Ali Altaee

Dr. Ali Altaee is an Associate Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), affiliated with the Centre for Green Technology (CGT) and the Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater (CTWW). His research focuses on renewable energy, water engineering, soil remediation, and sustainable development, with expertise in membrane technologies and alternative water sources.

Education: BSc Civil Engineering (UTS), MSc Environmental Science Engineering (University of New South Wales), PhD in Environmental Engineering (Brighton University, UK).

Research Interests: Sustainable development, water quality, environmental impact assessment, membrane technology, desalination, hydrogel applications, and CO2 capture. Recent projects include developing eco-friendly nanomaterials for wastewater treatment and modeling CO2 capture using machine learning.

Grants & Collaborations: Lead on grants like Qatar National Research Fund projects on salinity gradient energy and seawater pretreatment. Collaborates with industry partners such as Photon Energy Engineering Australia and Xinhua Pharmaceutical Company.

Awards: Queen’s Anniversary Award (2011) for pioneering osmotic energy pilot plant development at Surrey University. Member of professional societies including Society of Chemical Industry (SCI), Sigma Xi, and American Chemical Society.

Labs & Teams: Part of UTS’s CTWW and CGT, advancing technologies in water-energy-food nexus solutions and innovative membrane systems.