Prof. Zhou Yan received her Ph.D. degree in Chemical Engineering, from Advanced Water Management Centre (AWMC), University of Queensland in 2008, and joined AEBC as a Research Fellow. Since she joined CEE in Sep 2014, her research efforts have been focused on energy efficient water treatment and reclamation, and resources recovery from sludge and waste. Specifically, her research interests are (I) Energy harvesting from municipal and industrial wastewater, (II) Energy reduction in nutrient removal process, (Ⅲ) Sludge management and energy recovery, (Ⅳ) Nutrient recovery and reuse. Dr. Zhou serves as an Associate Editor for Water and Environment Journal and Editor for Water Research. She is a member of Management Committee (MC) of IWA Sludge Management SG. She has published more than 160 SCI tracked journal papers with H-index of 40, and over 40 conference contributions. She has filed 9 patents. One patent has been acquired by an overseas company in a collaboration project. Dr. Zhou works closely with industries and has strong collaboration with local and international companies and universities. She has designed multiple pilot-scale and full-scale engineering systems for water and sludge treatment. She is a recipient of IES Prestigious Engineering Achievement Awards. She is the final winner of ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women and a recipient of L'Oreal 2021 Physical and Engineering Sciences award. She received Nanyang Research Award (Young Investigator) in 2021.