Dr. Ahmed Abdel-Wahab has over 18 years experience in environmental engineering teaching and research. His research focus is on chemical processes and advanced treatment methods in the areas of water, wastewater, hazardous wastes, contaminated soils and sludges. Dr. Abdel-Wahab is the co-founder of the Qatar Sustainable Water and Energy Utilization Initiative (QWE), an excellence initiative at TAMUQ to provide scientific and technical support to industrial and governmental stakeholders in the areas of water/wastewater, hazardous wastes, energy efficiency, and the environment. Dr. Abdel-Wahab is currently directing research on environmental impact assessment of industrial cooling water discharge, fate and transport of halogenated organic compounds in seawater, inland desalination with zero liquid discharge, and utilization of modified byproduct sulfur for hazardous wastes treatment. His research interest also includes industrial wastewater recycling and reuse and brine treatment. He has been involved in funded research projects totaling more than $7M. Dr. Abdel-Wahab is a member of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Committee, the Qatar Ministry of Environment. He is a reviewer of several internationally-recognized journals. He taught a variety of short courses on Water and Environmental-related topics to industrial and governmental agencies in Qatar.