Working with a variety of partners, AMTA administers several fellowships for university students researching the use of membranes for water treatment, with more than $600,000 conferred since 2007. These funds not only yield cutting-edge innovations in membrane technology, but also provide career development for some of our brightest young minds. In 2018, extending this commitment to the future of the industry, AMTA established the Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement, an annual $10,000 award in honor of Mr. Watson’s long and distinguished career dedicated to the beneficial application of membrane treatment technology. Read More…
2022 Recipient
Christopher Hagglund, University of Central Florida, FL
The American Membrane Technology Association (AMTA) is pleased to announce that the 2021 recipient of the Ian C. Watson Fellowship for Membrane Advancement is Mr. Christopher Hagglund of the University of Central Florida. Hagglund is a graduate environmental graduate student studying the Evaluation of the Impacts of Blending Nanofiltration Concentrate into the Feed Water of a Reverse Osmosis Membrane Process Treating Brackish Groundwater under the guidance of Dr. Steven Duranceau. Hagglund has a B.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Central Florida. Read More…