Zakir leads our Water Reuse group and focuses on advanced water treatment for potable reuse. His main responsibilities include pursuing and winning potable reuse projects across North America, mentoring our water reuse process teams, and presenting and publishing papers and articles on advanced treatment topics—more than 70 to date!
Always passionate about emerging technologies—and well-versed in physiochemical and biological treatment—Zakir worked on membrane bioreactors (MBR) during his masters at the University of Southern California. At the time, the MBR process was viewed with a lot of skepticism by wastewater practitioners. But today, Zakir is leading two of the largest water reuse programs in the world that will use MBRs to enhance water sustainability.
Later in his career, Zakir hopes to apply his expertise to improving water quality in developing countries.
