The NWRI, a 501c3 non-profit, which sponsors projects and programs that focus on ensuring reliable sources of water now and for future generations, announces R. Rhodes Trussell, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, NAE as winner of the Clarke Prize award.

The National Water Research Institute announces civil and environmental engineer R. Rhodes Trussell, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, NAE, as the 20th recipient of the NWRI Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize for excellence in water research.

Established in 1993, the award recognizes research accomplishments that solve real-world water problems and highlights the importance and need to continue funding this type of research. The Clarke Prize is one of only a dozen water prizes awarded worldwide and has been distinguished by the International Congress of Distinguished Awards as one of the most prestigious awards in the world.

Trussell will receive a medallion and $50,000 award. He was selected because of his extraordinary accomplishments in using fundamental scientific principles and current research findings to solve the most challenging water quality problems and improve the designs of new water treatment plants and technologies.

For over 40 years Trussell has consulted as an engineer and is Chairman and CEO of Trussell Technologies, Inc., an environmental engineering consulting firm based in Pasadena, California.

"Rhodes Trussell is a true personification of the ideal Clarke Prize recipient," said Chair of the Selection Committee, Roy Spalding, Ph.D., of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. "He has led a distinguished career. The extent of his contributions is outstanding. His expertise in a broad range of treatment technologies is unparalleled. And, to top it off, he has been the undisputed leader in undertaking projects that have resulted in significant changes not only in how we treat water, but also in how we use and reuse that water."

The Clarke Prize will be presented to Trussell on Friday, November 15, 2013, at the 20th Annual NWRI Clarke Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony, to be held in Newport Beach, California.

In response to the award Trussell said, "I am truly honored to receive the Clarke Prize and a bit humbled when I consider the previous recipients, who include most of my mentors. No man is an island, and I am no exception. There are many collaborators who deserve the credit that is being given to me, most notably the late Carol Tate, Mike Kavanaugh, Marco Aieta, and my collaborators on the textbooks, Kerry Howe, John Crittenden, David Hand, and George Tchobanoglous, but there are many more I have left unnamed."

Trussell plans to donate the $50,000 award to his alma mater, the University of California, Berkeley, in support of the Trussell Fellowship in Environmental Engineering. The fellowship, established by his family in 1991, provides annual financial support to one or more outstanding graduate students in the Environmental Engineering Division of the College of Engineering.

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