
Leon Awerbuch
President and CEO of IDCA/LET, has been involved in the desalination industry for more than 35 years. He... | 14 Trinity Road, Winchester, United States
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Leon Awerbuch’s Expertise President and CEO of IDCA/LET, has been involved in the desalination industry for more than 35 years. He joined Bechtel Group in 1972 in R&D followed by increased responsibilities for power and water programs as International Bechtel Co. Ltd VP and Senior Regional Representative for the Middle East. During his 35-year career with Bechtel, he was in charge of desalination programs involved in R&D,BD, design and engineering as well as EPC of desalination and power projects. Currently involved in providing technical and commercial consultancy to leading suppliers and utilities involved in Reverse Osmosis, Thermal Desalination and Power Projects as well as assessment of new desalination technologies.. IDA Board member for 45 years and first Dean of IDA desalination Academy for 7 years until 2019. Mr. Awerbuch was Past President of IDA and was Chairman of six IDA World Congresses. As Chairmen of IDA Technical Programs, he organized and chaired over 40 conferences, forums, seminars, and workshops around the world. He is Board member of Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance (GCWDA) He was advisor to MASDAR renewable desalination program, evaluator of solar-desalination proposals of U.S. Department of Energy. For Nanofiltration membrane softening technology, he was granted numerous patents covering the MED-MSF-RO-NF Hybrid Technologies. Other patents cover Geothermal Energy and Flue Gas Desulphurization. One of the pioneers in Hybrid Power-Desalination concepts, Desalination ASR and Hybrid MSF-MED. The patented MSF-NF project won the 2007 GWI Award for Innovation. First prize for Innovation by the Saudi Water and Electricity Forum in 2007.LET was a first prize winner by inaugural H20 Water Awards 2010 for advancement of the MENA region's water industry. Holds 28 patents and has published over 90 technical papers. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award from IDA at the 2007 World Congress in Grand Canarias and Life Achievement at the Inaugural Power Generation and Water Solutions Middle East Awards October 2009. In January 2015 L Awerbuch was voted one of Water & Wastewater International’s top 25 industry leaders, and in 2019 awarded 51 Most Impactful Leader in Water and Water Management He received a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry from Warsaw Technical University. Graduate Study toward a PhD in Chemical Engineering, at Warsaw Technical University and Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York. Specialties: Finding innovative solutions
Leon Awerbuch’s Current Industry Ida Energy And Environment Committee
Leon
Awerbuch’s Prior Industry
Bechtel International
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Leading Edge Technology Inc Let
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Leading Edge Technologies
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Director
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Ida Energy And Environment Committee
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Ida Energy And Environment Committee
Chairman of IDA Energy and Environment Committee,
Sun Oct 01 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Director
Past Dean IDA Desalination Academy
Fri Jun 01 2012 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Leading Edge Technologies
President & Chief Technology Officer, -Consultant to the Desalination Industry
Sun Nov 01 1998 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Leading Edge Technologies
President and Chief Technology Officer.
Sun Nov 01 1998 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Present
Leading Edge Technology Inc Let
Past President and Chief Technology Officer of Leading Edge Technology Inc.(LET)
Sat Aug 01 1998 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Fri Jan 01 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bechtel International
Senior Regional Representative and VP
Fri Sep 01 1972 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Tue Jul 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bechtel International
VP and Senior Regional Rep
Fri Sep 01 1972 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) — Sun Jun 01 2008 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)