Phuoc-Dan NGUYEN is an Associate Professor at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT). His key research and training areas include (i) Water and wastewater treatment processes; (ii) Water resources management; (iii) Water supply and sanitation for the rural area; (iv) Solid waste treatment and management and (v) Wastewater reuse and organic waste recycling. He is the Scientific Director of the Asian Center for Water Research – HCMUT. His current research focuses on two-stage anaerobic MBR for co-digestion of organic solid waste and wastewater, anammox based processes for nitrogen removal and monitoring of contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs) in raw water and drinking water.