Call for Entries - AAEES Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science Competition

The Academy is extremely excited to announce the call for entries for the 2016 E3S awards! This is your chance to show off your unparalleled expertise in your area of Environmental Engineering and Science. This year's ceremony is already proving to be our most exciting and prestigious competition to date. We could not be more ecstatic to share a glass of champagne and have the opportunity to recognize the very best of the best. Details and guidelines are as follows:

The Excellence in Environmental Engineering and Science (E3S) Awards recognize world-class, state-of-the-art advances in environmental engineering and science. Winners of the E3S Awards:

• Receive public and professional recognition;
• Accept trophies at the world-renowned National Press Club, Washington, D.C.;
• Receive speaking invitations; and
• Qualify for the International Water Association (IWA) global competition.

Entry Categories

• Research - of a basic or applied nature that advances the state of the art of environmental engineering or science.
• Planning - related to an environmental control project, system or environmental management facilities or activities.
• Design - of pollution control or other environmental facilities.
• Operations/Management - of pollution control or other environmental facilities, prevention programs, or environmental regulatory programs (federal, state or local).
• University Research - of a basic or applied nature under the direction of a full-time faculty member. Third parties can "nominate" another for the award and provide the entry materials.
• Small Projects - Any category above related to a potential or actual capital expenditure of $5 million or less or an operation or management activity with an annual budget of $500,000 or less.
• Small Firms - Any category above conducted by a small firm with annual gross revenue of $5,000,000 or less.
• Environmental Sustainability - the support of the quality of life while living within the carrying capacity of all systems. A long term balance of environmental stewardship, economic development, and social well being is achieved, including renewable resources timely regenerated, timely substitute replacement of nonrenewable resources, harmful substances absorbed timely or made harmless.
• Industrial Waste Practice Award - recognizes outstanding projects that incorporate innovative management and technological approaches to industrial water and waste management issues at pilot or full scale, in: treatment of water for industrial uses; reclamation of industrial liquid, solid, toxic and hazardous wastes; and integrated waste management and industrial process modifications to achieve waste minimization and pollution prevention objectives; Management of air emissions; Remediation of groundwater and riverine, lake, estuarine, and marine water; Brownfields/Greenfields restoration; and Management of radioactive waste materials.

Electronic Submittal

The submittal process is online. The winners must submit a photographic panel for the awards presentation ceremony and conference presentation.

What Makes a Winning Project?

See examples of winning projects by clicking here.

If your best environmental engineering or environmental science projects deserve more recognition by the profession and the public, enter the 2016 E3S Awards program. The entry deadline is February 1, 2016.

Entry guidelines, submission forms, and previous winning entries available at http://www.aaees.org. Click on Awards and Competitions.