Professional Activities

Current Employment:

2010 – Present Associate Professor, College of Engineering, Swansea University.

Main Responsibilities:

In my current employment, I lead the Chemical and Environmental Engineering disciplines at Swansea University and have research, teaching, and administrative duties. My research interests lie in the area of water and wastewater treatment processes and I have been teaching across a wide spectrum of modules at all levels.

Previous Employment :

2009 - 2010	Lecturer (top Grade equivalent to Senior Lecturer), Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Nottingham.
2007 - 2009	Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Design & Technology, University of Bradford.
2001 - 2007	Lecturer, School of Engineering, Design & Technology, University of Bradford.
1998-2001	EPSRC sponsored Research Assistant at the University of Bradford.
1997-1998	ECAT Ltd., Environmental Consultant, Tunisia.
1990-1996	TS Ltd., cosmetics, perfumes, and plastics extrusion, Tunisia (part time).

Editorial Boards:

1. Member of the Editorial Board of Water (2012-present), (http://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/editors/)
2. Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Waste Management (2012-present) http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jwm/editors/
3. Member of the Editorial Board of Desalination (2010-2014), (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaleditorialboard.cws_home/502683/editorialboard)
4. Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of Membrane and Separation Technology (2012-2014)http://www.lifescienceglobal.com/journals/journal-of-membrane-and-separation-technology/editorial-board
5.  Member of the Editorial Board of Journal of International Environmental Application and Science (2010-present), (http://www.jieas.com/editorial_board.html).
6. Member of the scientific committee of “The International Chemical Engineering Congress” December 2013, Tunisia (http://intcec.org/index.html).
7. Member of the scientific committee of “CB-WR-MED Conference/2nd AOP’ Tunisia Conference for Sustainable Water Management” April 2013, Tunisia, (http://www.cbwrmed-project.eu/31/final-conference.htm)
8. Member of the scientific committee of “The International conference on Advanced Oxidation Processes for sustainable water management”, March 2011, Tunisia, (http://www.st-environment.net/AOP.html).
9. Member of the scientific committee of ‘The First International Seminar in Water, Energy and Environment ‘ISWEE01’’ November 2010, Algeria, (http://hispagua.cedex.es/formacion/docs/agua_energia_ma.pdf).

Professional Institutions and Memberships:

• Elected Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE), (2013-present).
• Elected full member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (MIChemE), (2006-2013).
• Member of the UK Engineering Council (CEng), (2006-present).
• Affiliate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, (1999-2006).
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, (2003-present).
• Member of the International Ozone Association (IOA), (1999-present).
• Member of the International Water Association (IWA), (2003-).
• Member of the Pennine Water Group (PWG), (2002-).
• Member of the IChemE East Pennine Members Group, Yorkshire Branch,(2000-2009).
• Graduate Member of the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) (1998-2001).

Honours and Awards:

• Certificate of Desalination Top Reviewer in 2010 for exceptional contribution to the quality of Desalination.
• Award to attend the Seventh International Conference on Advanced Oxidation
• Technologies for Water and Air Remediation, Canada, 2001. Organisers Conference (£500).
• School of Chemical Engineering Toulouse Scholarships, 1996-1997 (~£1600).
• Tunisian Government Postgraduate Scholarships, 1996-1997(~£3500)
• 1st Class Student Award (every year) in Tunisia, 1990-1996 (~£500).
• Distinctive Engineering Student Award, 1996 (~£50).
• Tunisian Government Scholarships, 1990 – 1996 (~£2000).
• Profile and interview in New Scientist Magazine (April 2000), in The Chemical Engineer Magazine (June 2001) and in Hydroplus Magazine (October 2001).