Securing Arizona’s
water future with
innovative technology
Guiding research through core priorities
Our sponsor deliverables focus on the following topics, emphasizing discovery, invention, collaboration and practical application to address critical water challenges.
Inventing and Testing
Commercializing and deploying advanced water technologies through collaborative partnerships.
Facilitating
Organizing and hosting experts on water technologies to generate discussion, ideas, and action.
Leveraging
Identifying and integrating key technologies and market needs to ensure the solutions can work locally.
The Global Center for Water Technology (GCWT) at Arizona State University, under the Arizona Water Innovation Initiative (AWII), tackles Arizona’s current and future water quantity and quality challenges by accelerating the development, commercialization and deployment of advanced technologies for water augmentation, conservation, treatment, and reuse.
Partnering with industrial, municipal, agricultural, tribal and international collaborators, GCWT connects world-class researchers and students with industry leaders to address water-related needs in sectors such as energy, microchip manufacturing, information technology, industrial cooling and agriculture.
Our vision is to pioneer innovative technologies that enhance water quality while generating an additional 250,000 acre-feet of sustainable water annually within a decade.
Paul Westerhoff, Director of Global Center for Water Technology
Director, Global Center for Water Technology
Our impact
- Developing startup companies to strengthen the water-related workforce
- Establishing demonstration testbeds to enable on-site water reuse for local manufacturing
- Creating new water sources to increase availability and enhance water quality
- Innovating fit-for-purpose technologies for ultrapure water in semiconductor facilities and pollutant-free drinking water.