for water research
Menachem Elimelech, the Roberto C. Goizueta Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, has won the 2005 Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for outstanding achievement in water science and technology.
This distinguished award is one of only a dozen water prizes worldwide. It is presented annually by the National Water Research Institute (NWRI) to an outstanding individual who has demonstrated significant contributions in one of the following areas: the discovery, development, improvement and/or understanding of the issues associated with water quality, quantity, technology or public policy. The award includes a gold medallion, a $50,000 honorarium and an invitation to deliver the 2005 Clarke Lecture. Elimelech will receive the award on July 7 in a ceremony in Dana Point, California.
"We are delighted at the very significant honor that the Clarke Prize gives to Professor Elimelech," said Paul Fleury, dean of Yale's Faculty of Engineering. "It is gratifying to see that the worldwide water research community already recognizes his extraordinary energy, creativity and leadership as do all of his Yale colleagues. We bask in his reflected glory."
Elimelech is a specialist in the physiochemical processes in natural water and in engineered aquatic systems. He directs the Yale Environmental Engineering Program, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems. His research focuses on three areas: transport and fate of microbial pathogens in aquatic environments; fundamentals and applications of membrane separation processes for water quality control; and dynamics of colloidal particles and biocolloids in aquatic systems.
A native of Israel, Elimelech has written over 90 articles and is principal author of the book "Particle Deposition and Aggregation." His numerous honors include the W.M. Keck Foundation Engineering Teaching Excellence Award, the Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Outstanding Paper Award of the Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors and the Excellence in Review Award of the journal Environmental Science & Technology.
The NWRI, established in 1991, is renowned for facilitating and funding water-related research projects in the United States and abroad. Some of its critical research topics and interests in the world of water include ultraviolet disinfection, membranes, salinity management and desalination, riverbank filtration and education. Further information about the NWRI is available at www.nwri-usa.org.
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