IWA Fellows and Distinguished Fellows

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

IWA Fellows are recognised professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the national and regional water sector, as well as to IWA. This peer recognition is done through rigorous review of the past contributions to the sector and IWA, and for the nominee’s commitment to continued significant professional contributions in the future, by actively participating in IWA activities at international, regional and national levels. These can easily be identified in a Fellows Activity Plan as being beyond the regular level of activity for members. The IWA fellows recognition is for 5 years, after which the fellowship can be renewed.

IWA Distinguished Fellow designation is an honorific recognition limited in number, and is for IWA Fellows who have been recognised for their long-term (at least 10 years) extraordinary contributions to the global water sector and leadership role performed in supporting IWA’s mission and objectives. The IWA Distinguished Fellows are recognised primarily for their long-term past achievements and the recognition is based on peer recognition in the water sector.

Both IWA Fellows and IWA Distinguished Fellows must maintain an active IWA membership to keep their status.

Erin Jordan

Strategic Programmes Officer - Strategic Programmes & Engagement erin.jordan [a] iwahq.org

Role of an 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 Fellow Steering Committee

Paul Brown Fellow United States
Marion Savill Fellow New Zealand
Jennifer Mckay Fellow Australia
Bruno Nguyen Fellow France
Satoshi Takizawa Fellow Japan
Dinesh Mehta Fellow India
Randolf Waters Fellow Switzerland
Helena Alegre Distinguished Fellow Portugal
Mark Van Loosdrecht Distinguished Fellow The Netherlands
Rao Surampalli Distinguished Fellow United States

IWA Distinguished Fellows

Helena Alegre

LNEC, Portugal, IWA Chair and Distinguished Fellow

Andreas Angelakis

Specialist Group representative - NAGREF, Institute of Crete, Hellenic Water Supply and Sewerage Association, Greece; IWA Steering Committee Member; IWA Specialist Group Chair

Takashi Asano

Distinguished Fellow Emeritus, University of California, USA; IWA Journal Editor

Jaime Baptista

Distinguished Fellow, LNEC (National Laboratory of Civil Engineering), Portugal

Akica Bahri

Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries of Tunisia

James Barnard

Black and Veatch Ltd, USA

Roger M Ben Aim

IFTS, France; IWA Steering Committee Member

Andrew Benedek

Vituki - Innosystem Ltd, Canada

Harro Bode

Former Chairman of Ruhrverband, Germany; IWA Governing Member; IWA Journal Editor

Guang-Hao Chen

Individual Researchers Representative - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China; IWA Journal Editor

Glen Daigger

President: 2010-2014

Darryl Day

Managing Director for ICE WaRM

Hiroaki Furumai

Professor University of Tokyo

Jerome B Gilbert

J. Gilbert, Inc, USA; IWA Journal Editor
Charles Haas

Charles N. Haas

Head of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at Drexel University

Xia Huang

Distinguished Fellow and Professor at Tsinghua University, China

Blanca Jimenez

Professor, Mexico's Ambassador to France, IWA Board Member

Hamanth Kasan

Independent Advisor on Water and Sanitation, IWA President and Board Member

Jurg Keller

Chief Research Officer of the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities

Helmut Kroiss

President: 2014-2016

Juan Lema

Distinguished Fellow, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Piet Lens

Wageningen UR, The Netherlands

Shang-Lien Lo

National Taiwan University, Chinese Taiwan; IWA Governing Member; IWA Journal Editor

Joel Mallevialle

Figeac Aero USA, INC, France

Duncan Mara

University of Leeds, UK; IWA Journal Editor

Saburo Matsui

Kyoto University (Professor Emeritus), Japan

Hallvard Ødegaard

SET AS and NTNU (Professor Emeritus), Norway; IWA Journal Editor

Gustaf Olsson

Lund University, Sweden; IWA Journal Editor

Jiuhui Qu

Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; IWA Journal Editor

Paul Reiter

ReiterIWS Ltd., Singapore; IWA Past Executive Director

Joan Rose

Michigan State University, USA; IWA Board Member; IWA Journal Editor, IWA Board Member

Hansruedi Siegrist

Eawag, Switzerland

Rao Surampalli

Distinguished Fellow, Global Institute for Energy, Environment and Sustainability, United States

Robert Skinner

Professorial Fellow and Director of Monash University's Water For Livability Centre
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Sven-Erik Skogsfors

Forest Stream, Sweden

Michael Stenstrom

Distinguished Professor at University of California; Civil and Environmental Engineering Department

Rhodes Trussell

Trussell Technologies Inc., USA

Mark van Loosdrecht

Chair professor in Environmental Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology

Willy Verstraete

Professor Ugent, Ghent University; IWA Steering Committee; IWA Cluster Representative

Saravanamuthu Vigneswaran

Distinguished Professor at University of Technology, Sydney

Eveline Volcke

Ghent University, Belgium, IWA Distinguished Fellow and Chair

Aijie Wang

Distinguished Fellow, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Xiaochang Wang

Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, China; IWA Journal Editor and IWA Board Member

Jiri Wanner

Professor, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic; IWA Governing Member

Yoshimasa Watanabe

Research and Development initiative, Chuo University and Hokkaido University (Professor Emeritus), Japan; IWA Journal Editor

Peter Wilderer

Distinguished Fellow Emeritus, TU München, Germany

Min Yang

Distinguished Fellow, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Zhiguo Yuan

University of Queensland, Specialist Group Representative, Australia

Jiangyong Hu

National University of Singapore, Singapore, Secretary

Harsha Ratnaweera

Professor, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Founder and Chairman, DOSCON AS, Norway, IWA Board Member

Mooyoung Han

Seoul National University, Korea Specialist, Group Representative

Dragan Savic

Chief Executive Officer, KWR Watercycle Research Institute

Norbert Jardin

Ruhrverband, Germany, Chair

Jo Burgess

Head Trial Reservoir Global Services, Isle Utilities Ltd.

Michael Storey

Managing Director (Asia-Pacific), Isle Utilities Ltd.

David Garman

President: 2006-2010

Michael Rouse

President: 2003-2004

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