Professor Bux, Director of the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology (IWWT,) DUT, has 28 years of experience in the field of water and wastewater treatment technology. His focus research areas include wastewater technology, algal biotechnology, and bioenergy production. Prof Bux received the 2019-2020 NSTF-Water Research Commission (WRC) award and the 2018 National Research Foundation (NRF) award, “Champion of Research Capacity Development and Transformation at South African Higher Education Institutions. He is/has been editor for CLEAN Soil Air Water, Environmental Science and Health Part A, Biofuels Research Journal and Water Science and Technology. He had reviewed for >50 ISI Journals, contributed to 148 journal articles, 18 book chapters, and >150 conference presentations and led 11 WRC projects. Prof Bux currently holds the position of the National Coordinator and Chair of International Thematic Group (ITG): Water Resource and Pollution Research of the BRICS Networks University.
