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The AEESP Foundation manages the numerous awards that our community presents for outstanding contributions to environmental engineering and science education and research. Nominations for these awards are now being accepted.

Nominations for 2009 AEESP Awards
Recipients of the 2008 AEESP Awards
List of all past AEESP award winners


Nominations for 2009 AEESP Awards

Award descriptions and nomination instructions are presented below. Please note that the submission procedures and guidelines have changed this year. All awards will be presented by the AEESP President or by a representative of the corporate sponsor for each award at the 2009 AEESP Research and Education Conference in Iowa City (July 26-29, 2009).

All nominations are due March 16, 2009. Supporting documentation is required at the time of nomination. All award nominations must be submitted electronically as pdf files. Award nominations (except Ph.D. and M.S. theses awards*) should be sent to AEESP.Awards@gmail.com. Please indicate the name of the award for which you are submitting a nomination (Founders, Outstanding Publication, Frontier in Research, Outstanding Teaching, Outstanding Contribution to Education, or Pohland Medal) in the subject line of your e-mail. Questions about award nominations or the submission process should be directed to the Chair of the Awards Committee:

Professor Jennifer Becker
Environmental Science and Technology Department
1433 Animal Science/Ag. Engineering, Bldg. 142
University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-2315
(*Submission instructions for Ph.D. and M.S. theses nominations are provided separately below.)

AEESP Founders’ Award

This award is given annually to recognize an environmental engineering or science professor who has made “sustained and outstanding contributions to environmental engineering education and practice.” Nominees must be members of AEESP.

Nomination packages should include: (1) a cover letter from the nominator; (2) full curriculum vitae for the nominee; and (3) at least two, but no more than five, additional letters of recommendation. Past nominations will be carried over and considered for a total of three years and may be modified during this period.

AEESP Outstanding Publication Award

This award is given annually to recognize the author(s) of a “landmark environmental engineering and science paper that has withstood the test of time and significantly influenced the practice of environmental engineering and science.” At least one of the authors must be living and previous winners are ineligible for a period of three years.

Nominations must be made by individuals who are not authors or co-authors of the paper. Nomination packages should include: (1) a nomination letter (2-page maximum) that gives the full citation of the paper, the reasons why the paper is considered a landmark, and a description of the influence the paper has had on environmental engineering and science; (2) a clear electronic copy of the publication; and (3) at least two, but no more than five, additional letters of support. Past nominations will be carried over and considered for a total of three years and may be modified during this period.

Malcolm Pirnie/AEESP Frontier in Research Award

This award is given annually to recognize an environmental engineering or science professor who has advanced the environmental engineering and science field through recognized research leadership and pioneering efforts in a new and innovative research area. The selected recipient will receive a plaque and a cash prize of $4,000. Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. also provides a $750 travel allotment that may be used by the recipient to attend the awards ceremony. Nominees must be members of AEESP.

Nomination packages should include: (1) a cover letter from the nominator; (2) a supporting statement plus selected literature citations that clearly detail the nominee’s contribution to the new and innovative research achievement for which the nominee is being honored; (3) a full curriculum vitae for the nominee; and (4) at least two, but no more than five, additional letters of recommendation describing the pioneering efforts and innovative nature of the nominee’s work. Past nominations will be carried over and considered for a total of three years and may be modified during this period.

AEESP thanks Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., for their generosity in sponsoring this award.

CH2M Hill/AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards

These awards annually recognize two outstanding doctoral dissertations that contribute to the advancement of environmental science and engineering. The awards will each consist of a plaque and a cash prize of $1,500 for the student, and a plaque and a cash prize of $500 for the faculty advisor. CH2M Hill, Inc. also provides $750 as a travel allotment to recipients who attend the awards ceremony. A selection committee of five AEESP members will read and judge each dissertation on the basis of 100 points allocated as follows: scientific and technical merit of the research (30 pts), originality of the research (30 pts), contribution to advancement of environmental engineering (30 pts), and clarity of presentation (10 pts).

Faculty advisors are encouraged to nominate a dissertation completed under their supervision but must limit themselves to a single entry. Self nominations by students will not be accepted. Nominated dissertations must have been submitted to the student's graduate institution in 2008. The nominated dissertation should be submitted as a pdf file and sent by e-mail to AEESP.PhD.Dissertation.Award@gmail.com. Nominations should include a simple letter of transmittal stating: (1) the e-mail and mailing addresses and telephone numbers for the student and advisor, (2) an indication as to when the dissertation was completed, and (3) a concise statement defining the student’s intellectual contribution to the work. The latter statement is especially important if multiple authors contributed to the work under consideration.

The chair of the doctoral thesis review panel is:
Professor John Regan
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
231N Sackett Building
University Park, PA 16802-1408
e-mail: jregan@engr.psu.edu; Tel: 814-865-9436

AEESP thanks CH2M Hill, Inc. for their generosity in sponsoring this award.

Montgomery Watson Harza Consulting Engineers/AEESP Master’s Thesis Awards

This award annually recognizes the first and second most outstanding M.S. theses that contribute to the advancement of environmental science and engineering. Each award consists of a plaque and a cash prize for both the student and the faculty advisor. The prize for the first place award consists of a plaque and $1,500 for the student and a plaque for the faculty advisor. The second place award consists of a plaque and cash prize of $500 for the student and a plaque for the faculty advisor. Montgomery Watson Harza also provides $750 as a travel allotment to all recipients who attend the awards ceremony. A selection committee of three AEESP members will read and judge each thesis. Each thesis will be evaluated based on 100 points allocated to the following major categories: scientific and technical merit (30 pts), originality of research (30 pts), contribution to the advancement of environmental engineering (30 pts), and clarity of presentation (10 pts).

Faculty advisors are encouraged to nominate a thesis completed under their supervision but must limit themselves to a single entry. Self nominations by students will not be accepted. Nominated theses must have been submitted to the student's graduate institution in 2008. The nominated thesis should be submitted (as a pdf file) via e-mail to AEESP.MS.Thesis.Award@gmail.com. The submission should be accompanied by a simple letter of transmittal stating (1) the mailing and e-mail addresses and phone numbers for the student and advisor, (2) an indication as to when the thesis was completed, and (3) a concise statement defining the student’s intellectual contribution to the work. The latter statement is especially important if multiple authors contributed to the work under consideration.

The chair of the master’s thesis review panel is:
Professor William Burgos
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
115 Sackett Building
University Park, PA 16802-1408
e-mail: bburgos@psu.edu; Tel: 814-863-0578

AEESP thanks Montgomery Watson Harza for their generosity in sponsoring this award.

AEESP Outstanding Educator Awards

Two Outstanding Educator Awards are given, one for “Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering and Science” and one for “Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Engineering and Science Education.” These awards are given annually to recognize environmental engineering or science professors who are making outstanding contributions to the teaching of environmental engineering, both at the individual’s home institution and beyond. A cash award of $500 is supported in each category. Previous winners are ineligible for the same category.

The award for “Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering and Science” is given annually to “honor a faculty member who has made substantive contributions directly through class-oriented teaching, as enhanced through the development of new pedagogical techniques.” Although open to nomination at any rank, the award is intended primarily to recognize a demonstrated commitment to teaching early in a person’s career. Preference is usually given to nominees who are at the assistant or associate level and have demonstrated success with the application of innovative teaching techniques, especially to undergraduate classes. The award is sponsored by McGraw-Hill.

The award for “Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Engineering and Science Education” is given annually to “recognize and honor the development of innovative teaching methods, including the application of these methods in the classroom and the dissemination of methods to the academic community.” Preference is usually given to nominees who have both (1) developed and applied innovative and improved teaching techniques and (2) disseminated these contributions to the educational community through appropriate and widely accessible means. This award is open to nomination at any rank. The award is sponsored by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Nomination packages should include: (1) a cover letter from the nominator; (2) brief curriculum vitae (10-page maximum) for the nominee, and (3) at least two, but no more than five, additional letters of support. Additional documents that provide evidence of outstanding teaching or contributions to environmental engineering and science (such as development and implementation of innovative teaching approaches, mentoring, and/or other significant contributions) are helpful but not essential and should not exceed 30 pages in total length. Past nominations will be carried over and considered for a total of three years and may be modified during this period.

The Frederick George Pohland Medal

This award honors an individual who has made sustained and outstanding efforts to bridging environmental engineering research, education, and practice. Only members of AEESP and/or the American Academy of Environmental Engineers (AAEE) are eligible to receive this award. The award will consist of a medal, a $1000 cash award, and reimbursement of travel costs of up to $1,000 for travel to the award ceremony.

Nominations must be made by members of AEESP and/or the AAEE. Nomination packages should include: (1) a cover letter from the nominator; (2) a full curriculum vitae for the nominee; (3) and at least two, but not more than five, additional letters of recommendation. Past nominations will be carried over and considered for a total of three years and may be modified during this period.

AAEE and AEESP thank the Pohland family and other donors to the Frederick George Pohland Memorial Fund for their generosity in establishing this award.





2008 AEESP Award Winners

CH2M Hill/AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards
Shaily Mahendra (advised by Dr. Lisa Alvarez-Cohen) Hyeok Choi (advised by Dr. Dionysios D. Dionysiou)

Montgomery-Watson-Harza Consulting Engineers/AEESP Master’s Thesis Awards
Erin Seyfried (advised by Dr. Katherine McMahon) Venkat Srinivasan (advised by Dr. Prabhakar Clement)

Malcolm Pirnie/AEESP Frontier in Research Award
Dr. Pedro J. Alvarez

Frederick George Pohland Medal
Dr. Makram T. Suidan

McGraw-Hill/AEESP Award for Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering & Science
Dr. Anna M. Michalak

Wiley Interscience/AEESP Award for Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Engineering & Science Education
Dr. David A. Sabatini

Founders’ Award
Dr. Clifford W. Randall

Outstanding Publication Award
Dr. David L. Freedman & Dr. James M. Gossett

Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Service
as Chair of the Internet Resources Committee Dr. Peter J. Vikesland

Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Service
as Chair of the Lecturers Committee Dr. Morton A. Barlaz

Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Service
as Treasurer and AEESP Board Member Dr. William P. Ball





Past Winners of AEESP Awards

Presented below are award descriptions and tables of past winners.

AEESP Founders' Award

This award is given annually to recognize an environmental engineering or science professor who has made “sustained and outstanding contributions to environmental engineering education and practice.”

Previous Recipients of the AEESP Founders’ Award

Year Recipient Institution
1991 E. Robert Baumann Iowa State University
1992 Perry L. McCarty Stanford University
1993 Richard Engelbrecht University of Illinois
1994 Daniel A. Okun University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
1995 Charles R. O'Melia Johns Hopkins University
1996 Earnest F. Gloyna University of Texas at Austin
1997 Linvil G. Rich Clemson University
1998 Richard I. Dick Cornell University
1999 Vernon L. Snoeyink University of Illinois
2000 Walter J. Weber, Jr. University of Michigan
2001 John L. Cleasby Iowa State University
2002 Thomas M. Keinath Clemson University
2003 C.P. Leslie Grady Jr. Clemson University
2004 Paul Roberts Stanford University
2005 Richard E. Speece Vanderbilt University
2006 John F. Andrews Rice University
2007 Philip Singer University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2008 Clifford W. Randall Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
 

 

AEESP Outstanding Publication Award

This award is given annually to recognize the author(s) of a “landmark environmental engineering and science paper that has withstood the test of time and significantly influenced the practice of environmental engineering and science.” At least one of the authors must be living and previous winners are ineligible for a period of three years.

Previous Recipients of the AEESP Outstanding Publication Award

Year Paper
1983 Stumm, W. and Morgan, J.J., "Chemical Aspects of Coagulation", J. Amer. Water Works Assn., 54, 8, 971-992 (August, 1962).
1984 Stumm, W. and O'Melia, C.R., "Stoichiometry of Coagulation", J. Amer. Water Works Assn., 60, 5, 514-539 (May, 1968).
1985 McCarty, P.L. and Lawrence, A.W., "Unified Basis for Biological Treatment Design and Operation", J. San. Engrg. Div., ASCE, 96, SA3, 757-78 (June, 1970).
1986 Dick, R.I., "Role of Activated Sludge Final Settling Tanks", J. San. Engrg. Div., ASCE, 96, SA2, 423-436 (April, 1970).
1987 Dick, R.I. and Ewing, B.B., "Evaluation of Activated Sludge Thickening Theories", J. San. Engrg. Div., ASCE, 93, SA4, 9-29 (August, 1967).
1988 McCarty, P.L., "Anaerobic Waste Treatment Fundamentals", Public Works, 95, 9, 107-112; 10, 123-126; 11, 91-94; 12, 95-99 (September-December, 1964).
1989 Weber, W.J., Jr. and J.C. Morris, "Kinetics of Adsorption on Carbon from Solution," and "Equilibria and Capacities for Adsorption on Carbon," J. San. Engrg. Div., ASCE, April 1963 and June 1964.
1990 O'Connor, D.J., "Oxygen Balance of an Estuary," Jour. San. Engrg. Div., ASCE, 86, SA3, 35-55 (May, 1960).
1991 Yao, K.-M., M.T. Habibian, and C.R. O'Melia, "Water and Waste Water Filtration: Concepts and Applications," Environ. Sci. Technol., 5 (11), 1105, Nov., 1971.
1992 Argaman, Y. and W. J. Kaufman, "Turbulence and Flocculation", J. San. Engr. Div., ASCE, 96, SA2, 223-241, April, 1970.
1993 Stevens, A.A. and J.M. Symons, "Measurement of Trihalomethane and Precursor Concentration Changes", J. Amer. Water Works Assn., 69:10:546, 1977.
1994 Morel, F.M.M. and J.J. Morgan, "A Numerical Method for Computing Equilibria in Aqueous Chemical Systems," Environ. Sci. Technol., 6:58-67, 1972.
1995 Sezgin, M., D. Jenkins, and D.S. Parker, "A Unified Theory of Filamentous Activated Sludge Bulking," J. Water Poll. Con. Fed., 50, 2, 362-382, 1978.
1996 Rajagopalan, R. and C. Tien, "Trajectory Analysis of Deep-Bed Filtration with the Sphere-in-cell Porous Media Model," AIChE Journal, 22, 523-533, 1976.
1997 Amirtharajah, A. and K.M. Mills, "Rapid-Mix Design for Mechanisms of Alum Coagulation," Journal Amer. Water Works Assn., 74 (4) 210-216, 1982.
1998 Bouwer, E.J. and P. McCarty, "Removal of trace chlorinated organic compounds by activated carbon and fixed-film bacteria," Environ. Sci. Technol., 16 (836-843) 1982.
1999 Chiou, C. T., Peters L.J., and V.H. Freed, "A Physical Concept of Soil-Water Equilibria for Non-Ionic Compounds," Science (206)16 831-832, 1979.
1999 G. Sposito, "The Operational Definition of the Zero Point of Charge in Soils," Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J., V. 45, 292, 1981.
2000 Crittenden, J.C., Hand, D.W., Arora, H., and B.W. Lykins, Jr., "Design Considerations for GAC Treatment of Organic Chemicals," J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 79 (1) 74-82, 1987.
2001 Thackston, E.L. and P.A. Krenkel, "Reaeration Prediction in Natural Streams," J. Sanit. Engrg. Div., ASCE, 95(1):65-93, 1969.
2002 Elimelech, M., and C.R. O'Melia, "Kinetics of deposition of colloidal particles in porous media," Environ. Sci. Technol. 24:1528-1536, 1990.
2003 Williamson, K.J. and P.L. McCarty, "A Model of Substrate Utilization by Bacterial Films," J. Water Poll. Control Fed., 48:9-24, 1976.
2004 Edzwald, J.K., Becker, W.C., and Wattier, K.L., "Surrogate Parameters for Monitoring Organic Matter and THM Precursors," J. Amer. Water Works Assn. 77(4):122-132, 1985.
2005 Han, M. and D.F. Lawler, "The (Relative) Insignificance of G in Flocculation," J. Amer. Water Works Assn., 84(10):79-91, 1992.
2006 Ball, W.P. and Roberts P.V., "Long-Term Sorption of Halogenated Organic Chemicals by Aquifer Material. 2. Intraparticle Diffusion," Environ. Sci. Technol., 25(7):1237-1249, 1991.
2007 Hayes, K. F., A. L. Roe, G. E. Brown Jr., K. O. Hodgson, J. O. Leckie and G. A. Parks. "In situ x-ray absorption study of surface complexes: selenium oxyanions on a-FeOOH". Science. 238:783-786 (1987).
2008 Freedman, D.L. and Gossett, J.M. "Biological Reductive Dechlorination of Tetrachloroethylene and Trichloroethylene to Ethylene under Methanogenic Conditions", Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 55:2144-2151 (1989). 1991.
 


Malcolm Pirnie/AEESP Frontier in Research Award

This award is given annually to recognize an AEESP member who has advanced the environmental engineering and science field through recognized research leadership and pioneering efforts in a new and innovative research area. The selected recipient will receive a plaque and a cash prize of $4000. Malcolm Pirnie, Inc. also provides $1000 in travel reimbursement to be used by the recipient to attend the awards ceremony.

AEESP thanks Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., for their generosity in sponsoring this award.

Previous Recipients of the Malcolm Pirnie/AEESP Frontier in Research Award

Year Recipient Institution
2000 Bruce E. Logan The Pennsylvania State University
2001 Arup K. SenGupta Lehigh University
2002 Charles N. Haas Drexel University
2003 Frederick G. Pohland University of Pittsburgh
2004 Mark Wiesner Rice University
2005 Paul L. Bishop University of Cincinnati
2006 Menachem Elimelech Yale University
2007 Lutgarde Raskin University of Michigan
2008 Pedro J. Alvarez Rice University
 

 

CH2M Hill/AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards

These awards annually recognize two outstanding doctoral dissertations that contribute to the advancement of environmental science and engineering. The awards will each consist of a plaque and a cash prize of $1,500 for the student, and a plaque and a cash prize of $500 for the faculty adviser. CH2M Hill, Inc. also provides $750 as travel allowance to recipients who attend the awards ceremony. A selection committee of three AEESP members will read and judge each dissertation on the basis of 100 points allocated as follows: scientific and technical merit of the research (30 pts), originality of the research (30 pts), contribution to advancement of environmental engineering (30 pts), and clarity of presentation (10 pts).

AEESP thanks CH2M Hill, Inc. for their generosity in sponsoring this award.

Past Recipients of the CH2M-Hill/AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

Year Recipient Thesis Title Advisor
1988 John E. Tobiason Physicochemical Aspects of Particle Deposition in Porous Media Charles R. O'Melia, The Johns Hopkins University
1989 Jacques Manem Interactions Between Heterotrophic and Autotrophic Bacteria in Fixed-Film Biological Processes Used in Water Treatment Bruce E. Rittmann, University of Illinois (Urbana)
1990 Craig S. Criddle Reductive Dehalogenation in Microbial and Electrolytic Model Systems Perry L. McCarty, Stanford University
1991 Robert E. Martin Quantitative Description of Bacterial Deposition and Initial Biofilm Development in Porous Media Edward J. Bouwer, The Johns Hopkins University
1992 Marc Edwards Ozonation: Transformation of Natural Organic Matter, Effect on Organic Matter - Coagulant Interactions, and Ozone-Induced Particle Destabilization Mark Benjamin, University of Washington
1993 Radisav Vidic Oxidative Coupling of Phenols on Activated Carbon-Fundamentals and Implications Makram Suidan, University of Cincinnati
1994 James Farrell Desorption Equilibrium and Kinetics of Chlorinated Solvents on Model Solids, Aquifer Sediments and Soils Martin Reinhard, Stanford University
1995 Eric Alan Seagren Quantitative Evaluation of Flushing and Biodegradation for Enhancing In-Situ Dissolution of Nonaqueous-Phase Liquids Bruce Rittmann, Northwestern University
1996 Melinda W. Hahn Deposition and Reetrainment of Brownian Particles Under Unfavorable Chemical Conditions Charles O'Melia, The Johns Hopkins University
1997 James E. Anderson Effect of Chlorinated Ethene Biodegradation on Growth Rates of Methanotrophic Bacteria in Biofilms and Mixed Cultures Perry McCarty, Stanford University
1998 Weilin Huang Sorption and Desorption by Soils and Sediments: Effects of Sorbent Heterogeneity Walter J. Weber, University of Michigan
1999 Andrew J. Schuler The Effects of Varying Influent Phosphate and Acetate Concentrations on Enhancing Biological Removal of Phosphate from Wastewater David Jenkins, University of California at Berkeley
2000 William A. Arnold Kinetics and Pathways of Chlorinated Ethylene and Chlorinated Ethane Reaction with Zero-Valent Metals A. Lynn Roberts, Johns Hopkins
2001 Jordan Peccia The Response of Airborne Bacteria to Ultraviolet Germicidal Radiation Mark Hernandez, University of Colorado
2002 Eric M.V. Hoek Colloidal Fouling Mechanisms in Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Menachem Elimelech, Yale University
2003 Michael McCormick Biotic and Abiotic Transformations of Alkyl Halides in Iron-Reducing Environments Peter Adriaens, University of Michigan
2004 Pramod Kulkarni Studies on the Transport and Deposition of Charged Nanoparticles Pratim Biswas, Washington University in St. Louis
2005 Adrian Oehmen The Competition Between Polyphosphate Accumulating Organisms and Glycogen Accumulating Organisms in the Enhanced Biological Phosphorous Removal Process Zhinguo Yuan and Jurg Keller, University of Queensland
2006 Thanh Helen Nguyen Sorption of Nonionic Organic Chemicals to Soil/Sediment Organic Matter and Black Carbon William Ball, Johns Hopkins University
2006 Dominic Frigon Mechanism Explaining Seasonal Biological Foaming in Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Systems: Foam-Causing Bacteria Specialize in Consuming Lipids Lutgarde Raskin, University of Illinois
2007 Jeremiah Johnson Material Flows and Energy Use in Anthropogenic Metal Cycles Thomas E. Graedel, Yale University
2007 John Dyer Fortner C60 in Water: Aggregation Characterization, Reactivity and Behavior Joseph B. Hughes, Rice University
2007 (Honorable Mention) Guo-Ping Sheng Surface Characteristics of Microbial Aggregates in Wastewater Treatment Bioreactors Han-Qing Yu, University of Science and Technology of China
2008 Shaily Mahendra Biodegradation of 1,4-Dioxane by Aerobic Bacteria: Experimental Studies and Modeling of Oxidation Kinetics, Co-contaminant Effects, and Biochemical Pathways Lisa Alvarez-Cohen, University of California, Berkeley
2008 Hyeok Choi Novel Preparation of Nanostructured TiO2 Photocatalytic Particles, Films, Membranes, and Devices for Environmental Applications Dionysios D. Dionysiou, University of Cincinnati
 

 

Parsons Corporation/AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

In past years this award recognized an outstanding doctoral dissertation that contributed to the advancement of environmental science and engineering. However, support is no longer available for this award.

Past Recipients of the Parsons Corporation/AEESP Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award

Year Recipient Thesis Title Advisor
1974-1987   Recipients between 1974 and 1987 are included in "AEESP: 25 Years," by D.W. Hendricks and E.R. Baumann.*  
1988 James R. Mihelcic Microbial Degradation of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons under Denitrification Conditions in Soil-Water Suspensions Richard G. Luthy, Carnegie Mellon University
1989 Cheng-Fang Lin Adsorption of Metals and Dissolution of Ferrihydrite in the Presence of Polyphosphates Mark M. Benjamin, University of Washington
1990 Gordon D. Cobb Modeling and Experimental Simulations of Organic Contaminant Biotransformation in Subsurface Environments Edward J. Bouwer, The Johns Hopkins University
1991 Jil Talkovsky Geller Dissolution of Non-Aqueous Phase Organic Liquids in Porous Media James R. Hunt, University of California at Berkeley
1992 Lisa Alvarez-Cohen Cometabolic Biotransformation of Trichloroethylene and Chloroform by Methanotrophs-Experimental Studies and Modeling of Toxicity and Sorption Effects Perry L. McCarty, Stanford University
1993 Wookeun Bae Modeling Dual-Limitation Kinetics Incorporating Intracellular Cofactor Responses Bruce Rittmann, University of Illinois
1994 Chih-Hsiang Liao The Investigation of Hydrogen Peroxide Photolysis as a Water Treatment Process Mirat D. Gurol, Drexel University
1995 Tian Cheng Zhang Influence of Biofilm Structure on Transport and Transformation Processes in Biofilms Paul Bishop, University of Cincinnati
1996 Michael H. Bergin Measurement and Modeling of Fluxes of Chemical Species to the Greenland Ice Sheet at Summit Cliff I. Davidson, Carnegie Mellon University
1997 Xiaoyan Li Coagulation between Fractal Aggregates and Small Particles and Fractal Properties of Marine Particles Bruce Logan, University of Arizona
1998 Laura J. Ehlers RP4 Plasmid Transfer Among Strains of Pseudomonas in a Biofilm Edward J. Bouwer, Johns Hopkins University
1999 Chi-Wang Li Characterizing the Properties and Reactions of Natural Organic Matter by UV Spectroscopy: Adsorption of NOM and Formation of Disinfection By-products Mark M. Benjamin and Gregory Korshin, University of Washington
2000 Carlos Filipe Competition Between Phosphate and Glycogen Accumulating Bacteria: Stoichiometry, Kinetics and the Effects of pH C.P. Leslie Grady, Jr, Clemson University
2001 Martin D. Johnson Phenanthrene Sorption/Desorption Mechanisms and Rapid Prediction of Long-Term Desorption Rates Using Superheated Water Walter J. Weber Jr, University of Michigan
2002 Charles B. Bott Elucidating the Role of Toxin-Induced Microbial Stress Responses in Biological Wastewater Treatment Process Upset Nancy G. Love, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
2003 Qilin Li Competitive Adsorption of Trace Organic Compounds by PAC Membrane Filtration Systems Vernon L. Syoeyink and Benito Marinas, University of Illinois
2004 William Mitch Prevention of the Formation of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) during Waste Water Chlorination David L. Sedlak, University of California, Berkeley
2005 John R. Zimmerman In Situ Stabilization of Persistent Organic Contaminants in Marine Sediments Richard Luthy, Stanford University
 

 

The Montgomery-Watson-Harza Consulting Engineers / AEESP Master's Thesis Awards

This award annually recognizes the first and second most outstanding M.S. theses that contribute to the advancement of environmental science and engineering. Each award consists of a plaque and a cash prize for both the student and the faculty advisor. The prize for the first place award consists of a plaque and $1,500 for the student and a plaque for the faculty advisor. The second place award consists of a plaque and cash prize of $500 for the student and a plaque for the faculty advisor. Montgomery Watson Harza also provides $750 as travel allowance to all recipients who attend the awards ceremony. A selection committee of three AEESP members will read and judge each thesis. Each thesis will be evaluated based on 100 points allocated to the following major categories: scientific and technical merit (30 pts), originality of research (30 pts), contribution to the advancement of environmental engineering (30 pts), and clarity of presentation (10 pts).

AEESP thanks Montgomery Watson Harza for their generosity in sponsoring this award.

Previous Recipients of The Montgomery-Watson-Harza Consulting Engineers / AEESP Master's Thesis Awards

Year Place Recipient Thesis Title Advisor
1991 1st John Joseph Application of Queing Theory to Standpost Design Donald T. Lauria, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
1991 2nd Anundra Ramana A New Class of Sorbents for the Selective Removal of Arsenic (V) and Selenium (VI) Oxy-Anions Arup K. Sengupta, Lehigh University
1992 1st Daniel Noguera Soluble Microbial Products Modeling in Biological Processes Bruce Rittmann, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1992 2nd Joseph Wood Modeling the Simultaneous Removal of Sulfur Dioxide and Hydrogen Chloride from Municipal Waste Combustion Flue Gas Via Spray Dryer Absorber Mark Rood, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1993 1st Jennifer Becker Biodegradation of Chloroform Under Methanogenic Conditions David Freeman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1993 2nd David Widrig Preozonation to Enhance Coagulation: The Effect of Algal Species and Water Quality on the Removal of Dissolved Organic Carbon Kimberly Gray, University of Notre Dame
1994 1st Shawn M. Sock A Comprehensive Evaluation of Biodegradation as a Treatment Alternative for the Removal of 1,4-Dioxanee C.P. Leslie Grady, Jr. and Robert M. Cowan, Clemson University
1994 2nd Eric M. Hesse The Influence of Natural Organic Matter on the Enhanced Coagulation Effects of Ozonation David Reckhow, University of Massachusetts
1995 1st Jeanne D. Plummer Removal of Chryptosporidium Parvum from Drinking Water by Dissolved Air Floation James Edzwald, University of Massachusetts
1995 2nd John E. Woolschlager A Model to Determine the Actual Amount of Biodegradable Organic Matter in Drinking Water Supplies Bruce Rittmann, Northwestern University
1996 1st Jonathan Pressman Mass Transfer of Chlorinated Solvents and Biofouling of Hollow Fiber Membrane Modules Gerald Speitel, The University of Texas at Austin
1996 2nd Peter Mayer Residential Water Use and Conservation Effectiveness: A Process Approach James P. Heaney, University of Colorado-Boulder
1997 1st Kevin T. Russell The Use of Decision Analysis for Groundwater Remediation Design Alan Raideau, State University of New York at Buffalo
1997 2nd Matthew E. Griffin Use of Molecular Tools to Enhance the Evaluation of Anaerobic Co-Digestion of the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid waste and Sewage Sludge Lutgarde Raskin, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1998 1st Eric W. Aitchison Phytoremediation of 1,4-Dioxane by Hybrid Poplar Trees Jerald L. Schnoor, University of Iowa
1998 2nd Annika Van Gelder Particle Counting in the Water Industry: Count Standards and Sample Stabilization Desmond F. Lawler, University of Texas - Austin
1999 1st Daniel B. Oerther Application of Molecular Tools for the Analysis of Biological Foaming in Activated Sludge Lutgarde Raskin, University of Illinois
1999 2nd David Briley Optimization of Coagulation Conditions for the Removal of Algae in Conventional Water Treatment Detlef Knappe, North Carolina State University
2000 1st Shane William Rogers Influence of air channel spacing, porous media type, and airflow rate on NAPL volatilization during air sparging Say Kee Ong,Iowa State University
2000 2nd Patrick S. Oldenburg Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria: inactivation kinetics in chloraminated water and a method for their rapid enumeration Daniel Noguera, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2001 1st Cristina Clarkson Davis Aqueous Silica in the Environment: Effects on Iron Hydroxide Surface Chemistry and Implications for Natural and Engineered Systems Marc Edwards, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
2001 2nd Jenny Baeseman Identification of an Excreted Biomolecule: Identification and Environmental Applicability Paige J. Novak, University of Minnesota
2002 1st Katherine Dombrowski Electrothermal Regeneration of Activated Carbon Fiber Cloth with Adsorbed Volatile Organic Compounds Mark J. Rood, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2002 2nd Meghna H. Swami Biodegradation of Chloromethane under Nitrate-Reducing and Aerobic Conditions David L. Freedman, Clemson University
2003 1st Jennifer L. Packer The Photochemical Fate of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment William A. Arnold, University of Minnesota
2003 2nd Cory McDowell Effects of Ethanol on the Migration and Distribution of Gasoline in the Vadose Zone Susan Powers, Clarkson University
2004 1st Janalyn Brown Microbial Cell Densities and Treatment Performance in Nitrifying Activated Sludge Reactors Kevin Robinson, University of Tennessee
2004 2nd John Greenleaf Synthesis and Characterization of a Polymeric/Inorganic Hybrid Sorbent: Removal and Underlying Sorption Mechanism of Aresenic(III) and Arsenic(V) Arup SenGupta, Lehigh University
2005 1st Angela C. Kolz Degradation and Sorption of Tylosin in Swine Manure Lagoons Say Key Ong and Thomas Moorman, Iowa State University
2005 2nd Rachel A. Kirkham Uranium Complexation with Humic Substances: An Experimental Study and Modeling Review Brian Dempsey, Pennsylvania State University
2006 1st Berat Z. Haznedaroglu Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Profiling of Indicator Organisms for Microbial Source Tracking Metin Duran, Villanova University
2006 2nd Ilisa Tawney Evaluating the Impact of a Wetland Plant and Rhizosphere Microorganisms on the Fate of a Model Chlorinated Solvent in a Wetland Plant Bioreactor Jennifer Becker, University of Maryland
2007 1st Simoni Triantafyllidou Addressing and Assessing Lead Threats in Drinking Water: Non-Leaded Brass, Product Testing, Particulate Lead Occurrence and Effects of the Chloride to Sulfate Mass Ratio on Corrosion Marc Edwards, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
2007 2nd Arzu Atabek Investigating Bacterial Outer Membrane Polymers and Bacterial Interactions with Organic Molecules Using Atomic Force Microscopy Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
2008 1st Erin Seyfried Tetracycline Resistance Genes In Aquaculture Environments: Genotypic Diversity and Potential Resistance Reservoirs Katherine McMahon, University of Wisconsin
2008 2nd Venkatraman Srinivasan Analytical Solutions For Sequentially Coupled Multi-Species Reactive Transport Problems Prabhakar Clement, Auburn University
 

 


AEESP Outstanding Educator Awards

Two Outstanding Educator Awards are given, one for “Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering and Science” and one for “Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Engineering and Science Education.” These awards are given annually to recognize AEESP members who are making outstanding contributions to the teaching of environmental engineering, both at the individual’s home institution and beyond. A plaque and cash award of $500 is provided to the winner in each category. Previous winners are ineligible for the same category.

The award for “Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering and Science” is given annually to “honor a faculty member who has made substantive contributions directly through class-oriented teaching, as enhanced through the development of new pedagogic techniques.” Although open to nomination at any rank, the award is intended primarily to recognize a demonstrated commitment to teaching early in a person’s career. Preference is usually given towards nominees who are at the assistant or associate level and have demonstrated success with the application of innovative teaching techniques, especially to undergraduate classes. The award is sponsored by McGraw-Hill.

The award for “Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Engineering and Science Education” is given annually to “recognize and honor the development of innovative teaching methods, including the application of these methods in the classroom and the dissemination of methods to the academic community.” Preference is usually given towards nominees who have both (1) developed and applied innovative and improved teaching techniques and (2) disseminated these contributions to the educational community through appropriate and widely accessible means. This award is open to nomination at any rank. The award is sponsored by John-Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Previous Recipients - Outstanding Teaching in Environmental Engineering and Science

Year Recipient Institution
2000 Amy K. Zander Clarkson University
2001 Susan M. Larson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2002 James A. Smith University of Virginia
2004 Angela R. Bielefeldt University of Colorado, Boulder
2005 Say-Kee Ong Iowa State University
2006 David Hand Michigan Technological University
2007 Joel Burken University of Missouri
2008 Anna M. Michalak Universitiy of Michigan


Previous Recipients - Outstanding Contributions to Environmental Engineering and Science Education

Year Recipient Institution
2000 Steven C. Chapra Tufts University
2001 Susan J. Masten Michigan State University
2002 James R. Mihelcic Michigan Technological University
2003 Michael J. Semmens University of Minnesota
2004 Daniel B. Oerther University of Cincinnati
2005 Not awarded
2006 Cliff Davidson Carnegie Mellon University
2007 Not awarded
2008 David A. Sabatini University of Oklahoma
 

 

The Frederick George Pohland Medal

This award honors an individual who has made sustained and outstanding efforts to bridge environmental engineering research, and practice and education. Only members of AEESP and/or AAEE are eligible to receive this award. The award will consist of a medal, a cash award, and travel costs of up to $1,000 for travel to the award ceremony.

AAEE and AEESP thank the Pohland family and other donors to the Fred Pohland Memorial Fund for their generosity in establishing this award.

Previous Recipients of the Frederick George Pohland Medal

Year Recipients
2005 Rhodes Trussell
Ray Loehr
2006 C. Herb Ward
2007 George Tchobanoglous
2008 Makram Suidan