Advisory Councils

• Research Advisory Council
• Public Council on Water Research
• Academic Council
  
  

Research Advisory Council (RAC)

The Research Advisory Council (RAC) oversees the Research Priority Program on behalf of the Board. The Council provides technical recommendations to the Board regarding the research priorities (issues and challenges) to be addressed under the program, as well as the specific objectives to be achieved for each of these priorities. The RAC is also responsible for selecting and funding projects under the program.

Lisa Sparrow
Utilities, Inc.

Research Advisory Council News

Brown and Caldwell Biosolids Expert John Willis Elected to WERF Research Council (2/12/2016)

Public Council on Water Research (PCWR)

The Public Council on Water Research (PCWR) advises The Water Research Foundation’s Board of Directors on such things as pertinent social issues, the public perception of research needs, public reaction to utility contributions for research, and any other socioeconomic topics deemed significant to the Foundation. 

 

Chair
Michael Markus
Orange County Water District

Julia Anastasio
Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA)

Doug Farquhar
National Conference of State Legislatures

Jessica Godreau
Public Water Supply Section of NC DEQ 

Daniel Hall
Missouri Public Service Commission

Christine Hoover
PA Office of Consumer Advocate

Edward Osann
Natural Resources Defense Council

Jennifer Peters
Clean Water Action

Andrew Sawyers
EPA Office of Wastewater Management

Suzanne van Drunick
EPA Safe and Sustainable Water Resources Research Program

Academic Council

The Academic Council (AC) advises The Water Research Foundation’s Board of Directors from an academic perspective. The Council’s input includes, but is not limited to, emerging topics and potential research areas; ways for the Foundation to better engage the academic community; recommendations on potential Foundation partners and collaborators; and, input on the Foundation’s research programs, initiatives and activities.

Chair
Michael Markus
Orange County Water District

Nicholas, Ashbolt
University of Alberta

Amy Childress 
USC Viterbi

Glen Daigger
University of Michigan

Andrea Dietrich
Virginia Tech

Jörg Drewes
Technical University of Munich, Germany

Charles Haas
Drexel University

Richard Luthy
Stanford University

Carol Miller
Wayne State University

Robert Pitt
University of Alabama

Sybil Sharvelle
Colorado State University

David Stensel
University of Washington

Michael Stenstrom
UCLA

George Tchobanoglous
UC Davis

Manuel Teodoro
Texas A&M University

Daniel Van Abs
Rutgers University