Co-Chair
Alice AURELI, Ph.D
IWRA Vice President
COMMITTEES
International Scientific Committee-test
Chairs
8 Members
Associate Chair
Renée Martin NAGLE
IWRA Secretary General
Associate Chair
Raya Marina STEPHAN
IWRA Editor-in-Chief & Project Officer
Associate Chair
Qiuchi SHI
IWRA Board member
Co-Chair
Prof. Bilge Alpaslan KOCAMEMİ
IWRA Executive Board Member
SUEN Scientific Advisor
Marmara University
Environmental Engineering Dept. Faculty Member
Associate Chair
Assoc. Prof. Esra ERKEN
SUEN Scientific Advisor
Marmara University Environmental Engineering Dept. Faculty Member
Associate Chair
Assoc. Prof. Nur Hanife ORAK
SUEN Scientific Advisor
Marmara University Environmental Engineering Dept. Faculty Member
Associate Chair
Özlem IRITAŞ, Ph.D.
DSİ Head of Foreign Relations Department
Programme Committee
24 Members
Programme Committee
Bassel Daher
Researcher/Board member
Texas A&M Univ/IWRA
Programme Committee
Dahlia Sabri
Board member
IWRA
Programme Committee
Emmanuel M. Akpabio
“Professor of Geography and Natural Resources Management”
University of Uyo
Programme Committee
Francesco Sindico
Board member
IWRA
Programme Committee
Gabriel Eckstein
Professor/Past President
Texas A&M Univ/IWRA
Programme Committee
Jennifer Sara
former World Bank Group
Global Director for Climate Change
Programme Committee
Jorge Werneck
Board member/General Manager
IWRA/Embrapa Cerrados
Programme Committee
Luke Wilson
Lawyer and Deputy Director
The Center for Water Security and Cooperation
Programme Committee
Malcolm Gander
Member
IWRA
Programme Committee
Paula Lady Pacheco Mollinedo
Postdoctoral Researcher
IRD–Espace-Dev (Horizon Europe TIPESM project)
Programme Committee
Yuliya Vystavna
Senior Water Programme Officer
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Programme Committee
Zhongnan Zhao
Division Director/Secretary-General of China Chapter
General Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Planning and Design/IWRA
Programme Committee
Prof. Lütfi Akca
President
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Programme Committee
Mehmet Akif Balta
General Manager
General Dırectorate Of State Hydraulıc Works (DSI)
Programme Committee
Alex Pires
Programme Management Officer, Source-to-Sea Pollution Unit, Marine and Freshwater Branch, Ecosystem Division
UNEP
Programme Committee
Bruce Gordon
Head of Water, Sanitation, Hygiene and Health
World Health Organization
Programme Committee
Daniel Nolasco
Fellow / Consultant – Water, Sanitation & Climate Change Expert / International Member / President / Adjunct Professor
Water-Energy Nexus Center, University of California, Irvine / The World Bank / National Academy of Engineering / NOLASCO & Asociados S. A. / UC Irvine
Programme Committee
Dr. Eunice Ubomba-Jaswa
Research Manager for Water Quality & Health
Water Research Commission
Programme Committee
Prof. Gertjan Medema
Principal microbiologist at KWR / Part-time chair on Water & Health at Delft University of Technology (Sanitary Engineering) / International Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering
KWR / Delft University of Technology / U.S. National Academy of Engineering
Programme Committee
Ismahane Remonnay
Head of Corporate Strategy Anticipation and Alliances
NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA) Portugal
Programme Committee
Prof. İsmail Koyuncu
Director
Istanbul Technical University National Research Center on Membrane Technologies (MEMTEK)
Programme Committee
Dr. Bernd M. GAWLIK
Portfolio Co-Leader for Climate and Water Resilience
European Commission Joint Research Centre, European Water Academy (EUWA)
Programme Committee
Dr. Judith Wong
Director, Adjunct Associate Prof.
Environmental Health Institute, National Environment Agency, Duke University
Programme Committee
Prof. Levent Kurnaz
Full Time Faculty, Director
Bogazici University Center for Climate Change and Policy Studies
High Level Panels Committee
4 Members
High Level Panels Committee Co-Chair
Rabi Mohtar
Board member/Professor
IWRA/Texas A&M
High Level Panels Committee
Alice Aureli
Vice President
IWRA
High Level Panels Committee Co-Chair
Bilge Kocamemi
Scientific Advisor – Professor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) – Marmara University
High Level Panels Committee
Esra Erken
Assoc. Professor
Marmara University
Communications Committee
6 Members
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Bassel Daher
Researcher/Board member
Texas A&M Univ/IWRA
Communications Committee
Renée Martin Nagle
Secretary General/President & CEO
IWRA/The Ripple Effect
Communications Committee
Rewa Assi
IWRA
Communications Committee Co-Chair
Esra Erken
Asssoc. Professor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) / Marmara University
Communications Committee
Nur Hanife Orak
Asssoc. Professor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) / Marmara University
Communications Committee
Özlem İritas
Head of Foreign Relations Department
State Hydraulic Works
Knowledge Products Committee
6 Members
Knowledge Products Committee
Alvar Closas
Associate Editor
Water International
Knowledge Products Committee
Arianna Rossen
Senior Research Scientist and Coordinator of the Microbiology Laboratory/STP Committee Chair
National Water Institute of Argentina/IWRA
Knowledge Products Committee
Raya Marina Stephan
Editor-in-Chief & Project Officer
IWRA
Knowledge Products Committee Co-Chair
Nur Hanife Orak
Asssoc. Professor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) / Marmara University
Knowledge Products Committee
Mustafa Salih Sarıkaya
Coordinator
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Knowledge Products Committee
Özlem İritas
Head of Foreign Relations Department
State Hydraulic Works
Protocol Committee
4 Members
Protocol Committee
Alice Aureli
Vice President
IWRA
Protocol Committee
Patrick Lavarde
Past President
IWRA
Protocol Committee Co-Chair
Bilge Kocamemi
Scientific Advisor – Professor
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN) – Marmara University
Protocol Committee
Ferhat Çolak
Director Manager
Republic of Türkiye DG European Union and Foreign Relations
Awards Committee
4 Members
Awards Committee
Eric Tardieu
Secretary General/Awards Committee Chair
INBO/IWRA
Awards Committee
Qiuchi Shi
Board member
IWRA
Awards Committee Co-Chair
Tuğba Evrim Maden
Coordinator
Turkish Water Institute (SUEN)
Awards Committee
Erdoğan Ay
Head of the Department of Support Services
State Hydraulic Works