The International Workshop on "Sustainable Handling of Innovative Membrane Technologies for Environmental Protections (SHINE)" was successfully held from 22–25 September 2025 at Universität Hamburg, Germany. It was jointly organized by Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Hamburg, and the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. This prestigious workshop is supported by the Indo-German Science & Technology Centre. SHINE aims to bring together leading researchers, experts, technologists, industries and start-ups from India and Germany to discuss recent innovations, sustainable approaches, policies and translational research in membrane technologies for environmental protection.

📅 Dates: 22–25 September 2025

📍 Venue: Universität Hamburg, Germany

The inauguration was graced by:

Prof. K.K. Pant, Director IIT Roorkee

Dr. Kusumita Arora, Director, Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC)

Prof. Vimal Chandra Srivastava, Dean of International Relations, IIT Roorkee

Prof. M. Shankar, Head, Centre for Nanotechnology, IIT Roorkee

Key Objectives:

• Strengthen Indo-German scientific and academic collaboration

• Promote innovation in sustainable membrane technology

• Address global environmental challenges through cutting-edge research

👨‍🔬 Workshop Coordinators:

India:

Prof. Bhaskar Jyoti Deka

Assistant Professor, Department of Hydrology,

Joint Faculty, Centre for Nanotechnology,

Associate Faculty, International Centre of Excellence for Dams IIT Roorkee

Advanced Membrane Research Lab, IIT Roorkee, India,

Germany:

Dr. Volkan Filiz

Head, Institute of Membrane Research

Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany

The event brought together academicians, scientists, industry leaders, and start-ups for knowledge exchange, research collaboration, and technical visits to the Institute of Membrane Research and the Hamburg Water Treatment Plant. We were also honored by the presence of Mr. Pawan Devrani, Vice Consulate General of India, Hamburg, whose words of encouragement further strengthened Indo-German collaboration.

SHINE 2025 has provided a strong platform to advance sustainable membrane technologies and build global partnerships for environmental protection. 

International Membrane Day 

14th April 2025 

A Tribute to Prof. Enrico Drioli 

The event was inaugurated by our esteemed guests:

1. Prof. Vimal Chandra Srivastava (Dean, International Relations & Professor of Chemical Engineering, IIT Roorkee)

2. Prof. Sumit Sen (Head, Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee)

With special presence of:

3. Prof. Gopinath Packirisamy (Professor of Biosciences and Bioengineering, IIT Roorkee)

4. Prof. Chivukula Narayana Murthy (President, Indian Membrane Society)

The event featured insightful expert talks by Prof. Swatantra P Singh (IIT Bombay) & Prof. Bhaskar Jyoti Deka (IIT Roorkee).

The event also included a quiz and hands-on demonstrations on membrane fabrication, characterization, and applications. A diverse audience ranging from high schoolers to PhD scholars participated enthusiastically. The energy and curiosity of the school students were especially inspiring – a promising glimpse into the future of science! 

MemSci-Brine 2024 

   International Workshop 

On 

    Fostering Deep Membrane Science Research for Desalination, Brine Reclamation and Resource Extraction 

4th - 6th December 2024 

MemDEW 2023

International workshop on Membrane Technologies for Desalination, Energy and Water (MemDEW)

18 - 20th October 2023

Advanced Membrane Research Lab

International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) exhibition

It was a great honor for me to participate in the International Engineering Sourcing Show (IESS) exhibition (16-18 March) in Chennai. 

Joint Secretary, Director of Indo-German Science and Technology Centre, Mr. Jeevan Reddy (Associate Director, AECOM), many other govt agencies, international delegates, and industries visited us and showed great interest in our recently developed products, waste to resource concept, and willing to extend further association. It was a wonderful experience to interact with more than 300+ visitors, 100+ industrial representatives in three days.  

ITEC 

course on

"Emerging Technologies for Water/wastewater Treatment" 

by the 

Department of Hydrology, IIT Roorkee 

& 

Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC), 

Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India.  

International workshop on 

"SuWaRec: Securing sustainable treatment for drinking water production and water recycling with focus on anionic contaminants" 

supported by Indo-German Science & Technology Centre (IGSTC)

Coordinators: Dr. Bhaskar Jyoti Deka (IIT Roorkee, India) and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Mathias Ernst (Hamburg University of Technology, Germany).

Venue and date: Hamburg University of Technology, Germany / 20 Jul 2022 - 22 Jul 2022