Centre for Pollution Control & Environmental Engineering, Pondicherry University.

Professor Shahid Abbas Abbasi has been a full university professor since 1987 after being Head-in-charge of the Water Quality and Environment Division at the Centre for Water Resources, Kozhikode, during 1979-87. He was a Visiting-cum-adjunct Professor at California State University during 1984-1987 and has been a Visiting Professor at the universities of Minnesota, Florida, California−Berkeley, Malaya, and Al-Ahsa. With 43 books, over 400 papers in indexed journals, 9 patents, over 10,000 citations, and a Hirsch Index exceeding 55, Professor Abbasi is among the world’s foremost environmental experts. Among numerous coveted honors and awards received by him is the National Design Award in Environmental Engineering, the National Hydrology Award, the International Desalination Association’s prize, and fellowships of the National Academy of Sciences and the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers. He has been a Member, of the Board of Governors, IIT Roorkee, a Member of the BHU Court, and has been Chairman/Member of numerous high-level committees of the Government of India. Professor Abbasi is also well-known for his poetry (ghazal and geet), fiction, and his work on fostering inter-faith harmony.