TIME REVERSAL IMAGING FOR SUSTAINABLE & SMART URBAN WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

Impact
Project outcomes will tremendously impact societies and economies, potentially becoming a lynchpin component enabling HK, the mainland and other countries to achieve their ambitious sustainability targets.
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1-3 years—Q-leak in HK
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4-10 years—expanding to HKUST-GZ and to cites agreed with partners
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Beyond 10 years—going Global
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There are 7 main impacts.
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Leakage prevention
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Non-intrusive screening for R3 (repair, rehabilitation & replacement)
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Failure prevention
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The world’s first meta-pipes
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High salaried professionals
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Other pipeline infrastructure
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Jobs
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We have established a Broad Impact Committee (BIC) governance committee and protocols to assure the 7 impacts. BIC includes members with track records in Technology and Knowledge Transfer (TKT), entrepreneurship, venture investment and technology-commercialization, and successful start-ups. Our industry partners have expressed full support to assist in the implementation, production and commercialization of the project outcomes.
Broad Impact Committee

Mohamed S. GHIDAOUI
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Chinese Estates Professor of Engineering
Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong university of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Mathias FINK​
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George Charpak Professor /Chair Professor, École Supérieure de Physique et Chimie Industrielles de Paris (ESPCI) / Université Paris Sciences & Lettres;
IAS Fellows, HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study

Joseph H.W. LEE
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President, Macau University of Science and Technology;
Chair Professor/ Professor Emeritus, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST

Jensen T.H. LI​
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Professor, Department of Physics, HKUST

Kirill HOROSHENKOV​
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Professor of Acoustics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield

Huan-Feng DUAN​
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Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Moez LOUATI
Research Assistant Professor,
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, HKUST

Silvia MENICONI​
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Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Perugia

Xun WANG
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Full Professor, School of Reliability and Systems Engineering, Beihang University, China

E.W.K. AU
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Assistant Director
Environmental Protection Department, HKSAR

Sai Wai CHAU
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Assistant Director
Development branch, Water Supplies Department, HKSAR

Shuyu CHEN
CEO
Acoustic Metamaterials Group Limited, Hong Kong
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Andrea RUBIN
Head of water and sewages networks
AcegasApsAmga, Italy

Donny Koon Ming SIU
Head (Entrepreneurship Programs)
Entrepreneurship Center, HKUST

Ben Yui Bun CHAN
Associate Professor of Engineering Education, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Director, Center for Engineering Education Innovation, HKUST