Dr. Faisal I. Hai is a Professsor at the School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering (CME) of the University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia. He is Drector of the Strategic Water Infrastructure Laboratory at CME (https://scholars.uow.edu.au/display/faisal_hai). A recipient of Japan Society for Promotion of Science fellowship (2007-2009) and UOW Vice Chancellor’s fellowship (2010), Dr. Hai was awarded with the outstanding lecturer award by the Japanese Society on Water Environment in 2010, and UOW Vice Chancellor's Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning Award in 2015. Building on his vast experience of working with Professor Kazuo Yamamoto, the inventor of the membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology, at the University of Tokyo, Prof Hai continues to carry out exciting research on the application of hybrid membrane processes for the removal of biologically persistent compounds (especially micropollutants) from water and wastewater. Prof Hai is the lead editor of a recent MBR book published by IWA publishing, UK (http://www.iwapublishing.com/books/9781780400655/membrane-biological-reactors). Dr. Hai serves as an Editor of the renowned journal Water Science & Technology (IWA publishing, UK) and Journal of Water and Environment Technology (Japan Society on Water Environment). Linked in: https://au.linkedin.com/in/faisal-hai-9b80b438