The International Council (IC) of the Environmental and Water Resources Institute (EWRI) congratulates the following Visiting International Fellows to the 2006 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress in Omaha, Nebraska:

Left to right: Marwan Haddad (Fellow), Laurel Saito (Chair, Visiting International Fellowship Task Committee), Ramakar Jha (Fellow), Katie Gorscak (EWRI), and Shengwen Qi (Fellow)

Fellow: Dr. Marwan Haddad, An Najah University, Nablus, PALESTINE

Host: Dr. David Eaton (M. ASCE)

Paper title: Evaluation of a constructed wetland as a secondary wastewater treatment, source for tertiary treatment, and reuse system

To see a report of Dr. Haddad’s visit, click here

Fellow: Dr. Ramakar Jha, National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, INDIA

Host: Dr. Vijay P. Singh (M. ASCE)

Paper title: Estimation of non-point source pollution in a typical river of India

To see a report of Dr. Jha’s visit, click here (caution: very large ~8 MB file)

Fellow: Dr. Shengwen Qi, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, CHINA

Host: Dr. Zhuping Sheng (M. ASCE)

Paper title: Impacts of inundation of Houziyan reservoir on Zang national blockhouses group relics along the Daduhe River and their protection

To see a report of Dr. Qi’s visit, click here

In addition to presenting their papers at the Congress, the Fellows also participated in a special panel discussion on international water and environmental issues. Each Fellow also participated in professional exchange activities during their visit to the United States (see their reports for more details).

The Fellows were selected based on a competitive review of their applications.

For more information, please contact Cristiane Queiroz Surbeck or Stacy Langsdale.

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