Amna Siddique is a dedicated PhD researcher at the University of Wah, Wah Cantt, Pakistan. Her research endeavors focus on the purification of contaminated water utilizing membrane technology, aiming to establish a sustainable and clean environment. In addition to her doctoral studies, she is actively involved in an NRPU project, developing innovative hybrid membranes for wastewater remediation, addressing hazardous pollutants. Amna possesses extensive expertise in nanocomposite synthesis, organic compound separation, membrane technologies, materials synthesis, and wastewater treatment. Despite her career being in its early stage, she has made notable contributions to the scientific community, with two research publications in high-impact international journals and several papers published in international conference proceedings. Recognizing her academic excellence, Amna was awarded the IRSIP scholarship by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, following her acceptance to the prestigious University of Manchester in the United Kingdom to complete her PhD studies. Her passion for research and dedication to environmental sustainability mark her as a promising and influential scientist in her field.

Hafiza Hifza Nawaz is a PhD researcher at the University of Manchester and her PhD project is sponsored by the Global Challenges Research Fund. She is keen to purify contaminated water through membrane technology for a sustainable and clean environment. She has a wealth of experience in hydrogels, formulations, membranes, material synthesis, fiber spinning and wastewater treatment. She has twelve research publications in high-impact international journals and four research papers published in the proceedings of international conferences. Recently, she has been made a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She has also won a student grant from the European Membrane Society to present her work at Nanofiltration 2022, and she won the award for best poster. She has also won travel grants from EDANA to present her work at the Nonwoven Innovation Academy in 2019 and 2022. She was the winner of the day at Academic Presentation Day 2021, hosted by the British Federation of Women Graduates (BFWG).

Dr. Shumaila Razzaque is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences. She received her PhD in 2017 from the Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. Shumaila was awarded a Best Researcher award in 2017 by the Science Council of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. After her PhD, she joined the UK Nano Energy Materials Research Centre (2018-2021) as a postdoctoral research fellow. Besides her research activities, Shumaila has had the opportunity to work as a teacher at the University of Management and Technology, where she has taught Master’s students. Currently, she is working as a research fellow in the PASIFIC program. Her main research interests are the development of microporous polymers and their composites for adsorption and catalysis.

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R. Hugh Gong graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Dong Hua University (Shanghai, China) in 1984 and obtained his PhD from the University of Manchester in 1989. He is currently a Reader in the Department of Materials, the University of Manchester. His main research interests are in fibrous structures such as yarns, nonwoven materials, nanofibers, and textile composites, and the performance measurement, modeling, and recycling of flexible materials.

Humaira Razzaq obtained her Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan (2016). She continued her post-doctorate training at the National Centre for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan (2016–2018). She currently works in the Chemistry Department of the University of Wah as an Associate Professor. Her research interests include electrochemistry, materials chemistry, and nanotechnology. Currently, she is working on membrane technology for waste water remediation.

Muhammad Umar obtained his undergraduate and Master’s degrees in Textile Engineering from the National Textile University and a Ph.D. in Materials from the University of Manchester. He is now working as an Application Scientist at the Henry Royce Institute for sustainable materials, with research experience in hydrogels, fiber-based composites, 2D materials, especially graphene and MoS2, textile-related technologies, and material characterization techniques. He has a breadth of experience in developing sustainable products and materials and commercializing lab research. He also has working experience as a Materials Scientist and Lab Manager for AEH Labs at the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre. His scientific work has been published in several high-impact journals and he has also won four bursaries to present his work at prestigious international events. He is also experienced in wastewater treatment and the formulation of gels for agricultural and biomedical applications. His other research areas of interest are fiber spinning, fibrous or nonwoven wound dressings, membranes, and polymer composites. He is also a peer reviewer for a number of high-impact journals and performs duties as a mentor and assessor for the Leadership in Education Awards Programme (LEAP). He was awarded the status of Fellow by the Higher Education Academy in 2020 and he was endorsed as a Global Talent by the Royal Society in 2022.