认识拉塞尔·福特

Russell has received numerous professional awards and recognitions including the prestigious Fuller Award from the American Water Works Association and Black Engineer of the Year – Pioneer Award from the BEYA STEM – Career Communications Group. He was an invitee to the Frontiers of Engineering with the National Academy of Engineers and is an appointment member to the U.S. 环保署科学顾问委员会饮用水委员会. Throughout his career Russell has worked to provide a positive influence on improving inclusion and diversity so that the next generation will have more opportunities.

他在饮用水行业的专业知识来自于他的公用事业, 咨询和学术经验, 其中涵盖了广泛的处理过程, 还有设计, 可处理性测试和处理厂启动. He’s advanced numerous innovative solutions to meet client needs around the globe by developing, evaluating and designing treatment processes that remove a variety of contaminants from drinking water.

罗素已经指挥了200多个替补队员, pilot- and/or full-scale treatability tests to evaluate the impacts of coagulation and oxidant addition on the overall water treatment process. His wide range of water treatment experience includes plant design and multiple treatment processes such as coagulation, 常规和高速率澄清, 过滤, 颗粒活性炭, MIEX®过程, 膜, 紫外线, 空气剥离, 先进的氧化, 和臭氧. 罗素研究过包括明矾在内的多种混凝剂, polyaluminum氯, 氯化铁, 硫酸亚铁, 聚合物(阳离子, 非离子和阴离子)和水合氯铝.

He has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Syracuse University and a master’s and PhD degree in environmental engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.