Dr. Hassimi Abu Hasan

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Hassimi Abu Hasan is the Head of the Research Centre for Sustainable Process Technology (CESPRO) in the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He has led the way in developing novel and cutting-edge techniques for the low-cost treatment and recovery of water and wastewater using coagulation/flocculation, phytoremediation, phycoremediation, and biofiltration. He represented South Asia as a Young Water Professional (YWP) for the Small Water and Wastewater System (SWWS) specialized group under the International Water Association (IWA) from 2019 to 2023. He was named one of the World`s Top 2% of Scientists in 2022 and 2023 by Elsevier BV, Stanford University, for his work in water and wastewater treatment technologies. He was awarded the UKM Young Excellence Academician 2019, the UKM Young Excellence Researcher Excellence Award 2017, the Top Reviewer Award 2017—Bioresource Technology, and the Malaysian Toray Science Foundation Award 2015. In addition to publishing over 190 articles, he has overseen numerous municipal and industrial wastewater treatment projects. He has worked with many nations, including the United Kingdom, China, India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Iraq.