Research Interests
I am an environmental engineer and a membrane technologist. My research is in the general area of the water-energy nexus. My current research interests include the design and development of innovative nanomaterials for membrane fabrication, heterogenous catalysis and sorption with the overall aim to generate clean water, destruct micropollutants of emerging concern, and/or recover metals and nutrients.
Education
2019 PhD., Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
2014 M.Sc., Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, ICT, Pakistan
2010 B.Sc., Environmental Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Professional Profile
2022-present Postdoctoral fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
2020-2022 Postdoctoral fellow at Tsinghua University, Shenzhen, China
2017-2019 Academic tutor at University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
2011-2016 Lecturer at University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan
2010-2011 Environmental Engineer at Euroconsult Pakistan Pvt. Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan
Awards
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation Fellowship Award (2021)
Excellent Postdoctoral award at Tsinghua University (2021)
Examiners’ commendation for Outstanding PhD Thesis (2019)
President’s Gold Medal for achieving a perfect GPA of 4.0/4.0 in M.Sc. degree (2014)
Dean's Honor Roll (3 Nos.) for distinction/extraordinary performance during B.Sc. degree (2006-10)
Research profile and the interview featured in IWA Water Reuse Specialist Group Newsletter (October,
2018)
Travel Award from Membrane Society of Australasia to attend The MSA Early Career Researcher Membrane Symposium (2019)
Cricket Premiership winner of Wollongong region
KAUST Affiliations
PSE - Physical and Engineering Division
Research Interests Keywords
Water treatment
environmental remediation
membrane technology
Nanocatalysis
Heterogenous Catalysis