Rate My Professor David Waite

Scientia Professor David Waite is a leading figure in environmental engineering, serving as Scientia Professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of New South Wales. He obtained his PhD in Environmental Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1983, Master of Applied Science from Monash University in 1978, Graduate Diploma of Electronic Instrumentation from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1977, and BSc Honours from the University of Tasmania in 1974. Over four decades, Waite has made significant contributions to environmental chemistry, authoring over 350 peer-reviewed articles and editing influential books such as Nanofiltration: Principles and Applications (2005, co-edited with Schafer AI and Fane AG), Surface complexation modelling of uranium (VI) on ferihydrite (2001, co-authored with Davis JA and Payne TE), and Using thermodynamic sorption models for guiding radioelement distribution coefficient (Kd) investigations - A Status Report (2001). His research centers on the behavior of elements including iron, manganese, copper, silver, and uranium in natural and engineered aquatic systems, advanced oxidation processes, nanoparticle-based water treatment technologies, membrane-based processes for desalination and wastewater treatment, and the generation and role of reactive oxygen species.