Professor Jan Hofman is Professor of Water Science and Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath. He has over 30 years’ experience in research and development in the water sector. Jan is the Director of the Water Innovation and Research Centre at the University. The Centre is a campus-wide environment to engage globally in research and policy on water. The centre comprises multidisciplinary research teams, with contribution from all faculties and departments. It has wide expertise in the natural sciences and engineering, as well as in social, economic, and political sciences, in policy, and in business management. Jan is also co-Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Water Informatics Science and Engineering and co-Director of the GW4 Water Security Alliance. Furthermore, he is Leader of the Working Groups Urban Water Security in Water Europe, member of the IWRA Task Force Water Security and board member of the IWA SG on Assessment and Control of Hazardous Substances in Water. Jan has broad research interests in Water Treatment (drinking water, wastewater), Water Quality (surface waters, sewers, drinking water), Water Security and Urban Water Management.
Professor of Water Science and Engineering in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath