 | Menachem Elimelech |
Menachem Elimelech, the Roberto C. Goizueta Professor of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), one of the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer.
Elimelech, who is chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering, is a specialist in the physiochemical processes for water-quality control. He directs the Yale Environmental Engineering Program, emphasizing a multidisciplinary approach to solving environmental problems.
His research addresses four areas: transport and fate of microbial pathogens in aquatic environments; fundamentals and applications of membrane filtration processes for desalinization and water reuse; processes involving nanoparticles in engineered and natural aquatic systems; and, more recently, the link between water, sanitation and health in developing countries.
Election to the NAE honors those who have made outstanding contributions to "engineering research, practice or education, including, where appropriate, significant contributions to the engineering literature," and to the "pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to engineering education." Elimelech was recognized for his contributions to the theory and practice of advanced filtration technologies for the treatment and reuse of potable water.
The Yale engineer was among 76 new members elected this year -- bringing the total U.S. membership in the NAE to 2,216 and its foreign associate membership to 186 people.
"While 10 years ago, Yale University did not have a single NAE member, over the past few years, we have added nine academy members, giving us one of the nation's highest per faculty ratios with this prestigious recognition," says Paul Fleury, dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Yale. "Meny Elimelech adds luster to this august group and we are delighted with his well-deserved honor."
Elimelech's 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. In 2004 he received Yale's Graduate Mentor Award and in 2005 he received the Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for outstanding achievement in water science and technology.
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Elimelech elected to NAE in honor
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