MANCHESTER, England, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Son Le, Technology
Development Manager for United Utilities, has been
awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for Services to the water
industry.
Dr Le, who came to England at the age of 13 as a Vietnam war orphan, is
the world's leading expert on acid phase anaerobic digestion processes, a
form of waste treatment.
He was educated at Battle, East Sussex under the sponsorship of the
Pestalozzi International Village Trust.
Dr Le later graduated with an honour degree in Chemical Engineering from
Newcastle Upon Tyne University and obtained his PhD from Swansea University
College of Wales.
His current role as Technology Development Manager at United Utilities
involves the evaluation and development of processes for the sustainable
treatment of wastewater and recycling of biosolids.
Dr Le, who lives in Davenham, Northwich, with his wife Rachel and four
children Caroline(13) Victoria(11) Rebecca(10) and Christopher(8), said: "The
honour was totally unexpected but I feel extremely proud. I'm grateful to
many of my colleagues for their help with my work."