It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the passing on Friday 24th May 2024 of our Project Chief Investigator, Professor Anas Ghadouani.
Anas was a much loved and well-regarded member of UWA’s School of Engineering, and an inspiration to us all.
His colleagues have acknowledged Anas as a dedicated and inspiring academic who had a way of connecting with students and exciting them with a passion for engineering.
Many of you would have met Anas at the various Centre events that we have held, including the 2022 Biosolids Training Centre Symposium at UNSW. Within the Training Centre, he was Chair of the Communication, Adoption and Translation Committee from the beginning and played a key role in the establishment, development and focus of the Centre.
Anas was warm, kind, and an outstanding colleague and mentor to many of us in the Centre.
Anas’s invaluable contributions and his mentorship of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers will be sorely missed. Anas’s passion for mentoring profoundly impacted many young researchers, leaving a lasting legacy.
His dedication to scientific communication and public engagement has set a high standard in our field (see some links below). Anas’s influence will continue to inspire future generations, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and teaching excellence. Like many others in the water sector all around the world, we will mourn his passing.
We extend our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues.
The Grand Challenges Podcast, 13 Nov 2023 – hosted by Peter Marcus Bach. #11 – Anas Ghadouani: A limnologist, filmmaker, foodie, water diplomat, and passionate teacher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W0BQIVTWVk
Ted talk: How to eat yourself out of a water shortage – November 2017
https://www.ted.com/talks/anas_ghadouani_how_to_eat_yourself_out_of_a_water_shortage?subtitle=en&trigger=15s
Water You on About? PodBean – 10 episodes 2020: AG (aka Prof Anas Ghadouani) and Dr. Liah Coggins bring you a series that dives into the many aspects of water, unravelling the mysteries, and taking you on a journey that may surprise you. Where does the water that flows from your taps actually come from? Where does it go after it flows down the drain? What’s purple water? Can you really drink wastewater? And why should you even care about any of this? Go behind the bill and discover the answers to all these questions and a million more you didn’t know you had.
https://wateryouonabout.podbean.com/
