2008) are as follows: - Dr. Chih Ted Yang –1st Branch – Surface Water: Borland Professor of Water Resources and Director of the Hydroscience and Training Center, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University. - Dr. Wolfgang Kinzelbach – winner 2nd Branch – Ground Water: Professor of Hydromechanics, ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). - Dr. Abdul Wahab Mohammad – co-winner 3rd Branch – Alternative (Non-traditional) Water Resources: Deputy Dean and Professor (Membrane and Separations Technology), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia., and Saline Water Conversion Corporation – co-winner 3rd Branch – Alternative (Non-traditional) Water Resources. Dr. Zainuddin Abd Manan – co-winner 4th Branch – Water Resources Management & Protection: Professor of Chemical Engineering and the founder of Process Systems Engineering Centre (PROSPECT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia., and Decision Center for a Desert City – co-winner 4th Branch – Water Resources Management & Protection: Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. The Award Selection Committee withheld the Creativity Prize and said it will not be awarded during this round. Later, the Vice-Custodian the two Holy Mosques Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz graced a dinner party held on this occasion. It was attended by Prince Fahd bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, a number of other princes and senior officials.
