Science and Engineering Scholarships and Fellowships Blog

The International Desalination Association (IDA) recently announced its 2009 Fellowship winners, Hiroshi Iwahori and Kourosh Mohammadi. Iwahori and Mohammadi will spend 6 to 8 weeks in Saudi Arabia working with the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC).

Hiroshi Iwahori is currently a Senior Consultant in the Membrane Division of Nitto Denko Corporation in Japan. Iwahori has spent over 35 years researching membrane separation technology in both the United States and Japan. For the past 16 years, Iwahori has presented technical papers on RO and UF membrane separation at every IDA World Congress.

Kourosh Mohammadi is a Associate Professor at Tarbiat Modares University in Tehran, Iran. He also is the Head of the Department of Environmental Engineering at the Water Engineering Research Institute. Mohammadi is currently a member of the IDA, the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Sciences Research, the International Association of Hydrogeologists, the Iranian Water Resources Association and the Iranian Hydraulic Association.

Iwahori and Mohammadi received the fellowship based on the specific selection criteria by the IDA. This included “professional achievements, relevant experience in the field of desalination and water reuse, and the potential to make a significant contribution to desalination and water reuse in particular, and to the field of water and waste water in general.”