Dublin's Alchemist Cafe, 15th November 2011, Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin, 7:00pm(sharp)

[shane duignan]

November 2011′s Alchemist Cafe

The Future of Water is Smarter Water

People only think about water when there is too much of it or too
little of it. However, managing a city’s water infrastructure presents
significant challenges. Similar in extent to electricity
infrastructure, it tends to connect to every house and property. By
2030, it is expected that 60 percent of the world’s population, or
nearly five billion people, will live in cities, putting an
overwhelming strain on already overburdened water infrastructure.
Much of a city’s water infrastructure runs underground, out of sight
of the average person. They will discuss the work they have undertaken
with the support of Dublin City Council to highlight the hidden water
network and which will be part of the Science Gallery's Future of
water exhibition. They will also describe their adventures on several
of the other water projects they have and are currently involved in;
and which can be described as 'environmental informatics'.

Dr. Jer Hayes and Dr. Emanuele Ragnoli are Research Scientists at the
IBM Dublin research lab. Emanuele has a background in Mathematics
while Jer has a background in Computer Science. Both are committed to
making science more open to people and emphasising the highly
practical role science plays in our lives.

Date: Tuesday 15th November 2011
Location: Science Gallery (on the floor above the Flux Cafe)
Time: 7-9pm (sharp)
Admission: Free – All Welcome!