AWWA 2018 American Water Scholarship Presented to University of California, Riverside Doctoral Student
June 06 2018 - 10:40AM
Business Wire
American Water (NYSE: AWK), the largest publicly traded U.S.
water and wastewater utility company, today announced that Michael
Bentel, a doctoral student at the University of California,
Riverside (UCR), has been chosen as the recipient of
the American Water Works Association (AWWA) 2018 American
Water Scholarship. The scholarship is an annual award
of $5,000 presented to a graduate level student to assist
with the development of professionals interested in service to the
water industry.
"American Water is pleased to present this prestigious award to
Michael, who was selected among 65 outstanding applicants," said
Dr. Ben Stanford, Senior Director of Water Research and
Development. "Not only is Michael an exceptional scholar, he has
the credibility to take on a future leadership role in developing
advanced water treatment technologies. We are honored to help
advance his drinking water research studies."
Michael was selected for this scholarship due to his exceptional
academic abilities, outstanding character, community and outreach
experience and dedication to contribute to the advancement of
science in the field of drinking water. His current research
focuses on developing new water remediation technologies for
treating perfluoroalkyl substances in the environment.
Michael was born in Chicago, Illinois where he obtained his B.S.
degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at
Chicago. Currently pursuing his doctorate degree from UCR in the
Chemical & Environmental Engineering department under the
supervision of Dr. Jinyong Liu, he is also a research fellow for
the National Science Foundation’s WaterSENSE IGERT. Upon
completion of his PhD, Michael plans to pursue a career in
developing advanced water treatment technologies.
Administered by AWWA, American Water's Scholarship is currently
the only one offered by a water utility among the Association’s 16
active scholarships. For more information about AWWA scholarships,
visit
http://www.awwa.org/membership/get-involved/student-center/awwa-scholarships.aspx.
About American Water
With a history dating back to 1886, American Water is the
largest and most geographically diverse U.S. publicly traded water
and wastewater utility company. The company employs more than 6,900
dedicated professionals who provide regulated and market-based
drinking water, wastewater and other related services to an
estimated 15 million people in 46 states and Ontario, Canada.
American Water provides safe, clean, affordable and reliable water
services to our customers to make sure we keep their lives flowing.
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