Modular Treatment Approach for Drinking Water and Wastewater

Satinder Kaur Brar is full professor at York University, Canada. She is leading the research group on the Bioprocessing and Nano-Enzyme Formulation Facility (BANEFF) at INRS. Her research interests lie in the development of finished products (formulations) of wastewater and wastewater sludge based value-added bioproducts, such as enzymes, organic acids, food bioproducts, platform chemicals and circular economy. The facility has so far led to the successful supervision of 30 PhDs, 8 Master’s and 6 postdoctoral students. She has collaborative programs with several industries in Canada and researchers from Argentina, Spain, Chile, Switzerland, France, Vietnam, China, USA, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Morocco, Tunisia and Ivory Coast. She Editor-in-Chief of Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering (Springer Journal) and has more than 400 publications, including ten books and handbooks that are academic standards and 6 patents.

Pratik Kumar is an Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Jammu (India) in the Department of Civil Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Civil Engineering (University Gold Medallist), a Master’s in technology degree in Environmental Engineering and Management (Institute Silver Medallist) and a Ph.D. in Water Science. He has authored over 25 publications in international peer-reviewed journals, more than 6 book chapters and a dozen research communications presented at various conferences.

Agnieszka Cuprys is currently a MSCA Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway. Her research involves exploring the most eco-friendly and cost-effective methods to improve wastewater treatment plant efficiency. She holds Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and Ph.D. in Water Science (International Outreach Price). She has authored 11 research papers, 3 book chapters and 2 research communications at international conferences.