Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke Prize

It recognizes the highest contributions by an individual engaged in the discovery, development, improvement, or understanding of the issues associated with water quality, quantity, technology, or public policy.

Clarke Prize Laureates are active researchers and/or practitioners who demonstrate excellence through their continuous contributions to the body of knowledge related to protecting, maintaining, treating, and reclaiming water resources.

The black tie dinner includes a presentation of the medallion and the award of the $50,000 prize by members of the Joan Irvine Smith and Athalie R. Clarke Foundation.

Lecture: Nanomaterials, Water, and the Directed Self-Assembly of Environmentally Responsible Industries Allen S. Henry Chair of Engineering at the University of Iowa.

Global Practice and Technology Leader for Advanced Biological Treatment at Black & Veatch Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri.

Lecture: Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking water: Additional Science and Policy Considerations in the Pursuit of Public Health Protection Roberto C. Goizueta Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at Yale University.

Lecture: Public Water Supply: Quantity, Quality, and Distribution Challenges Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of California, Davis.

Lecture: Fit Water for the Future: The Requisite Exercise of Social Discipline, Competent Technology, Responsible Engineering, and the MEAD AORTA Agenda Distinguished Professor in the Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

NWRI's many leading-edge projects and activities have advanced the worldwide understanding in areas such as treatment technologies, potable reuse, salinity and nutrient management, and other factors that influence the quality and availability of water supplies and resources.

Major activities include: "Nothing is more important than the careful stewardship and development of our water resources", said Athalie Richardson Irvine Clarke, co-founder of NWRI.