Vishwakarma University, Pune has set up a Centers of Excellence called SAP i360, in association with industry partners like Unity Technologies, Wilo, Integrated Environmental Services, the State University of New York at Binghamton, Centre for Industry 4.0 to sensitize students to the industry needs.

The center provides an ecosystem for transformational research in tandem with the industry needs and problems identified by the industry partners. The spirit of innovation is inculcated in students right from the first year of undergraduate/graduate studies, and they are trained in the process of ideation of the solution to the final execution. A cross-functional group of students from diverse disciplines such as Science & Technology, Art & Design, Humanities, and Social Sciences, Commerce & Management, Law, etc. work in a team to find solutions to the real-life problems of the industry.

Wilo water quality center of excellence promotes research in water treatment, purification, and creates much-needed social awareness about clean drinking water. The center has been established with the help of a grant from Wilo Foundation, Germany This innovative center was inaugurated on 14th June 2018 by Prof. Dr. Hans Jorg Bullinger, Chairman Board of Trustees, Wilo Foundation.

The center is a step towards fulfilling the motto of carrying out transformational research at Vishwakarma University. According to a report by the World Resources Institute, as many as 54 % of India faces high to extremely high water stress, and the water quality is below standard, resulting in health hazards. It is thus imperative to provide drinking water in its cleanest form. To this end, the Water Quality Centre of Excellence promotes world-renowned water purification technology at a lower cost. The Centre aims at providing technological inventions so that the water does not lose its drinking quality during the purification process.

The lab is equipped with the latest instruments utilized for testing water quality. All physical, chemical, and biological tests are carried out in the center, and results are provided to the customers.

Test: pH, Turbidity, Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids, Total Suspended Solids, Hardness, Alkalinity, Dissolved Oxygen, Chemical Oxygen Demand, Biological Oxygen Demand, E.Coli Detection, Coliform Detection, Fecal matter Detection, Fluoride Detection, Proximate Analysis, Cation, and Anion Detection, Metal Detection, Insecticides, and Pesticides Identification.

Equipment: Hot Air Oven, Micro Balance, pH Meter, Turbidity Meter, Kjeldahl Apparatus, Magnetic stirrer with Hot Plate, UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Centrifuge, HPLC, Flame Photometer, Multi-Electrode Meter, BOD Incubator, Heating Mantle, Compound microscope, Compound microscope with camera, Automatic titration unit, Autoclave, Ultrapure Water Unit, Distill Water Unit, Muffle Furnace, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Analytical Balance, Incubator Biological, E-coli Test Kit, Colony Counter, Filtration Unit, Multi Ion Meter, Water Bath, Fluoride meter, TOC, Autoclave for waste disposal.

The students and faculty of Vishwakarma University are working in collaboration with Wilo on various facets of technology proliferation.

Projects in the area of water and wastewater will be undertaken for the benefit of our society at large.

Dr. Dhananjay Bhatkhande

Director, Water Quality Centre of Excellence

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Dr. Shraddha Khamparia

Deputy Director, Water Quality Centre of Excellence

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Prof. Kailas Patil

Ecocampus@VU Director

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