History |
1997: As a part of a large research project, Dr. Alex Ekster developed the
first prototype of the SRT control algorithm and tested it at the 167 MGD
San Jose/Santa Clara Water Pollution Control Plant. The Water Environment Federation
(WEF) acknowledged this project as the best research of the year and awarded
Dr. Alex Ekster a Phillip Morgan Medal.
1998: Dr. Alex Ekster launched Ekster and Associates. Ekster and Associates
developed a more robust version of the SRT control algorithm using several years
of experience in operating SRT control systems.
1999: Ekster and Associates entered into an agreement with Royce Instrument
Corporation to market SRT controllers. The Royce SRT controller, designed according
to Dr. Ekster's specification and powered by Ekster and Associates' SRT control
software, received the 2001 WEF Innovation Award.
2002: Ekster and Associates stop1ped licensing SRT control
technology to Royce and started direct licensing to treatment plants.
Ekster and Associates increased the product line from one SRT control package to four.
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