Issam Najm PhD, PE, BCEE
Vice President
Issam is an internationally recognized expert in water treatment and water quality applications. Over his extensive career, he has led and supported countless projects related to the evaluation of water treatment technologies, including ozone applications at surface water treatment plants, arsenic and chromium removal from contaminated groundwater, destruction of algal toxins and taste-and-odor chemicals, control of manganese in surface water treatment plants, troubleshooting of media filter performance, control of disinfection by-products, evaluation of corrosion control strategies for distribution systems, and many other applications.
- Areas of Expertise
- Drinking water treatment
- Ozone applications
- Algal toxins
- Taste and odor
- Corrosion control
- Professional Activities
- American Water Works Association (AWWA)
- American Academy of Environmental Engineers & Scientists (AAEES)
- Education
- PhD, Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- MS, Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- BS, Civil Engineering, American University of Beirut
- Certification/License
- Board Certified Environmental Engineer
- Professional Engineer
