Dr. Asad Asad is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Alberta and a sessional instructor in the Mechanical Engineering Department. His research spans membrane separation processes and metal additive manufacturing (AM) technologies. During his PhD, he developed superhigh flux membranes using surface patterning, thin-film composites, hydrogel-facilitated phase separation, and functional nanomaterials, achieving significant improvements in wastewater treatment performance. He collaborated with COSIA, Suncor, and ConocoPhillips on membrane development and has published in Journal of Membrane Science, Desalination, and Green Chemistry. Currently, he leads projects on high-entropy alloys and corrosion-resistant materials for small modular reactors (SMRs), with AM components evaluated in collaboration with Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Terrestrial Energy (TEI). His research is supported by NSERC, NRCan, and DND-IDEaS, integrating experimental processing, materials modeling, and sustainability-driven innovation for nuclear, energy, and environmental applications.