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IWA Fellows and Distinguished Fellows

IWA Fellows and IWA Distinguished Fellows are members of a unique community comprising internationally recognised global water professionals, all known for their expertise and leadership in the world of science, technology and management in the evolving water sector.

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The role of IWA Fellows and IWA Distinguished Fellows

Role of IWA Fellow

The initial appointment of an IWA Fellow is for 5 years. During this time, a Fellow will support IWA’s mission and leadership in the implementation of the organisation’s Strategic Plan by:

  • Representing IWA expertise at relevant opportunities and presenting themselves as an IWA Fellow

  • Promoting IWA; supporting the network’s growth, increasing the engagement of its members, supporting the delivery of quality events, and disseminating its thought leadership.

  • Fulfilling the expectations outlined in their Fellows Activity Plan and report to IWA the progress on its implementation

  • Participating (remotely or in person) in scheduled IWA Fellows meetings.

  • Adhering to the highest ethical standards of professional work.

  • Adhering to the Membership code of conduct

Role of IWA Distinguished Fellow

The appointment of a Distinguished Fellow is for life. During this time, a Distinguished Fellow will support IWA’s mission and leadership in the implementation of the organisation’s strategic plan.

A Distinguished Fellow would be expected to participate in the following activities as appropriate:

  • Acknowledgement and recognition of IWA at international level to advance the aims and reputation of IWA and the professional standing of its members and corporate partners.

  • Represent IWA at relevant opportunities and present themselves as an IWA Distinguished Fellow.

  • Promotion of IWA; supporting the network’s growth, increasing the engagement of its members (through leading its communities / specialist groups), supporting the delivery of quality events, and leading content development and disseminating its thought leadership.

  • Providing leadership in enhancing the linkage between IWA and local professional water science and management activities and introducing more local experiences to the international communities.

  • Make key contributions, such as take on a mentor role or offer expertise / knowledge at IWA Young Water Professionals conferences, editorials in IWA media, development of opinion or position papers, and chair sessions at conferences

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IWA Fellows and IWA Distinguished Fellows community

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IWA Fellows and Distinguished Fellows Steering Committee

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Helena Alegre

Head of the Hydraulics and Environment Department at LNEC, Portugal

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Bruno Nguyen

Honorary President at W-SMART, France

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Paul Brown

President, Paul Redvers Brown Inc., USA

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Jennifer Mckay

Professor, University of South Australia, Australia

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Satoshi Takizawa

Professor at The University of Tokyo, Japan

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Dinesh Mehta

Centre for water and Sanitation, India

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Randolf Waters

Head of Global Sales Development at Grundfos, Switzerland

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Mark Van Loosdrecht

Professor at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

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Rao Surampalli

President and CEO at Global Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, United States

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Marion Savill

Executive Director at Affordable Water, New Zealand

IWA Distinguished Fellows

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Helena Alegre
LNEC, Portugal, IWA Chair and Distinguished Fellow
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Andreas Angelakis
Specialist Group representative - NAGREF, Institute of Crete, Hellenic Water Supply and Sewerage Association, Greece
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Jaime Baptista
Distinguished Fellow, LNEC (National Laboratory of Civil Engineering), Portugal
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Akica Bahri
Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries of Tunisia
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James Barnard
Black and Veatch Ltd, USA
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Roger M Ben Aim
IFTS, France; IWA Steering Committee Member
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Harro Bode
Former Chairman of Ruhrverband, Germany; IWA Governing Member; IWA Journal Editor
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Guang-Hao Chen
Individual Researchers Representative - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China; IWA Journal Editor
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Glen Daigger
President: 2010-2014
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Darryl Day
Managing Director for ICE WaRM
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Hiroaki Furumai
Professor University of Tokyo
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Charles N. Haas
Head of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Drexel University
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Xia Huang
Distinguished Fellow and Professor at Tsinghua University, China
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Blanca Jimenez
Professor, Mexico's Ambassador to France, IWA Board Member
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Hamanth Kasan
Independent Advisor on Water and Sanitation, IWA President and Board Member
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Jurg Keller
Chief Research Officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities
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Helmut Kroiss
President: 2014-2016
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Juan Lema
Distinguished Fellow, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Piet Lens
Wageningen UR, The Netherlands
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Shang-Lien Lo
National Taiwan University, Chinese Taiwan; IWA Governing Member; IWA Journal Editor
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Joel Mallevialle
Figeac Aero USA, INC, France
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Saburo Matsui
Kyoto University (Professor Emeritus), Japan
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Hallvard Ødegaard
SET AS and NTNU (Professor Emeritus), Norway; IWA Journal Editor
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Gustaf Olsson
Lund University, Sweden; IWA Journal Editor
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Jiuhui Qu
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; IWA Journal Editor
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Paul Reiter
ReiterIWS Ltd., Singapore; IWA Past Executive Director
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Rao Surampalli
Distinguished Fellow, Global Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, United States
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Robert Skinner
Professorial Fellow and Director of Monash University's Water For Livability Centre
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Michael Stenstrom
Distinguished Professor at University of California; Civil and Environmental Engineering Department
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Rhodes Trussell
Trussell Technologies Inc., USA
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Mark van Loosdrecht
Chair professor in Environmental Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology
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Willy Verstraete
Professor Ugent, Ghent University; IWA Steering Committee; IWA Cluster Representative
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Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran
Distinguished Professor at University of Technology, Sydney
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Eveline Volcke
Ghent University, Belgium, IWA Distinguished Fellow and Chair
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Aijie Wang
Distinguished Fellow, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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Xiaochang Wang
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China; IWA Journal Editor and IWA Board Member
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Jiri Wanner
Professor, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic; IWA Governing Member
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Yoshimasa Watanabe
Research and Development initiative, Chuo University and Hokkaido University (Professor Emeritus), Japan; IWA Journal Editor
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Peter Wilderer
Distinguished Fellow Emeritus, TU München, Germany
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Min Yang
Distinguished Fellow, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
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Zhiguo Yuan
University of Queensland, Specialist Group Representative, Australia
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Jiangyong Hu
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Secretary
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Harsha Ratnaweera
Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Founder and Chairman, DOSCON AS, Norway, IWA Board Member
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Mooyoung Han
Seoul National University, Korea Specialist, Group Representative
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Dragan Savic
Chief Executive Officer, KWR Watercycle Research Institute
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Jo Burgess
Head Trial Reservoir Global Services, Isle Utilities Ltd.
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Michael Storey
Managing Director (Asia-Pacific), Isle Utilities Ltd.
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David Garman
President: 2006-2010
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Michael Rouse
President: 2003-2004
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Duncan Mara
University of Leeds, UK; IWA Journal Editor
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Jerome B Gilbert
J. Gilbert, Inc, USA; IWA Journal Editor
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