Khalid Hashim is a doctor of advanced water and wastewater treatment technologies and a lecturer at the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. He has extensive research interests covering a wide variety of interdisciplinary perspectives concerning the theory and practice of advanced hybrid technologies in water and wastewater treatment. He has published well over 30 peer reviewed scientific publications in multidisciplinary research areas including: waste management, water treatment, wastewater treatment, air pollution, soil pollution, treatment reactors, pollution of construction materials, design and modelling of electrochemical reactors, concrete additives, and soil additives.

Khalid has been actively involved as a member of editorial board and review committee for a number peer reviewed international journals, and is on program committee or as a chair for a number of ranked international conferences.

He has been awarded various, national and international, research grants. Additionally, Khalid won different national and international academic awards such as the medal of excellence that awarded by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Iraq.

Khalid is a member of the IEEE DeSE International Conference Series on Developments in eSystems Engineering (www.dese.org.uk). He has a large number of international contacts and leads or participates in several international committees in his research fields.

Research Interest:  Water and wastewater treatment

URL: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/staff-profiles/faculty-of-engineering-and-technology/department-of-civil-engineering/khalid-hashim

Dr. Kang Hou completed his M.S. and Ph.D. at Xi’an Jiaotong University in China in July 2011 and October 2017 respectively. He joined in Xi'an polytechnic University as an Associate Professor in January 2018. Until now, he has published 14+ papers and Impact Factor of published papers (first and corresponding author) over 5 (IF>5). His current research is focused on ecological assessment and model, remote sensing inversion, terrain analysis and applications of GIS in environment science in the arid and semi-arid regions.

Research Interest: Ecological assessment and model, remote sensing inversion, terrain analysis and applications of GIS in environment science in the arid and semi-arid regions.

List of Publications:
1.    Hou K, Tao WD,ChangY, Li X X*. A feasible method for the Division of Ecological Vulnerability and Quantitative Study of Its Driving Forces in the upper reaches of the Water Source- Southern Shaanxi. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018. (Accept)  (IF=5.651)
2.    Hou K, Li X X*, jing Wang J, et al. An analysis of the impact on land use and ecological vulnerability of the policy of returning farmland to forest in Yan’an, China[J]. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016, 23(5): 4670-4680.（SCI）(IF=2.8)
3.    Hou K, Li X X*, Zhang J. GIS Analysis of Changes in Ecological Vulnerability Using a SPCA Model in the Loess Plateau of Northern Shaanxi, China[J]. International journal of environmental research and public health, 2015, 12(4): 4292-4305.（SCI）(IF=2.101)
4.    Hou K, Zhou J, Li X X*, et al. Study on GIS Visualization in Evaluation of the Human Living Environment in Shenyang-Dalian Urban Agglomeration [J]. Scientifica, 2016, 2016.（ESCI）
5.    Hou K, Li X X*, Wang J, et al. Evaluating ecological vulnerability using the GIS and analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method in Yan’an, China[J]. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 2016, 25(2). （SCI）(IF=1.120)
6.    Hou K, Li X X*, Wang J, et al. Quantitative Evaluation System of Habitat Environmental Quality in Yellow River Deltas [J]. FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN.  2016, 25(12): 5291-5295.（SCI）(IF=0.673)
7.    Hou K, Zhang J, Li X X*. The assessment of eco-environmental vulnerability in Yulin, China[C]//Environment, Energy and Applied Technology: Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Frontier of Energy and Environment Engineering (ICFEEE 2014), Taiwan, December 6-7, 2014. CRC Press, 2015: 129. (EI)
8.    Zhang Y, Hou K, Chang Y, et al. Assessment of human settlements and associated influential factors in Weihe River Plain[J]. Indoor and Built Environment, 2018: 1420326X18761113. (IF=1.158)
9.    Chen P, Hou K, Chang Y, et al. Study on the Progress of Ecological Fragility Assessment in China[C]//IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. IOP Publishing, 2018, 113(1): 012088.
10.     HOU K, ZHANG Yue, LI Xu-xiang et al. Analysis of Land Use Classification and Urbanization Process in Chengguan District of Lhasa [C]. The Second National Symposium of Natural Resources Society of Resources Recycling and Natural Resource Circulation and Global Environmental Change Academic Seminar Abstracts, 2016: 65-66. (In Chinese)
11.    Ge Shengbin, Li Xuxiang, Hou K and so on. WebGIS - based urban climate map information system design, mapping and spatial geographic information, 2017,11. (In Chinese)
12.    Zhang Jing, kang Hou, Xuxiang Li. Assessment of the Land-using of Yan’anand Ecological Vulnerability Based on Remote-sensing Dynamic Monitoring. GEOMATICS ＆ SPATIAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, 2015, 5: 26-31. (In Chinese)
13.    Deng Wenbo， Kang Hou，Li Xuxiang. The study on living environment of typical urban agglomerations in North China. China Engineering Science and Technology Forum - Workshop on Sustainable Development of Cities, 2010, 60: 1693-1699. (In Chinese)
14.    LI Xiaoping， NAN Xiaojuan， HOU Kang， CHEN Cong. Mobility of Heavy Metals and the Leaching Characteristics with Ascorbic Acid from Urban Soil in Tongchuan City. Arid area research, 2012, 29(5): 878-882 (In Chinese).

Research Interest: Atmospheric Environment pollution control, Photo Chemistry & Catalysis, Nano Structures and Catalysis Science, Super Capacitor Materials and Energy.

Research Interest: Investigation The Fate of Organic and Inorganic Pollutants In The Water, Air and Soil Environments, Assessment, Monitoring and Remediation of Water, Groundwater and Soils Contaminated With Hazardous Pollutants, Assessing The Fate of The Disinfection By-Products (Dbps) Formed When Disinfecting Water Using Chlorine, Ozone and Chlorine Dioxide, The Treatment Of Groundwater Contaminated With MTBE, BTEX and Other Vocs Using Advanced Oxidation Processes (I.E. The Combination of Ultraviolet Light (UV), Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2), Chlorine (Cl2) and Ozone (O3)), Adsorption of Heavy Metals From Water By Novel Nano Adsorbents and Natural Material Such As Fly Ash, Removal of Inorganic and Organic Contaminants By Phytoremediation, Assessing The Management Policy of Drilling Wastes In The Environment, Also Doing Intensive Research on The Treatment Of Contaminated Water Using Nano-Scale Photo-Catalytic Degradation By Carbon Nanotubes (Cnts), Titanium Dioxide (Tio2) And N-Doped Titania.

Xu Fu, associate professor, School of Architectural Engineering, Beichina Institute of Aerospace Technology, master tutor, and famous teacher of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Hebei Province. In July 2005, he graduated from the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Central South University, and in June 2012, he received his Ph. D. degree in Geotechnical Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has presided over and participated in more than 60 teaching and research projects including 4 National Natural Science Foundation projects. He is mainly engaged in the teaching and research of multi-field coupling theory, risk management and intelligent design methods in environmental geotechnical and underground engineering. In recent years, he has published 66 papers and granted 43 patents in the field of civil engineering.

Research Interest: Multi-field coupling theory, risk management and intelligent design method in environmental geotechnical and underground engineering

Research Interest: Anaerobic Digestion of Wastes, Methane Produced From Biochemical Processes,

Wastewater Treatment Technologies.

Research Interest: Colloidal Chemistry, Dispersed Systems, Emulsion and Suspension Stability, Dynamic Light Scattering, Wettability, Polymers and Biopolymers, Surfactants and Biosurfactants, Zeta Potential, DLVO, Green Chemistry.

Research Interest: Lignocellulosic materials, infrared spectroscopy, Cork, pulp and paper.

Research Interest: Artificial Photosynthesis for Energy Conversion and Environmental Remediation Air monitoring and Pollution Control Heterogeneous catalysis and photocatalysis Nano-technology for Environmental Applications Science and Environmental Education

Research Interest: Air pollution, air quality management, odor pollution, Civil EngineeringMaterials Engineering, Chemistry,  Analytical Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Chemistry,   Environment

Associate Professor, Master tutor, Vice-head of Department, Postdoctor in Computer Science and Technology of NPU, Doctor in Building Technology Science of HIT. Presided and participated about twenty national and provincial research projects, and completed several green building design practice projects. Published more than forty academic papers, and three national key books. Participated in drafting seven association and local standards, and the Qinghai Provincial government's special plan. Authorized five patents, applied for three patents, and obtained four computer software copyrights. Won the first prize of China Award for Science and Technology in Construction, the third prize of Shaanxi Province Award for Science and Technology, the first prize of Heilongjiang Province Award for Science and Technology Award in Urban and Rural Construction (two times), and the Planning & Architecture Double gold award of National Habitat Classic Building planning and Design Scheme Competition et al.

Research Interest: Green residential area and building performance optimization design, Multi-objective optimization design method, Building solar energy utilization design, Ai-assisted building and physical environmental design

Research Interest: Environmental Behavior of Pollutants, Principle and Technology For Biological Treatment and Reuse of Pollutants.

Francesca Ciampa is an Architect, Ph.D. in Sustainable Technology, Regeneration and Representation of Architecture and the Environment, and Master Expert in the Maintenance and Sustainable Regeneration of the Built Environment. She is abilitate as Associate Professor in Italy. She is also Subject Expert in Architectural Technology (ICAR/12), Lecturer of Master's degree program in Architecture & Heritage at the University of Naples Federico II, holder of the course Design studio for Architectural Heritage - technological design for Architecture module - Academic year 2024/2025; and Research Fellow in Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society,  for Historical Landscapes, Traditions and Cultural Identities in the section of “Innovative maintenance for the enhancement of Archaeological Heritage in the Campi Flegrei” at the Department of Architecture (DiARC) at the University of Naples Federico II. She carried out research abroad at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation of Columbia University, investigating the integration between technological innovation and vulnerable settlements; and at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of University of Bath in the United Kingdom, experimenting, prototyping and testing innovative biocomponents for the design of building elements in the landscape and built environment renovation processes. Winner of the “Horizon Europe Pump Priming Collaboration between UK and EU Partners 2024” grant by the British Academy fund with the selected project proposal “AREE_Adapting, re-using and enhancing the European rural heritage buildings: new technological solutions with rooted local materials”. A three-time winner of the COST European Cooperation in Science & Technology. She also wins, as a project manager, the “Horizon 2020 Public Consultation for the collection of proposals for the adaptive reuse of buildings in a perspective of circular economy”. She ranked as a finalist with the ExtrArtis project both at the “Horizon CLIC Startup competition on circular models of cultural heritage reuse and creative enterprise development” and at the “Association of Women Inventors and Innovators Award”.

Research Interest: Creative regeneration process based on the engagement of stakeholders and communities involvement; and innovative renovation building for

the integration of bio-component technologies

Research Interest: Membrane Technology (Micro,Ultra,Nanofiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Membrane Bioreactors), Advanced Oxidation Processes, Biological Processes, Water and Wastewater Treatments, Desalination, Catalytic Processes.

Research Interest: Behavioural Research In Management, Accounting ,Incentive, Systems, Performance Evaluation, Management, Control Systems, Game Theory and Experimental Economics.