The Water Imperative: Innovation at the Industrial Edge

​Water Innovation Hub at the Yale Innovation Summit

​Water sits at the center of industrial systems, shaping energy use, production efficiency, and operational resilience. As infrastructure, energy, and cost pressures intensify, the question is no longer whether innovation is needed, but which solutions are ready to move from research and pilots into deployment.

​12:30 – 1:30 PM | Frontiers in Water Research: From Lab to Impact

​Rapid-fire presentations from Yale and UConn researchers advancing next-generation water technologies with strong translational and commercialization potential.

​Topics include:

• ​Advanced materials for water treatment, including photocatalysts and graphene-based nanocomposites

• ​Next-generation membranes and electrified separation systems

• ​PFAS destruction and electrochemical treatment technologies

• ​Emerging approaches to industrial water reuse and resource recovery

​Hosted within the Yale Innovation Summit, the largest innovation convening in the Northeast, the program brings together founders, researchers, corporates, investors, utilities, and policymakers shaping the future of water and industrial systems.