Research Symposium - 2010

"Value Addition to the National Resource Base"

16 & 17 September 2010

UWU warmly welcomes your research papers adhering to the theme of value addition. The research symposium goals are given below. The research work must be completed by the first author and the results should not have been presented elsewhere.

Goals

1. Promote research on value addition to national resource base.
2. Provide a forum for research presentations, discussions and debate on value addition in economic development.
3. Disseminate research findings in collaboration with industries and other stakeholders.

Site

This symposium will be held at the UWU premises in Badulla, 3 km on the Passara road, about 230 km from Colombo. Badulla has a mild and cool climate year round. The city attracts local and foreign visitors due to its historical significance and rich naturally beautiful surroundings enriched with waterfalls and forest reserves.

Application accept until 31^st of August 2010

Value addition to national water quality data repository ...

Analytical laboratories all over the country have been generating a wealth of water quality data in a wide spectrum of applications. Interpreting and deriving the significance of data found to be overlooked in a customer-oriented laboratory service environment.

Uva Wellassa University has organized a short course on Modeling Methods of Water Analysis Data so as to add value to national water quality data repository.

Audience

The course will target water analytical chemists, hydro geochemists, sanitation engineers, water engineers, hydro-geologists and those who work on water analyses.

Course Outline

• Review of basic concepts in water chemistry, behavior of solutes in water and activity models, concentration scales, characterizing chemical reactivity, chemical reactions and equilibrium, kinetics models for chemical equilibrium, energy models for interpreting changes in chemical systems.
• Acid base reactions in natural waters, log C- pH diagrams, mass and charge balance concepts gas liquid equilibrium, CO₂ dissolution, alkalinity acidity, buffer capacity, metal ions speciation in natural waters, soil-water interface, and surface complexation models, brief introduction to redox chemistry in natural waters.
• Software for chemical equilibrium modeling in natural waters, public domain vs. commercial software, components and species, preparation of input matrix and incorporation of ion activity coefficients in the calculations, digital titrations, and chemical species calculation, objective interpretation of water quality data and chemical data modeling methods
• Primary references (relevant sections and reading assignments will be given during the course)
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