 1989; 11 of them were focused on biofilm reactors. Biofilm Reactor Technology and Design 2010, which was co-organized by IWA and the Water Environment Federation, was the most recent of these conferences to take place in the U.S.A. After 16 years, the 26th specialty conference in this series – IWA Biofilm Reactors 2026 – will be returning to the U.S.A. in Orange Beach, Alabama.

Programme Detail

Dates
16 Mar 2026 - 19 Mar 2026

United States Of America

Orange Beach, Alabama
Description
Themes
Programme Committee

Description

IWA Biofilm Reactors 2026 will begin on March 16th and conclude on March 19th, bringing together academia and professionals from engineering practice to discuss leading-edge advancements in biofilm technologies, such as:

  • municipal and industrial wastewater treatment

  • drinking water treatment and water reuse

  • resource recovery

  • greenhouse gases

  • emerging contaminants

The conference workshop proposals are due by 15 May 2025 and outline papers by 15 June 2025.

 

Conference delegates will be exposed to state-of-the-art research and engineering practices, and have unique opportunities to engage with internationally recognized experts and discuss globally relevant topics.

The conference venue, Perdido Beach Resort, is nestled between the Gulf of Mexico and Perdido Pass. Alabama’s Gulf Coast is a sporting person’s paradise and provides abundant opportunities for fishing, water sports, and relaxation. We invite you to contribute to and attend IWA Biofilm Reactors 2026.

Themes

  • Wastewater Systems (small scale)
  • Industrial Water and Wastewater
  • Wastewater Systems (large scale)

Programme Committee

Joshua P. BoltzWoodard & CurranUnited States Of America
Sung Woo BaeNational University of SingaporeSingapore
Charles BottHampton Roads Sanitation DistrictUnited States Of America
Caitlyn ButlerUniversity of MassachusettsUnited States Of America
Eoin CaseyUniversity College DublinIreland
Martha DagnewWestern UniversityCanada
Glen T. DaiggerUniversity of MichiganUnited States Of America
Jeseth Delgado VelaDuke UniversityUnited States Of America
Nico DerlonEawagSwitzerland
Leon DowningBlack and VeatchUnited States Of America
Katherine FishUniversity of SheffieldUnited Kingdom
Kelly GordonStantecUnited States Of America
Peying HongKing Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia
Jose JimenezBrown and CaldwellUnited States Of America
Tom JohnsonJacobsUnited States Of America
Yuemei LinTU DelftNetherlands
Mohamed MahmoudNational Research CenterEgypt
Jim McQuarrieAECOMUnited States Of America
David MullinsNuvodaUnited States Of America
Bing-Jie NiUniversity of New South Wales, SydneyAustralia
Krishna PagillaUniversity of Nevada, RenoUnited States Of America
Greg ParksWoodard & CurranUnited States Of America
Jeff PeetersVeolia Water TechnologiesCanada
Maria PiculellVeolia Water Technologies SverigeSweden
Ana PrietoUniversity of ChileChile
Caitlin ProctorPurdue UniversityUnited States Of America
Andy SchulerUniversity of New MexicoUnited States Of America
Ron SimsUtah State UniversityUnited States Of America
Kim SorensenVeolia Water Technologies SverigeFrance
Belinda SturmUniversity of KansasUnited States Of America
Imre TakacsDynamitaFrance
Akihiko TeradaTokyo University of Agriculture and TechnologyJapan
César TorresArizona State UniversityUnited States Of America
Nerea Uri-CarreñoVandcenter Syd A/SDenmark
Eveline VolckeGhent UniversityBelgium
Rongchang WangTongji UniversityChina
Shuai WangBiowater TechnologyNorway
David WeissbrodtNorwegian Institute of TechnologyNorway
Geroge WellsNorthwestern UniversityUnited States Of America
Chris WendTeck ResourcesUnited States Of America
Rheanne WhiteNorthumbrian Water GroupUnited Kingdom
Stefan WuertzNanyang Technical UniversitySingapore