Omar Youssef's Talk Ranked as One of Four "Fresh Ideas by Young Professionals at the 88th Annual Conference & Exhibition of the Arizona Water Association

Omar Youssef, 2nd year ALRS Ph.D. student, who has been active in disseminating information about his water and algae research, was one of the student present at the recent conference of the Arizona section of the American Water Works Association.  The conference was held at the Renaissance Glendale Hotel, Glendale, AZ, May 6 -8, 2015.

Below is a summary of Omar's talk:

Energy and water are two harmonious pillars that form human civilizations.  The author proposed a design for the Engineering Innovation Building (EIB) at the University of Arizona, USA, by incorporating an algae wall to the southeast façade; the algae panels were adopted to foster the development of renewable energy’s research, supporting the reuse of gray water and performing as an adaptive shading double skin.  The algae panel predominantly is contingent on the flow of water, which EIB suggested the usage of gray water to act as a source to provide the algae panels with nutrients and CO2.