IWA/ ISME Bio Cluster Award

To recognise and celebrate the importance and impact of interdisciplinary research at the interface of microbial ecology and water/wastewater treatment the IWA/ISME BioCluster has created the IWA/ISME Bio Cluster Award.

Winners of the ISME/IWA BioCluster award 2020

Grand Prize

Prof. Tom Curtis

Newcastle University, UK

Rising Star Prize

Dr Fangqiong Ling

Washington University – St Louis, USA

Winners of the ISME/IWA BioCluster award 2018

Grand Prize

Prof. dr. Wen-Tso Liu

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Grand Prize

Prof. dr. Katherine McMahon

University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA

Rising-Star Prize 

Dr. Ameet J. Pinto

Northeastern University, USA

Winners of the ISME/IWA BioCluster award 2016

Latest Updates

May 16, 2023
Call for nominations extended to 22 May! The IWA Specialist Group on Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) is calling for nominations for the Ardern-Lo...
April 13, 2023
Pictured above: Award winners at the Opening Ceremony of the IWA 2022 World Water Congress & Exhibition, including the Water and Development Awards for Rese...
April 3, 2023
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March 2, 2023
Call for Nominations is open until 30 April 2023 The IWA Specialist Group on Microbial Ecology and Water Engineering (MEWE) is now calling for nominations for ...