William Dunbar Medal

Award

The William Dunbar Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions in applied technical development in the field of sewage and waste treatment and disposal.

Donated by IFAT, the World's Leading Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Waste, and Raw Materials Management, organized by Messe München, this award has been adopted by the European Water Association (EWA).

The medal is awarded every two years to an individual from an EWA member country and is presented by the EWA President. Originally, the Dunbar Medal was handed over during the gala dinner of IFAT's opening ceremony, but for the past few years, it has been awarded at different conferences such as the EWA Brussels Conference or the EWA ÖWAV joint conference.

The award includes a certificate and a gold medal, which bears William Dunbar's portrait on one side and the logos of the EWA and IFAT on the other.

Awardee 2023

Professor Hallvard Ødegaard

Professor Hallvard Ødegaard, a highly respected figure in the water sector and professor emeritus, has been awarded the prestigious Dunbar Medal 2023 for his remarkable contributions to the field of water engineering and research. With groundbreaking innovations in water treatment and an extensive body of work spanning over decades, Professor Ødegaard's expertise has revolutionized the industry.

He received the Dunbar Medal at a prestigious ceremony in Vienna on October 19th, 2023, during the ÖWAV/EWA Joint Conference: Water Resources subject to Climate Change Challenges in managing Extremes. (see pictures below)

Award winners

Year	Award Winner	Country
2023	Professor Hallvard Ødegaard	NO
2021	Professor Jörg E. Drewes	DE
2019	Prof. Emeritus Jean Berlamont	BE
2017	Prof. Dr. Milenko Roš	SI
2015	Prof. László Somlyódy	HU
2013	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Rosenwinkel	DE
2012	Philippe Duchène	FR
2010	Prof. OBE, PHD, FCIWEM, CWEM, CEnv Peter Matthews	UK
2008	Prof. Jiri Wanner, MSc, PhD, DSc	CZ
2005	o. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. Helmut Kroiss	AT
2002	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf Kayser	DE
1999	Prof. Mogens Henze	DK
1996	Prof. Dr.-Ing.E.h. Klaus R. Imhoff	DE
1993	Geoffrey Ashworth Truesdale	UK
1990	em. o. Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Franz Pöpe	DE
1987	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm von der Emde	AT
1984	Herbert A. Hawkes	UK
1981	Prof. Dr. sc. nat. E.A. Thomas	CH
1978	Dr. Ir. Aale Pasveer	NL
1975	Dr. A.L. Downing	UK