ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Aug. 14, 2014) - The Water Environment Federation (WEF) announces the 2014 WEF Awards recipients. The awards will be presented during WEFTEC 2014, WEF’s 87th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference this fall in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Camp Applied Research Award
Sudhir Murthy
Washington, DC
Chesapeake WEA
Collection Systems Published Contributions Award
“Green Infrastructure Opportunities in Gray Wet Weather Plans”
Lawrence J. Lennon, Uzair (Sam) Shamsi, Anthony Igwe, John Schombert, and John Maslanik
WEF Collection Systems 2013
Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal
- “Size Fractionation of Metals Present in Highway Runoff: Beyond the Six Commonly Reported Species”, Marcia Ferreira, Sim-Lin Lau, Michael K. Stenstrom, WER, September 2013, v. 85, no. 9, pp. 793-805
- “The Importance of Particle Characterization in Stormwater Runoff”, Marcia Ferreira, Michael K. Stenstrom, WER, September 2013, v. 85, no. 9, pp. 833-842
Emerson Distinguished Service Award
Howard Neukrug
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania WEA
Engelbrecht International Achievement Award
Jorge Triana-Soto
Bogotá, Colombia
Colombia - ACODAL
Fair Distinguished Engineering Educator Medal
Helene Hilger
University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
North Carolina WEA
Gascoigne Wastewater Treatment Plant Operational Improvement Medal
“A Different Disinfectant”
Martha Graham & Glabra Skipp
Water Environment & Technology, May 2013, v. 25, no. 5, Pg. 52
Industrial Water Quality Achievement Award
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant/ATK Small Caliber Operations
Consulting Engineer: Burns & McDonnell Engineering Co., Inc.
Independence, Missouri
Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award
John H. Koon
Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia AWP
Andrew J. Englande, Jr.
Madisonville, Louisiana
Louisiana WEA
Innovative Technology Award
Webitat for Lagoons by Entex Technologies Inc.
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ThermWin Energy Recovery from Wastewater by Huber Technology, Inc.
Huntersville, North Carp;oma
WAVE – Water Analysis via Exploration by Industrial and Environmental Concepts, Inc.
Lakeville, Minnesota
Flygt Experior by Flygt a Xylem Brand
Charlotte, North Carolina
McKee Groundwater Protection, Restoration or Sustainable Use Award
“Remediation of Nonaqueous Phase Liquid Polluted Sites Using Surfactant-Enhanced Air Sparging and Soil Vapor Extraction”
Chuan-yu Qin, Yong-sheng Zhao, Yan Su and Wei Zheng
Water Environment Research, February 2013, v. 85 no. 2, pp. 133-140
Outstanding Contributions to the Water Environment for Non-Members Award
William E. Holman
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Outstanding Member Association Award
Virginia Water Environment Association
Outstanding Young Water Environment Professional Award
Jeff Sober
Frisco, Texas
WEA of Texas
Public Education Awards
Individual Category:
Mahmoud Moaikel
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabian WEA
Member Association Category:
New England Water Environment Association
Other Category:
Fort Wayne Utilities
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Public Officials Award
Penelope A. Gross, Fairfax County, Virginia, Board of Supervisors
Ken Ulman, County Executive of Howard County, Maryland
Rudolfs Industrial Waste Management Medal
“Treatment of HMX-Production Wastewater in an Aerobic Granular Reactor”
Jin-hua Zhang, Min-hui Wang and Xiao-Meng Zhu
Water Environment Research, April 2013, v. 85, no. 4, pp 301-307
Water Quality Improvement Award
Narragansett Bay Commission
Providence, Rhode Island
WEF Canham Graduate Studies Scholarship
David Hanigan, Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Arizona Water Association
WEF Safety Award
Orange County Sanitation District
Fountain Valley, California
WEF is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization of 36,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world.