Örmeci wins the 2021 Water’s Next Award in Category – People: Academic Leader

Congratulations to Professor Banu Örmeci for winning the 2021 Water’s Next Award in the Category – People: Academic Leader! This specific award is given to an individual who has demonstrated leadership in the academic sector through their administration of water programs, involvement in the operation of water programming, research of water issues of national significance, and/or the teaching of students on the subject of water within an academic institution.

Indeed, Professor Örmeci has demonstrated just that. She is the Jarislowsky Chair in Water and Health, the Director of the Global Water Institute and a professor at Carleton. Her research is focused on wastewater and biosolids treatment, removal of biological and chemical contaminants, development of new, innovative, sustainable and cost-effective treatment technologies, and improvement of treatment processes at treatment plants. Her research program on water is recognized internationally through which significant contributions were made in the innovation of science, technology and practice. Her research is directly related to the protection of public health and environment and aims to offer solutions to not only global problems but also to specific issues faced in Canada. For more information about Professor Örmeci’s research, please visit her research website.

The 2021 Water’s Next awards recognize people, projects, and technologies that demonstrate a strong commitment to improving the quality of the Canadian water sector. For full list of winners in different categories, click here.