About Prof. AN

PhD - Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE)

Registered Korea Civil Engineer

Member of the Association of Energy Engineers (MAEE), Certified

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Prof. An has been working in the field of Membrane-based water treatment more than 15 years and published over 90 papers on emerging technologies such as membrane distillation, forward osmosis and hybrid RO for removing emerging pollutants and resource recovery. Recently, Prof. An’s research has primarily dealt with the fabrication of advanced superhydrophobic (and omniphobic) porous polymeric membranes, developing a fundamental understanding of, and detection methods for, membrane wetting, scaling and fouling, and their practical applications in MD through industry collaboration. She is currently one of PIs of the Theme-based Research Scheme (TRS) in Hong Kong, entitled “Paradigm-shifting, Fully-integrated, Compact Wastewater-to-resource Facility (WWRF).”