Webinar: Environmental Biotechnology – How to Partner with Microbial Communities, 16 October 2026
Join the BetterWater4All Network+ (BW4A) and the Environmental Biotechnology Network (EBNet) on Friday 16 October 2026, from 4:00–5:00 pm, for their upcoming webinar, ‘Environmental Biotechnology: How to Partner with Microbial Communities’.
The webinar will feature Prof Bruce E. Rittmann, Regents Professor of Environmental Engineering and Director of the Biodesign Swette Center for Environmental Biotechnology at Arizona State University.
Dr Bruce E. Rittmann’s research focuses on the science and engineering needed to “manage microbial communities to provide services to society.” Services include generating renewable energy, cleaning water and soil, and improving human health.
Dr. Rittmann is a member of the National Academy of Engineering; a Fellow of AAAS, WEF, IWA, AEESP, and NAI; and a Distinguished Member of ASCE. Dr. Rittmann was awarded the first ClarkePrize for Outstanding Achievements in Water Science and Technology from the NWRI, the Walter Huber Research Prize and the Simon Freese Award fromASCE, the G.M. Fair Award from AAEES, the Perry L. McCarty/AEESPFounders Award, and the Camp Applied Research Award from WEF. He is the co-winner of the 2018 Stockholm Water Prize. Dr. Rittmann has published over 920 journal articles, books, and book chapters, and he has 27 patents. With Dr. Perry McCarty, Dr. Rittmann co-authored the textbook EnvironmentalBiotechnology: Principles and Applications (McGraw-Hill Book Co.), which is now out in its second edition.
This webinar offers an opportunity to hear from one of the leading figures in environmental biotechnology and to explore the potential of working with microbial communities to address major environmental challenges.
This webinar will be of interest to those working in or with an interest in environmental biotechnology, water and wastewater treatment, microbial communities, environmental engineering and related fields.
For more information and to register for this webinar, please visit the EBNet website.