The Ross and Jean Clark Scholarships are available to graduate students studying towards MESc and PhD degrees in a topic related to Environmental Engineering.  Two awards are available for students who have been registered for at least one year of study and who are continuing until at least Spring 2005. 

The Western Engineering Graduate Committee reviewed all nominations in early October and recently awarded Babak Jajuee Moghaddam and Soheil Gholamreza-Kashi, with the Ross and Jean Clark Scholarships.

Babak Jajuee Moghaddam  is studying in the Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Department under the supervision of Dr. A. Margaritis.  His Co-advisor is Dr. D. Karamanev. Babak's project titled "Biotreatment of Diesel-Contaminated Water Using a Novel Immobilized Cell Air-lift Bioreactor System," is a practical engineering approach to resolve the numerous environmental problems caused by diesel fuel in refinery sites. This project has been funded by Imperial Oil.

Soheil Gholamreza-Kashi is completing his PhD studies in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering under the supervision of Dr. Raouf Baddour. Soheil's research topic is "Experimental Study of Rectangular Surface Jets."

The Ross and Jean Clark Scholarships are made possible by the generosity of Ross (BESc '46, MEng '75) and Jean (BA '46) Clark to assist graduate students specializing in Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at Western.