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清华大学国际合作与交流处和环境学院以及区域环境安全全国重点实验室将于2026年1月5日联合举办清华大学授予梅纳赫姆·埃利梅莱赫名誉教授仪式暨主题演讲会。本次活动特邀莱斯大学梅纳赫姆·埃利梅莱赫教授（Menachem Elimelech），就“全球水危机下的膜技术创新与前沿突破”作专题演讲。诚邀广大师生参与。

Join the Ceremony for the Conferment of Tsinghua University Honorary Professorship on Menachem Elimelech on January 5th!
Organized by the Office of International Affairs, the School of Environment. and the State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, this event features a special keynote addressed by Professor Menachem Elimelech of Rice University on “Membrane Technologies for a Water-Scarce World.”

讲座内容：Water scarcity is one of the most urgent global challenges, increasing the supply of safe water beyond what the natural hydrological cycle provides has become essential. Seawater desalination and wastewater reuse, largely enabled by membrane technologies, offer scalable and transformative pathways to increase water security. This presentation will critically examine research efforts over the past 15 years aimed at improving the performance of desalination and water purification membrane technologies. Several examples of such advancements will be highlighted, including highly monovalent-ion-selective nanofiltration membranes; chlorine- and fouling-resistant polyester reverse osmosis membranes; reactive nanofiltration membranes capable of targeting small neutral organic contaminants; and compaction-resistant RO membranes designed for brine management. We will show that breakthroughs in molecular design and bottom-up membrane engineering, rather than top-down incorporation of nanomaterial additives, are essential for meaningful technological progress.








主讲人 | speaker

梅纳赫姆·埃利梅莱赫  Menachem Elimelech
Menachem Elimelech is the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor at Rice University. Professor Elimelech’s research focuses on membrane-based processes for energy-efficient desalination and wastewater reuse, advanced materials for next-generation separation and water decontamination technologies, and environmental applications of nanomaterials. Professor Elimelech was the recipient of numerous awards in recognition of his research contributions. Notable among these awards are the 2005 Clarke Prize for excellence in water research; election to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2006; Eni Prize for ‘Protection of the Environment’ in 2015; and election to the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2017, the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2021, the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2022，and Korean National Academy of Engineering in 2022. In recognition of his excellence in teaching and mentoring, he received the W.M. Keck Foundation Engineering Teaching Excellence Award in 1994, the Yale University Graduate Mentoring Award in 2004, and the Yale University Postdoctoral Mentoring Prize in 2012.

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演讲时间：2026年1月5日（星期一）上午10:30–11:30（10:15入场完毕）

Time: Monday, January 5, 2026, 10:30–11:30 (No entry after 10:15)

演讲地点：清华大学主楼接待厅

Venue: Reception Hall, Main Building, Tsinghua University

演讲语言：英文

Language: English

主办单位：清华大学国际合作与交流处、环境学院及区域环境安全全国重点实验室

Organizers: Office of International Affairs, Tsinghua University School of Environment, Tsinghua University State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability


报名方式：扫描下方二维码完成在线报名，当天携带个人学生证（工作证）入场。

Scan the QR code to join. Please bring your Tsinghua Campus ID for entry.



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