Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering
VNU-HCM Key Laboratory of Advanced Waste Treatment Technology (Head) VNU-HCM Research group on algae-bacteria wastewater treatment (Leader)
BIOSEP Research Group (Founder)
Department of Water & Science Technology (Chairman)
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources (FENR) Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HCMUT),
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM)T/F: 84-8-3863-9682 Email: bxthanh@hcmut.edu.vn; thanhait@yahoo.com Google Scholar (H-index = 22)
+ Editor board member: Bioresource Technology (Elsevier, Since 2020); Environmental Technology & Innovation (Elsevier, Since 2020); Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering (Since 2020); GeoScience Engineering; Vietnam Journal of Science Technology and Engineering; Science & Technology development journal - Science of the Earth & Enviroment (VNU-HCM); Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering.
+ Guest Editor: Science of the Totall Environment; Bioresource Technology, Environmental Technology and Innovation; Environmental Science & Pollution Research; Journal of Environmental Management; Bioresource Technology Reports; Journal of Applied Membrane Science & Technology; + Lead Editor, Elsevier, Book "Advances in biological wastewater treatment systems", 2021
+ Lead Editor, Springer Nature, Book “Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies”, 2018.
Area of Interest
Membrane separation processes
Water and wastewater treatment processes
Biological processes
Algae processes
Advanced oxidationprocesses
Solid waste treatment and management
Green technology and treatment technology for climate change adaptation.
Education
2006-2009: Ph.D, Environmental Engineering (French Government Full Scholarship, exchange program), Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand & INSA-Toulouse, France.
2003-2005: ME, Environmental Engineering (The Netherlands Government Full Scholarship), AIT, Thailand.
1996-2001: BE, Chemical Engineering, HCMC University of Technology (HCMUT), Viet Nam.
Professional Experiences
2020-present: Head, Key laboratory of advanced waste treatment technology, VNU-HCM
2017-present: Member of Scientific Committees in the field of Earth Sciences and Environment, National Foundation of Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), Ministry of Science and Technology, Vietnam on term of 2017-2019; 2019-2021 (National Level).
2014-present: Head, Dept. of Water Science & Technology, Faculty of Environment & Natural Resources, HCMC University of Technology (HCMUT), Viet Nam.
2013-present: Associate Professor, Faculty of Environment & Natural Resources, HCMC University of Technology (HCMUT), Viet Nam.
2009-2013: Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environment, HCMUT, Viet Nam.
2006-2008: Team Leader, research group under Prof. C. Visvanathan, AIT, Thailand.
2001-2005: Researcher, Intitute for Environment and Resources, HCMC, Viet Nam.
2001-2002: Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Dept., Industry University, HCMC, Viet Nam.
2001-2005: Independent Consultant - Design of waste treatment systems.