International Honorary Member

One or more International Honorary Members may be selected each year by the Academy's Board of Trustees by affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of its members. The individual so honored possesses one or more of the following characteristics:

• has attained a position of eminence in the field of environmental and/or human health protection internationally or in his or her country;
• has made a single noteworthy contribution or sustained contribution to the advancement of environmental and/or human health protection in a specific area internationally or in his or her country; or
• has rendered outstanding service over a long period of time resulting in the advancement of environmental and/or human health protection internationally or in his or her country.

For the full list of eligibility criteria and information on how you can submit nominations for a worthy Environmental Engineer or Scientist, click here.

2023 International Honorary Member

Jiangyong Hu, Ph.D., BCEEM

Professor Hu is Director for Environmental Engineering Program and Center for Water Research in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at National University of Singapore (NUS), specializing in the field of water reclamation. She also serves as Group Head of Environmental Engineering, Hydrology and Hydraulics, and Climate Change at CEE, NUS and Deputy Director, NUS Environmental Research Institute since 2022. 

Dr. Hu has published more than 190 papers in various international journals and acted as chairs/co-president for various international conferences. She serves as editor, associate editors, editorial board advisory member, academic editor, section editor, guest editors and editorial board members for various prestigious journals.  

She was invited to deliver more than 70 keynotes and invited talks in various regional/international conferences. Her research on water reclamation has made significant contributions towards the implementation of Singapore’s NEWater for indirect potable applications. Her patented technology on engineering soil has been demonstrated in Singapore and China for stormwater management. Her patented UVLED disinfection system contributes to safe water in Singapore aquaculture system. 

Dr. Hu is currently President of Environmental Engineering Society of Singapore, Chair of IWA specialist group management committee on Assessment and Control of Hazardous Substances in Water, and International Ultra-Violet Association Board Member. She is Fellows of IWA and Institute of Engineers Singapore. 

Dr. Hu is Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member (by eminence), American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists, USA. She is also recipients of Prosper.net-Scopus Asian Pacific Young Scientist Award in 2009 and Best Environmental Practice Green Apple Award in 2016. 

Past Recipients