
Jordan Macknick
Topic Area Leader
Dr. Jennifer Stokes-Draut
Deputy Topic Area LeadResearch progress in energy-efficient water desalination of nontraditional water sources has been hindered by the absence of accessible water treatment data, a lack of standardized methods for assessing technology performance or the benefits of technology innovation, and minimal systems-level analytical research and tools. The NAWI Data Modeling and Analysis (DMA) Topic Area is a central, strategic, and non-biased service to NAWI that uses analysis and innovative tools to align research across all NAWI Topic Areas.
The DMA Topic Area focuses on enabling advanced water technology research by:
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Providing a secure and publicly accessible data management system
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Developing a standardized open-source analytical platform for consistently evaluating pipe parity of technologies treating non-traditional water sources
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Providing innovative systems-level analyses and tool development.
AREAS OF RESEARCH
The DMA research is advancing science and understanding of water systems research through evaluation of topics such as:
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How innovative water treatment technologies, treatment trains, and system designs could improve pipe parity performance of non-traditional water sources.
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The impacts of water treatment technologies and systems-level improvements on a broader suite of economic, societal, and environmental metrics.
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Foundational data and tool development that enables analytical research on water treatment systems.
For more information about NAWI’s DMA research topic, please contact NREL’s Jordan Macknick.