SIWW - Key Persons

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• Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute ( NEWRI )

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• Global Practice and Technology Leader for Black & Veatch Corporation

DrJamesBarnardwasawardedtheLeeKuanYewWaterPrize2011forinventingabiologicalmethodtotreatusedwatersothatitcanbereturnedsafelytolakesandrivers.Histechnology,BiologicalNutrientRemoval(BNR),usesnaturally-occurringmicro-organismstoremovenitrogenandphosphoruswhichcausepoorwaterquality. Thistechnologyischeaperandmoreenvironmentally-friendlythantraditionaltreatmentswhichusechemicals.Itprotectsandmaintainsthewaterqualityoflakesandrivers.Italsohelpstopromotetherecyclingofwater.AllBNRsystemsusedworldwidetodayweredevelopedfromDrBarnard'stechnology. DrJamesBarnardisaGlobalPracticeandTechnologyLeaderforBlack&VeatchCorporationinKansasCity,Missouri.HestudiedcivilengineeringattheUniversityofStellenboschintheRepublicofSouthAfricabeforeobtaininganM.S.inEnvironmentalHealthEngineeringattheUniversityofTexasatAustin,followedbyaPhDinEnvironmentalEngineeringandWaterResourcesatVanderbiltUniversityinTennessee. HealsoservedasSeniorChiefResearchOfficerattheNationalInstituteofWaterResearchinSouthAfrica,wherehepioneeredBNRtoconservescarcewaterresourcesinthe1970s.Heisattheforefrontoftherecoveryofphosphorus,avitalnutrientonwhichalllifedepends.

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• Distinguished Professor

ProfessorJohnAnthonyCherryisaDistinguishedProfessorEmeritusintheDepartmentofEarthandEnvironmentalSciencesattheUniversityofWaterloo,Ontario,Canada.HeretiredfromtheUniversityofWaterlooin2006,butcontinuestoconductresearchandprovideresearchleadershipastheDirectoroftheUniversityConsortiumforField-FocusedGroundwaterContaminationResearchthatheestablishedin1988.AnAdjunctProfessorattheUniversityofGuelph,heisalsotheAssociateDirectoroftheG360CentreforAppliedGroundwaterG360-TheCentreforGroundwaterResearch. ProfessorCherryhasparticipatedinthedevelopmentoftechnologiesforgroundwatermonitoringandremediation,andco-holdsseveralpatentsonthis.Hehasco-authoredtextbooksandmonographsthathaveverywideimpact,includingthetextbook"Groundwater"withR.A.Freeze(1979)andthebook"DenseChlorinatedSolventsandOtherDNAPLsinGroundwater"withJamesPankow(1996).ProfessorCherrywastheChairoftheCanadianCouncilofAcademiesExpertPanelReportonthe‘EnvironmentalImpactsofShaleGasExtractioninCanada'.HehasreceivedawardsfromscientificandengineeringsocietiesinCanada,theUnitedStates,andtheUnitedKingdomandanhonorarydoctoratefromtheUniversityofNeuchatel.HeisaFellowoftheRoyalSocietyofCanadaandaForeignMemberoftheU.S.AcademyofEngineering.Hisinnovativefield-basedresearchhascreatednewparadigmsandscientificinsightsthatenabledecisionmakersworldwidetoformulatemoreeffectivegroundwatermanagementpolicies.

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• Professor