Author: Dr. Yousef Alwazzan

PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 1997. Has 41 years of experience in water treatment and desalination. Department Manager for the Water Technologies Department/Water Resources Division - KISR from 1st of April 2006 till 31st March 2013. A Division Director of Science and Technology at the Water Research Center - KISR from 29 April 2018 till 2 November 2024. Conducted and lead several in house and contracted projects in the field of Desalination and more specifically Reverse Osmosis, Nanofiltration, Freezing technologies and treatment for high turbid seawater. Published a number of scientific papers in refereed journals and international conferences, symposiums, workshops, etc. Granted five patents for treating high turbid seawater and enhancing water desalination technologies in terms of higher recovery and reject with high salt concentration leading to zero liquid discharge and lowering the operational cost (US 10,183,882 B1, 1/22/2019; US 10,308,524 B1, 4/6/2019; JP2020110795A, 27/7/2020; KR20200089223A, 24/7/2020; US 10,940,439 B1, 9/3/2021). Currently a member of the Scientific Committee of the Conference titled “Investment and Sustainability Challenges of Smart Infrastructure Projects”.