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Menachem Elimelech is the Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor at Rice University, with joint appointments in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and the Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering. Professor Elimelech’s research focuses on membrane-based processes for energy-efficient desalination and wastewater reuse, advanced materials for next-generation separation and water decontamination technologies, and environmental applications of nanomaterials. Professor Elimelech was the recipient of numerous awards in recognition of his research contributions. Notable among these awards are the 2005 Clarke Prize for excellence in water research; election to the US National Academy of Engineering in 2006; Eni Prize for ‘Protection of the Environment’ in 2015; and election to the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 2017, the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2021, and the Canadian Academy of Engineering in 2022. Professor Elimelech has advised 52 PhD students and 50 postdoctoral researchers, many of whom hold leading positions in academia and industry. In recognition of his excellence in teaching and mentoring, he received the W.M. Keck Foundation Engineering Teaching Excellence Award in 1994, the Yale University Graduate Mentoring Award in 2004, and the Yale University Postdoctoral Mentoring Prize in 2012.

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Rice University: Houston, US

Nancy and Clint Carlson Professor (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Education and qualifications (1)

Johns Hopkins University: Baltimore, MD, US

1986-01 to 1989-09 | PhD
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Peer review (87 reviews for 16 publications/grants)

Review activity for Accounts of chemical research. (1)
Review activity for ACS applied bio materials. (1)
Review activity for ACS applied materials & interfaces. (15)
Review activity for ACS applied nano materials. (2)
Review activity for ACS energy letters. (1)
Review activity for ACS nano. (12)
Review activity for ACS omega. (2)
Review activity for ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering. (2)
Review activity for Advanced Materials Technologies (1)
Review activity for Environmental science & technology letters. (8)
Review activity for Environmental science & technology. (31)
Review activity for Industrial & engineering chemistry research. (3)
Review activity for Journal of the American Chemical Society. (3)
Review activity for Langmuir : (3)
Review activity for Nano letters. (1)
Review activity for The journal of physical chemistry. (1)