Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Marc Edwards, Virginia Tech professor of civil and environmental engineering, is the recipient of the Editor's Choice Award for Best Science Paper of 2009 in Environmental Science and Technology (ES&T) for his investigative work that demonstrated a major increase in childhood lead poisoning of Washington D.C. children during the 2001-2004 lead-in-water crisis. Credit Virginia Tech Photo Usage Restrictions This photo may be used with reports about Marc Edwards' research. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.