Australasian membrane group launched

The Membrane Society of Australasia (MSA) was launched in Melbourne, Australia, on 5 May 2009 at a reception sponsored by Siemens.

Professor Mikel Duke, principal research fellow at the Institute for Sustainability & Innovation at Victoria University, is chair of the new society.

Speaking to ABC News, Duke said, “The formation of the Membrane Society is a reflection of the critical mass in membrane and science technology in Australia, and certainly demonstrates that Australia has world-class activities in membrane science and technology. Essentially what the society aims to do is provide a forum for knowledge exchange and link the activities from industry to research.”

The society was incorporated in January 2009, and its aims are:

To be the nexus of membrane science and technology activity in the Australasia region;

To promote collaborative engagements across the community to disseminate membrane technology to end users; and

To capture current research and industry involvement and highlight future trends.

Bearing in mind the needs and outlook of society in general, the MSA will seek to achieve its aims by:

providing an open forum for transferring and sharing technologies as well as capabilities within the members, industries and high education organizations;

supporting multidisciplinary networking events;

providing leadership and mentorship in membrane science for the Australasian membrane community;

promoting opportunities for young members; and

enabling wider understanding of the membrane technologies for public interest.

The MSA will support a major bid in 2009 for Australia to host the International Congress on Membranes and Membrane Processes (ICOM) in 2014.

The society’s contact details are as follows:

Membrane Society of Australasia
Victoria University Werribee Campus, Building 4, Room 107, Hoppers Lane, Werribee, Victoria, 3030, Australia.
Secretary: Ludovic Dumeé
Email: ludovic.dumee@csiro.au
Ph: +61 3 9545 2107
Fax: +61 3 9545 2363
Web: www.membrane-australasia.org

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