He completed a BEng and PhD from University of Nottingham in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He serves on the Technical Committee of Chair of Nanotechnology for Desalination and on the Steering Committee of the Water Research Centre at the Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. He is a member of the editorial board of Desalination, and a member of the International Water Association Task Force - Water Quality: Water ‘Fit for Purpose’, International Water Association. He has major interests in cutting-edge research in desalination technologies.