science program

Funded Awards

IPWR Health and Scientific Advisory Board member Joseph G. Jacangelo, Ph.D. presents grant award to Maria Elena Figueroa, Ph.D.
IPWR Executive Director Jennie Ward Robinson, Ph.D. presents an award to Dan Oerther.

The Institute for Public Health and Water Research (IPWR) is a not-for-profit, independent science and education organization. The mission of IPWR is to promote research and education on: the value of drinking quality water in the improvement of health and the impact and health implications of consuming contaminated water. IPWR provides scientific direction, funds and other support to investigators to encourage research, publications and meetings in these areas.

2006 Grant Recipients

IPWR is very proud to announce the distribution of $600,000 towards the six projects listed below.

	IPWR Fellow: Benjamin Arnold, MPH Location: University of California at Berkeley Amount $50,000 for two years Project: Long-Term Outcomes Following a Solar Water Disinfection in Rural Guatemala
	IPWR Fellow: Brenda Davy, Ph.D., RD Location: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Amount $50,000 for two years Project: Is Increased Water Consumption an Effective Weight Loss Strategy in Older Adults?
	IPWR Research Investigator: Andrea Dietrich, Ph.D. Location: Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University Amount: $200,000 for two years Project: Mechanism of Metallic Flavor from Drinking Water Press Release
	IPWR Research Investigator: Maria Elena Figueroa, Ph.D. Location: John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Amount: $200,000 for two years Project: Health and Economic Benefits of a Large-scale Safe Water Program in Indonesia
	IPWR Fellow: Daniel Oerther, Ph.D., PE , BCEE Location: University of Cincinnati Amount $50,000 for two years Project: Health Implications of Point of Use Water Treatment in India
	IPWR Fellow: Sylvia Struck, Ph.D. Candidate Location: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Amount $50,000 for two years Project: From Nomad to No Water? Poverty Policy and Settlement Impacts on Water Access for the Hima Pastoralists in South-western Uganda