Working with a variety of partners, AMTA administers several fellowships for university students researching the use of membranes for water treatment, with more than $550,000 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…
2020 Recipient
Joseph Barnes, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Mr. Joseph Barnes of the University of Wyoming is an Environmental Engineering graduate student studying Nanofibrous Membranes for the Selective Recovery of Nonaqueous Phases from Industrial Brines under the guidance of Dr. Jonathan Brant. Barnes has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Benedictine College, Kansas, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Read More…