Dr. Srinivas Prabakar, a Post-Doctoral Research Associate working under Dr. Andrew Kruzic, was awarded the Certification of Merit for the first platform presentation entitled "Effects of Treatment Process on Assimilable Organic Carbon Levels in a Water Treatment Plant," which was judged outstanding material content and manner of presentation given before the Division at the 243rd national meeting conducted by the American Chemical Society, the division of Environmental Chemistry. Srinivas Prabakar completed his Ph.D. under Civil Engineering Associate Professor, Dr. Andrew Kruzic.