Winners of ISME/IWA BioCluster Award 2022 announced
Published on Aug 18, 2022
In order to recognise the importance and impact of interdisciplinary research at the interface of microbial ecology, water & wastewater treatment and engineering sciences, the IWA/ISME BioCluster created the ISME/IWA BioCluster Award. The award is a collaboration between the International Society for Microbial Ecology (ISME) and the International Water Association (IWA). The prestigious prizes reward internationally-recognized research of unusual merit in this field. This award is presented every two years. There are two award categories:
- the Grand Prize
- the Rising Star Award
2022 Winners
The Grand Prize has been awarded to Prof Jizhong Zhou, a Chaired Professor & Director of the Institute for Environmental Genomics at the University of Oklahoma
The Rising Star Prize has been awarded to Dr Christopher E. Lawson, Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto
Further information
The Awards will be presented at:
- The 2022 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, to be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2022.
The review committee is composed of the following members: Barth Smets, Glen Daigger, Per H. Nielsen, Kelly Wrighton, Phil Hugenholtz, Michael Wagner.