Takashi Asano
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Doctor Honoris Causa, the University of Cadiz, Spain, 2008
Honorary Doctorate Degree, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 2004
Stockholm Water Prize, Stockholm, Sweden, 2001 European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vienna, Austria, 2001
Jack Edward McKee Medal, Water Environment Federation (with co-authors), 1999
Outstanding Regulatory Agency Leadership Award, California Association of Reclamation Entities of Water, 1988Takashi Asano | |
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 Takashi Asano in 2019 | |
| Born | February 7, 1937 Sapporo, Japan |
| Known for | Environmental engineer specializing in water reclamation and reuse |
| Spouse | Holly Newcomb Asano (Deceased 2017) |
| Awards | The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star, Japan, Spring 2009
Doctor Honoris Causa, the University of Cadiz, Spain, 2008 Honorary Doctorate Degree, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 2004 Stockholm Water Prize, Stockholm, Sweden, 2001 European Academy of Sciences and Arts, Vienna, Austria, 2001 Jack Edward McKee Medal, Water Environment Federation (with co-authors), 1999 Outstanding Regulatory Agency Leadership Award, California Association of Reclamation Entities of Water, 1988 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BS Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
MSE University of California, Berkeley PhD The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Davis |
Takashi Asano (浅野 孝, Asano Takashi; born 1937)[1] is a Japanese-born environmental engineer and a professor emeritus at the University of California, Asano has more than 40 years of academic and professional experience in environmental and water resources engineering, specializing in water reclamation, recycling, and reuse. During 1978–1992, he served as the water reclamation specialist for the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) in Sacramento, during the formative years of water reclamation, recycling, and reuse.[2][3] Asano has conducted water reclamation and reuse studies at the SWRCB and the University of California at Davis, many of which contributed to the scientific and technical basis for State of California's Title 22 regulations (State of California Water Recycling Criteria). Previously, Asano taught at Montana State University, Bozeman, 1971–75, and Washington State University, Pullman, 1975–78. He has continued to lecture widely and publish on topics current and ancient.[4][5]
Asano co-authored with Franklin L. Burton, Harold L. Leverenz, Ryujiro Tsuchihashi, and George Tchobanoglous the widely used textbook entitled Water Reuse: Issues, Technologies, and Applications by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., New York, NY.[6]
