Research Council

The Research Council is body of technical advisors that provides oversight and coordination among WERF's six research program areas. The Council evaluates strategic plans for research in each program area and makes funding recommendations based on subscriber priorities and the maximum impact on water quality.

Research Council Members

Chair
John B. Barber, Ph.D.
Eastman Chemical Company
Kingsport, TN

Vice-Chair
Terry L. Johnson, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE
Black & Veatch Corporation
Kansas City, MO 

Rajendra P. Bhattarai, P.E., DEE
City of Austin
Austin, TX

Kenneth H. Reckow, Ph.D.
Duke University
Durham, NC

Ann Farrell, P.E.
Central Contra Costa Sanitary District
Martinez, CA

Thomas Granato, Ph.D.
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Chicago, IL

James A. Hanlon
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, DC

Robert  Humphries, Ph.D.
Water Corporation of Western Australia
Leederville, W.A.

David Jenkins, Ph.D.
University of California at Berkeley
Kensington, CA

Lloyd W. Johnson, M.P.D., P.E.
Aqua-Aerobic Systems, Inc.
Loves Park, IL

Ted McKim, P.E., BCEE
Reedy Creek Improvement District
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Beverley M. Stinson, Ph.D.
AECOM
Laurel, MD

Susan J. Sullivan
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Lowell, MA