Iqbal Mujtaba

Professor Iqbal Mujtaba is a Professor of Computational Process Engineering and Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching) at the University of Bradford. He holds prestigious fellowships from the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) and the Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE), and is a Chartered Chemical Engineer. He is also an honorary professor at East China University of Science & Technology (ECUST), the University of Jordan, and Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET). His research focuses on desalination, wastewater treatment, dynamic modeling of chemical processes, and the water-energy-food nexus. He has supervised over 40 PhD students and authored/co-authored multiple books on process engineering and water management, including Batch Distillation: Design & Operation and Desalination Technologies: Design and Operation.

• Education: BSc and MSc in Chemical Engineering from BUET (1983–1984), PhD from Imperial College London (1989).
• Key Roles: Former Head of the School of Engineering (2016–2018), Editor-in-Chief and Editorial Board member for journals such as Desalination and Processes.
• Collaborations: Over 40 countries, including the UK, China, Qatar, India, and Bangladesh, with funded workshops on water-energy security and the food-water-energy nexus.

His research emphasizes industrial collaborations, knowledge transfer, and sustainable technologies. He has published over 420 technical papers and secured grants from bodies like the Royal Society and British Council. His work bridges academia and industry, focusing on impactful solutions for global challenges in energy, water, and environmental sustainability.