Profile

I am an internationally engaged academic with the vision of developing the sustainable, low-carbon water-food-energy nexus for a climate-resilient future. I have more than 15 years of international experience in environmental engineering.

My research is focused on:

  1. the provision of renewable energy, clean water and unpolluted environment for underserved communities, and
  2. engineered solutions for low-carbon fuels, integrated with waste management, valorisation and resource recovery

I have established a strong network and international reputation in these areas and have collaborative cross-disciplinary research projects and publications with academics, industries and NGOs from across the Globe. I am involved in a range of international projects providing small-scale, decentralized sustainable energy generation. In addition, I have broad experience in studying heavy metal transport phenomena. For example, I am involved in research on mercury phytoremediation and removal, coupled with renewable energy provision for underserved communities. My research collaborators include academics and industries from the UK, Indonesia, UAE, Tanzania, Thailand, India, China, Bahrain, and across Europe.

Academic and professional history

  • 2025-present Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University
  • 2024-2025 Reader in Environmental Engineering, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University
  • 2022-2024 Senior Lecturer in Water Engineering, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University
  • 2018-2022 Lecturer in Water Engineering, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University
  • 2017-2018 Lecturer of International Relief, Water Supply and Sanitation Engineering, WEDC, Loughborough University
  • 2012-2017 Research Associate, School of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University
  • 2006- 2010 Postdoctoral Fellow, Project Manager, National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Ireland
  • 2001 – 2007 Research Assistant, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA

Professional affiliations

  • FHEA

Awards

  • Winner, Top 50 Women in Engineering 2025: Together We Engineer, awarded by the Women’s Engineering Society (WES)Bullet point

External activities

  • Member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College 2023
  • Trustee of the British Scholarship Trust, 2023-present, Role: selecting international recipients of the BST Scholarship in science/engineering areas; https://www.britishscholarshiptrust.org/trustees/

Key collaborators

My research and enterprise activities are conducted with a range of academic and stakeholder partners, including:

  • Nexus 3, Indonesia (NGO)
  • WaterAid Bangladesh
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • Inteliports (industry)
  • Delcraven Limited (industry)
  • Recycled Plant Nutrients (industry)
  • Biffa Waste Management
  • Severn Trent Water
  • Department for Transport, UK
  • Terra Power Ltd., UK
  • Zest Associates, UAE
  • Manchester University, School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
  • Lincoln University
  • University of Bahrain, College of Science- Department of Physics, Bahrain
  • Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand