ITRI

Mission and Purpose of ITRI:

Establish a reputable sustainable program/center/consortia in water and wastewater area to enhance NEU’s reputation with its unique features and large impact and contribute to the future of environmental engineering through collaboration with multiple shareholders via integrated and visionary approach that incorporates multidisciplinary resources and interdependent benefits.

Potential Participants

Consulting industries:
- Help train excellent environmental engineers and provide employment sources;
- Help establish reputation trademarks in certain technical specialty area;
- Bridging the gap between practice and research.

Private Companies:
- Collaborate on R&D
- Help address environmental issues (green, energy,sustainability)

Agencies, municipalities:
- Optimizing process and save O&M cost
- Regulatory forecasting preparation
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CDM Bill & Diane Howard ITRI Scholarship

CDM and Ms/Mr Howard has sponsored the CDM/Bill & Diane Howard ITRI scholarship to support a full-time graduate student for conducting leading edge research on emerging water quality issues. CDM has a long-time established relationship with NU and we have a CDM-endowment chair professor position at our department (Prof. Vladimir Novotny). Mr. Howard serves as CDM’s Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Howard, who is alum of NU, has always been an enthusiastic and loyal supporter and sponsor for our Civil and Environmental Engineering department.Mr. Howard in 2006 won the most accomplished alumni award, for his great accomplishment in the environmental profession.

Our environmental program is at its new stage of transitioning into a more comprehensive interdisciplinary program; in order to help our Environmental Program taking off and foster its growth, Mr.and Ms Howard has donated their personal funds together with the CDM funds to form this scholarship.

Bill & Diane Howard

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