Articles by DWT Team

From Lab Bench to Reservoirs: our “Artificial Tongue” goes field-ready

A team led by Prof. Alasdair Clark and Prof. Caroline Gauchotte-Lindsay has turned a promising lab invention into a rugged, portable chemical-fingerprinting tool that’s now being put to work with the Faroe Islands Water Authority and at Scottish Water treatment sites. In Tórshavn, our system has already been used by the national testing laboratory to fingerprint diverse real-world samples—from reservoirs and rivers to aquaculture …

Dr. Baptiste Poursat leads new VOC sampling campaign at Gauldry septic system

Dr. Baptiste Poursat has recently launched a field sampling campaign to uncover the volatile organic compound (VOC) fingerprints of septic systems. This work combines a three months on-site sampling campaign with new advanced analytical methods, including thermal desorption and non-targeted GC–MS analysis, to characterise the wide range of chemicals present in real-world septic environments. The …

Where does your water come from? Understanding private water supplies in Scotland (short animation), by Dr Elizabeth Lawson and Dr Laura Major

A short educational animation commissioned and co-produced by Dr Elizabeth Lawson and Dr Laura Major. Animation produced by Media Coop, Glasgow. The animation is titled “Where does your water come from? Understanding private water supplies in Scotland”, published on YouTube and embedded via the project website. The animation was commissioned via project “Taps Aff! Voicing …

Oral presentation by Dr Pritam Das-Nanotech France 2025 International Conference

Dr Pritam Das delivered an oral presentation on the DWT project at the Nanotech France 2025 International Conference and Exhibition, which brought together approximately 250 leading international scientists, researchers, engineers, technology developers, and policymakers. The conference serves as a platform to share the latest advancements in nanotechnology and to foster interdisciplinary collaboration across academic, governmental, …

Dr Tania L. Gomez Borraz Awarded Prestigious Glasgow Engineering Futures (GEFF) Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr Tania L. Gomez Borraz, who has been awarded one of only three Glasgow Engineering Futures Fellowships (GEFF) in a highly competitive call by the James Watt School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow. This prestigious five-year position supports her development as an independent researcher working on strategic engineering challenges. As a …

Participation in MEWE11 conference in Atlanta, USA.

MEWE11 Conference Contributions – Atlanta,  2025 At this year’s Microbial Ecology & Water Engineering (MEWE11) conference in Atlanta, researchers from the University of Glasgow showcased innovative approaches to understanding microbial communities in water systems. I delivered an oral presentation on my work with Professor William Sloan on diclofenac biodegradation using droplet microfluidics, where we investigated …

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