Travel Award

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the Water Travel Awards for 2021 were granted to the following three excellent applicants:

Dr. Nnanake-Abasi Okon Offiong, Postdoctoral Researcher at International Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Research (ICEESR), University of Uyo, Nigeria; Dr. Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Postdoctoral Researcher at Polytechnic of Health (Indonesia); and Dr. Shawna Andrea Foo, Postdoctoral Researcher Scientist at Arizona State University. They will receive 800 Swiss Francs each to attend an international conference in 2021.

Dr. Nnanake-Abasi Okon Offiong plans to present his work entitled “Impacts of Climate Variability and Soil Erosion on Water Quality of a Humid Tropical River” at the IUPAC World Chemistry Congress.

Dr. Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan plans to present his work entitled “From Unused Waste to Circular Economy: Recovering Concentrated Metallic Waste and Its Conversion into Zn2Cr-Layered Double Hydroxide for Treatment of Electroplating Wastewater” at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2021. Dr. Shawna Andrea Foo plans to present her work entitled “The Role of Remotely Sensed Oceanographic Variables in Coral Reef Restoration Outcomes” at the 14th International Coral Reef Symposium.

With so many high-quality applicants, the evaluation process and final decision were challenging. We would like to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics. On behalf of Water, we congratulate the winners for their accomplishments.

Dr. Jean-Luc PROBST
Editor-in-Chief, Water

Dr. Marina Manca
Dr. Kevin Strychar
Prof. Dr. Maria Filomena Camões
The members of the Evaluation Committee

 
Water 2021 Travel Award
 
 
Past Winners
 
Year: 

Winner

Bernhard Jonathan Sattler
Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures, German Aerospace Center, Germany
Paula Catalina Ortiz Blanco
Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
Tamara Leite
School of Agriculture (ISA), University of Lisbon, Portugal

Award Committee

Prof. Jean-luc Probst Chairman
CNRS
Prof. Dr. Sajjad Ahmad
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Dr. Tao Zhang
China Agricultural University
Prof. Juraj Parajka

Winner

Giuseppe Francesco Cesare Lama
Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples “Federico II”, Italy Details
Binod Rayamajhee
School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Australia Details
Solmaz Fathololoumi
School of Environmental Science, University of Guelph, Canada Details

Award Committee

Dr. Yujue Wang Chairman
Dr. David Dunkerley
Dr. Bommanna Krishnappan
Prof. Dr. Sajjad Ahmad
University of Nevada Las Vegas

Winner

Sabolc Pap
Environmental Research Institute, NHC, UHI
Xuexiu Jia
Sustainable Process Integration Laboratory (SPIL) Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology Technická 2896/2, 616 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Angelos Alamanos
National Water Forum of Ireland. Centre for Freshwater and Environmental Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology, Ireland.

Award Committee

Prof. Jean-luc Probst Chairman
CNRS
Prof. Maria Filomena Camões
Faculdade de Ciencias Universidade de Lisboa
Dr. Marina Manca
CNR IRSA
Prof. Enedir Ghisi
Federal University of Santa Catarina

Winner

Nnanake-Abasi Okon Offiong
International Centre for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Research, University of Uyo, Uyo, NIGERIA
Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan
Polytechnic of Health (Indonesia)
Shawna Andrea Foo
Arizona State University

Award Committee

Prof. Jean-luc Probst Chairman
CNRS
Dr. Marina Manca
CNR IRSA
Dr. Kevin Strychar
Prof. Maria Filomena Camões
Faculdade de Ciencias Universidade de Lisboa

Winner

Amen Al-Yaari
Sorbonne university
Alex Chee Yu Yeung
The University of British Columbia
Qianqian Zhang
McMaster University

Award Committee

Prof. Arjen Hoekstra Chairman
University of Twente
Prof. Adriano A. Bordalo
ICBAS-University of Porto
Prof. Dr. ATHANASIOS LOUKAS
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Prof. YiJun Xu
Louisiana State University
Prof. Enedir Ghisi
Federal University of Santa Catarina
Dr. Steve Pueppke
Michigan State University

Winner

Parisa Hosseinzadehtalaei
Hydraulics Division, Department of Civil Engineering, KU Leuven
Dr. Komali Kantamaneni
Solent University
Ebrahim Ahmadisharaf
Virginia Tech

Winner

Xueming Chen
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Details
Yi Yang
Department of Environmental Sciences, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, USA
R. Iestyn Woolway
Climatology at the Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, UK
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