Dr. Md. Zahangir Alam is a Professor and Coordinator of Bioenvironmental Engineering Research Centre (BERC), Faculty of Engineering at IIUM and was Head of the Department of Biotechnology Engineering from 2009 to 2012. Professor Alam is a member of professional bodies—American Chemical Society (ACS), International Water Association (IWA) and a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh. With his experience in chemical, biochemical and bioenvironmental engineering, he was appointed as the section editor and member of editorial boards of journals such as IIUM Engineering Journal and Journal of Environmental Research and Development, as well as being a reviewer for many SCI journals.