Ruan Guoling

Prof. Dr. Ruan Guoling is the director of the Institute of Seawater Desalination and Multipurpose Utilization, Ministry of Nature Resources of China. He is the director of the International Desalination Association (IDA), convenor of the seawater desalination workgroup of the International Organization for Standardization, and member of the China Technical Committee on Water Conservation Standards and China Technical Committee on Separation Membrane Standards. Dr Ruan has researched seawater desalination technology for more than 25 years. He accomplished the first 3000 t/d MED pilot project in China. Dr. Ruan has received more than ten awards from China government for his achievements in the seawater desalination field. He drafted more than 20 national or Industry standards. He accomplished the first ISO standard on seawater desalination《Marine technology-Product water quality of seawater reverse osmosis (RO) desalination-Guidelines for municipal water supply》（ISO 23446:2021, which was published in 2021.）

SESSIONS

Tuesday 9th May, 11:15 – 12:45: Roundtables – 40 Crucial Questions for Water in 2023