
PSIPW Laureates Selected as Judge, Advisor for XPRIZE Water Scarcity Prize
Peng Wang and Menachem Elimelech, the 9th and 10th Award winners, respectively, for the Alternative Water Resources Prize of the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) have been chosen to serve on the XPRIZE Water Scarcity Prize, a US $119 million, 5-year global competition designed to drive widespread access to clean water by creating reliable, sustainable, and affordable seawater desalination systems. Dr. Wang was chosen to judge the prize and Dr. Elimelech was selected as a member of the advisory board.