Pioneering the development of biofilm fundamentals and their widespread use in the cleanup of contaminated waters, soils, and ecosystems; linking of molecular microbial ecology and geochemistry to environmental engineering processes
Spouse
Marylee MacDonald
Children
4
Awards
Joan Hodges Queneau Palladium Medal, American Association of Engineering Societies, American Association of Engineering Societies, (2014); BioCluster Award, International Water Association and International Society for Microbial Ecology (2014); Distinguished Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (2012); Simon W. Freese Environmental Engineering Award and Lecture, American Society of Civil Engineers (2009); Member, National Academy of Engineering (2004); A. R. I. Clarke Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Water Science and Technology, National Water Research Institute (1994); and Walter L. Huber Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers (1990)
Bruce E. Rittmann is Regents' Professor of Environmental Engineering and Director of the Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology at the Biodesign Institute of Arizona State University. He was also elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2004 for pioneering the development of biofilm fundamentals and contributing to their widespread use in the cleanup of contaminated waters, soils, and ecosystems.[1]
^NAE profile, National Academy of Engineering Members Directory. [1] accessed Nov 6, 2015
