Research Laboratory

Water Resources, Public Health and Environmental Engineering Research Laboratory

Overview

To advance research, design and innovation in sustainable water-resources management, flood risk reduction, and resilient infrastructure development for communities, cities, industries, and ecosystems.

Research projects

Ongoing project

Development and Field Evaluation of Smart Urban Rainwater Harvesting Systems for Simultaneous Flood Mitigation and Water Supply in Ugandan Cities

This project will evaluate and enhance urban rainwater harvesting technologies designed to collect and retain rooftop and surface runoff for residential and n…

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A site visit to an energy/petroleum sector facility

Ongoing project

Development and Performance Evaluation of a Banana Peel–Moringa–Cactus Biocomposite Water Treatment System for Low-Resource Settings

Access to clean water remains a major challenge in low-resource settings, where conventional treatment technologies are often costly and inaccessible. This pro…

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Ongoing project

Development of Waste-Derived Biochar–Biopolymer Composite Filters for Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Drinking Water

The goal of this project is to create inexpensive composite water filters that remove emerging pollutants from drinking water using biochar produced from wa…

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Research team

Researcher

Dr. James Mbabazi

Contributes as a project lead and team member across several of the Department of Civil and Building Services Engineering's research laboratories -- …