Outline


RECWET booklet
(May 2024 edition)

Since the establishment in 2000, we have been studying and developing cutting-edge water environment technologies using a variety of approaches based on the fusion and collaboration of basic science and practical science, with the aim of realizing a sustainable water environment.
RECWET was reorganized into three divisions in 2019 in order to strengthen and expand its research and education system through collaboration with water-related researchers in a wider range of fields, including chemistry and biotechnology and civil engineering. We have also engaged in activities such as international cooperation, human resource development, and holding international conferences, in the water field mainly in Asia.
Additionally, the "International Wastewater-based Epidemiology" Program, established in March 2024, is promoting activities aimed at social implementation of developed technologies through industry-academia collaboration.
As a research hub for water environment technology, we actively hold various symposiums and other events. More details

News & TopicsArchive＞

2025/04/25
[Event] Special Seminar Series #66 (Prof. Petros Gikas/Lecture)

Prof. Petros Gikas of the Technical University of Crete, Greece, who is one of the World's Top 2% Scientists, gave a lecture. His specialty is research into wastewater treatment and sludge recycling, and this time he gave a lecture on energy autonomy for wastewater treatment plants in a hybrid format. Seminar details

2025/04/24
[Publication] Paper on high-sensitivity detection technology of SARS-CoV-2 in air (Project Prof. Kitajima)

A paper on the application of high-sensitivity detection technology of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater to air has been published in Sci Rep in a joint research project by Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima (International Wastewater-based Epidemiology), Shionogi & CO., LTD., and other.

Tomoyo Yoshinaga, Yoshinori Ando, Yumi Sato, Takeru Kishida & Masaaki Kitajima (2025) Development of COPMAN-Air method for high-sensitivity detection of SARS-CoV-2 in air, Scientific Reports, 15, 14340. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-99365-2
2025/04/23
[Event] Panel discussion at the symposium "Challenge Engineering!" (Project Prof. Kitajima)

Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima will be taking part in a panel discussion at the public symposium "Challenge Engineering! -Towards 2050 with 'IKIGAI'-" to be held at Muroran Institute of Technology in the afternoon of May 2. The symposium is hosted by the Computer Science Center of the university and co-hosted by the Science, Technology and Innovation 2050 Committee (STI2050) of the Engineering Academy of Japan, with Project Prof. Kitajima serving as the secretary of STI2050.

公開シンポジウム「挑め、工学！ ―"IKIGAI"ある2050年に向けて―」, May 2, 室蘭工業大学大学会館　多目的ホール.
2025/04/21
[Event] Special Seminar Series #65 (Dr. Adam M.-A Simpson/Lecture)

Dr. Adam M.-A Simpson from the University of Southern California, who is promoting research into disinfection byproducts generated in water treatment and food processing/cleaning, gave a lecture including his recent research results. A large audience of faculty members, researchers, and graduate students gathered and there was a lively question and answer session. Seminar details

2025/04/20
[Presentation] Poster presentation in collaboration with pediatric researchers (Project Prof. Kitajima)

Project Prof. Masaaki Kitajima and researchers from the Department of Pediatrics at Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences conducted a joint research and made a poster presentation below at the 128th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Pediatric Society, held at Port Messe Nagoya from April 18th to 20th.

●太刀川 潤, 羽深理恵, 相澤悠太, 山中崇之, 樋浦誠, 本間丈成, 大久保総一朗, 遠山潤, 塚野真也, 北島正章, 齋藤昭彦 (2025) 新潟市における下水サーベイランスを用いたパレコウイルス-A感染症流行の把握.
●羽深理恵, 太刀川潤, 相澤悠太, 山中崇之, 塚野真也, 大久保総一朗, 樋浦誠, 小林悠, 遠山潤, 本間丈成, 北島正章, 齋藤昭彦 (2025) 新潟市における下水サーベイランスによる小児呼吸器感染症の流行予測.