Journal of Membrane Science & Technology

Aftab Ahmad Khan

Aftab Ahmad Khan, PhD
Environmental expert, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Hanyang University, South Korea

Biography

Nov 2021 ~ till now: Environmental expert, Creative Engineering Consultants (CEC); March 2021 ~ Nov 2021: Visiting Assistant Professor, COMSATS University Islamabad; March 2016 ~ Feb 2021: Research Scholar, Hanyang University South Korea; October 2015 ~ March 2016: Environmental Engineer Skylark Engineering-water and wastewater treatment; March 2016 ~ Feb 2021: MS-PhD Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, South Korea Thesis: “Hybrid-silica based biomimetic novel polyethersulfone (PES) membranes for robust anti-fouling and anti-wetting performance in direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD); Nov 2010 ~ Aug 2014: B.Sc. Environmental Engineering University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Taxila, Pakistan Thesis: “Submerged Bio-Filter Aerated Lagoon (SBAL) A Novel Technology: HRT effect on efficiency”

Research Interest

Environmental engineering, Wastewater and sanitary engineering, Sewerage system design, Water and wastewater treatment/plant design, Membrane desalinations (e.g., MD, RO, FO, and hybrid technologies), Novel membrane preparation for MD, Fouling and wetting control in MD, Civil engineering, Plasmonic membrane synthesis for MD (future plan), Emerging contaminants and oily wastewater treatment