We are pleased to announce that Prof. Darren Delai Sun joined Explora: Environment and Resource as Editor-in-Chief.

Prof. Sun is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University. He obtained his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of New South Wales, Australia. He has research interests in the field of membrane water and wastewater treatment, water reclamation, and heavy metals stabilization, particularly in applying physical and chemical principles for fundamental research. Recently he is heavily engaged in the study of nano materials for water and energy production including hybrid membrane bioreactor, membrane coagulation system, and TiO2 based nano-structured/fiber/tube membrane. 

Externally, Prof. Sun holds Shimizu Visiting Professor, Stanford University, USA, visiting professorship, Shandong University, PR China and and visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is an International Water Associate (IWA) Fellow, Chair for IWA Specialist Group on Chemical Industries, International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) Fellow. He was the recipient of many national and international awards such as IWA Innovation Award 2008, UK; Prestigious Engineering Achievement Award 2008 from Institute of Engineering Singapore; Nanyang Award for Innovation and Research 2009 by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; President Award from President Akira Fujishima of Tokyo University of Science, March 2013, Japan; President Award, Institute of Chemical Engineering, UK 2019; Best Innovation and Enterprise Awards, Business Time and OCBC Bank, Singapore 2021.

We warmly welcome Prof. Darren Delai Sun in his new role as Editor-in-Chief, and we look forward to his leading Explora: Environment and Resource to many more milestones.