Dr. Salmiati obtained her B.Sc. in Biological Science from Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia, in 1995. In 2002, she completed her Master of Environmental Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Skudai, Johor, and obtained her Ph.D. in 2008 from the same University. Currently, she is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Water and Environmental Engineering and Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Water Security (IPASA), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Dr. Salmiati has worked with IPASA, UTM for a period of ten years as a research fellow and has shown outstanding contributions in the field of environmental monitoring and has proficiency in laboratory skills of chemistry and microbiology. As a researcher, she has been involved in water and wastewater issues, such as the treatment of palm oil mill effluents (POMEs), photosynthetic granules for wastewater treatments, and micro-pollutant removal using advanced treatment. Her research is not only confined to water and wastewater treatment studies, but she has also expanded her research into the water environment, especially dealing with the fate, transport behavior mechanisms, synthesis, and removal of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in the water environment. Her research has gained various recognition and awards at the university level. Currently, she is involved with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programs sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia to monitor water quality in Cambodia.