Joan Rose

Joan B. Rose is currently a Professor at Michigan State University, and holds the Homer Nowlin Chair in Water Research. Dr. Rose earned her Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Arizona, Tucson. http://www.rose.canr.msu.edu/ Joan currently leads of the Global Water Pathogens Project in partnership with UNESCO www.waterpathogens.org. She is an international expert in water microbiology, water quality and public health safety. She has published more than 300 manuscripts. Her work addresses the use of new molecular tools for surveying and mapping water pollution for recreational and drinking water, irrigation water, coastal and ballast waters ; assessment of innovative water treatment technology for the developed and developing world; and use of quantitative microbial risk assessment. She is the winner of the 2016 Stockholm Water Prize. She is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and a member of the a member of the Water Quality and Health Council. She is the 2001 recipient of the Clarke Water Prize and was awarded Honorary Citizenship in Singapore for her contributions to water quality, water education and Singapore’s water security 4-taps program.