Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal

Dr Nick Voulvoulis will receive the esteemed Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal from the Water Environment Federation.

Imperial College’s Reader in Environmental Technology will receive the esteemed Eddy Wastewater Principles/

Processes Medal from the Water Environment Federation. The award will be presented during WEFTEC 2010 in New Orleans, LA. 

The WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION (WE

F) Board of Trustees has selected Dr Nick Voulvoulis (along with co-authors Dawn Sok Cheng Pang, Victoria Francesca Rowsell and Foteini Tsafou) for this award for the article “Removal of Steroid Estrogens from Wastewater Using Granular Activated Carbon: Comparison between Virgin and Reactivated Carbon”. 

The Eddy Medal honors Harrison Prescott Eddy, a prominent engineer and a pioneer in the field of wastewater treatment. The medal is awarded for research that makes a vital contribution to the existing knowledge of the fundam ental principles or process of wastewater treatment, as com prehensively described and published in a federation periodical. The award ceremony will take place

The Water Environment Federation (WEF) formed in 1928, is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 36,000 individual members and 75 affiliated Member Associations representing water quality professionals around the world. WEF and its Member Associations proudly work to achieve our mission of preserving and enhancing the global water environment. As a leading source of water quality expertise, WEF is committed to advancing the water profession by providing unparalleled access to the world's best science, engineering, and technical practices in the water environment field. WEF continuously evaluates its programs and services to maintain alignment with its overall goal of ensuring clean water for the protection of public health and a sustainable water environment.