THE MEMBRANE SOCIETY OF SOUTH AFRICA
for professionals in membrane technology
Membership categories
Student Membership
Graduate and postgraduate
students.
Professional Membership
Tenured researchers, educators, postdoctoral fellows, individual industry technocrats and policy practitioners working in the field of membrane science and technology.
Corporate Membership
Companies (both private and public).
Emeritus Membership
Retired professionals.
The Organization
Membrane Society of South Africa (MESSA) is a South African scientific network with international collaborations.
The main objectives include among others the following:
Facilitate education and training of future professional or experts across South Africa, Africa and the world in the field of membrane science, water treatment processes, energy and sustainable and emerging technologies.
Training workers to be professionally and efficiently skilled in membrane and filtration sciences and other sustainable technologies.
Recent activities
Mamdiwas Webinar Attendance
Water Indaba Participation
Marketing MESSA in Membranes group meetings across universities in Soth Africa
Discussions with industrial partners about their involvement
Purpose and Activities
The organization shall pursue its aims and objectives using various means, including but not limited to:
- Frequently organizing academic meetings, conferences, workshops, symposia, summer schools, brainstorming sessions, etc.
- Contributing to the development of membrane techniques in different disciplines (physical chemistry, chemical engineering, biology, bioengineering, medicine, etc.
- Developing state-of-the-art membrane materials and high tech membrane processes.
- Stimulating and supporting exchange visits between membrane scientists and engineers of different countries.
