Desalters' hall of fame

The researchers, the teachers and leaders, and the veteran field engineers. See the people who have shaped desalination. All members have been active for at least 30 years. If you would like to be nominated please contact us.

First name Last name Activesort icon
Tom Pankratz Jim Stewart The desal godfather 1946–2008
Tom Pankratz Sidney Loeb Co-inventor of the first RO membrane 1959–2006
Tom Pankratz Abraham Ophir MVC pioneer 1960–2010
Amnon Zfati Amnon Zfati Desal and power generation plant pioneer 1961–
Tom Pankratz Don Bray Runner who fired starting pistol on RO race 1963–1995
Tom Pankratz OJ Morin Won four awards for one plant 1963–2011
Leon Awerbuch Leon Awerbuch 'Mr hybridisation' 1963–
Tom Pankratz Dick Smith The voice of the desal industry 1965–2005
Tom Pankratz Floyd Meller Steered the growth of the IDA and Ionics 1966–1995
Neil Wade Neil Wade The consultant’s consultant 1967–2002
Tom Pankratz Totaro Goto Japanese SWRO trailblazer 1969–2009
David Laker David Laker Single-pass SWRO plant pioneer 1969–
Ian Watson Ian Watson First Executive Director of the AMTA 1969–
Tom Pankratz GG Pique Founded ERI’s startling growth 1975–2011
Dr Irving Moch Dr Irving Moch Technical hero of the DuPont membrane 1978–
Tom Pankratz Tom Pankratz Desalination’s generalist 1979–
Paul Choules Paul Choules Desal’s great traveller 1980–
Corrado Sommariva Corrado Sommariva Desalination's in-house economist 1989–