Dr. Abraham Negaresh

Biography

Abraham Negaresh is an experienced process engineer with over 17 years of experience in water production, engineering consulting, and applied research. He currently serves as the Associate Director- Desalination and Reuse Lead at the Water Research Centre (WRc). His expertise includes municipal and industrial water treatment projects in the UK and Australia, with a focus on desalination and water reuse technologies. Abraham previously served as technical manager at the UK's only large-scale desalination plant owned by Thames Water, where he oversaw operations, optimisation, and maintenance, while providing technical and strategic advice to senior managers. Abraham holds a PhD focused on industrial water recycling and reuse using membrane technology, with the aim of beneficially reusing treated water and brine in the Australian context.