Academic wins water research commission award
The elated Prof Bux said that he was thrilled and honoured to be recognised by his peers for his contributions.
PROFESSOR Faizal Bux, award-winning Director of the Institute for Water and Waste Water Technology (IWWT) at the Durban University of Technology (DUT), recently won the prestigious NSTF Water Research Commission Award for his research on wastewater as a resource and not a burden to society.
Prof Bux received the award during the NSTF-South32 Awards ceremony, the flagship project of the National Science and Technology Forum, during a live online broadcast.
The elated Prof Bux said that he was thrilled and honoured to be recognised by his peers for his contributions.
“There was a large number of nominations but only five finalists for this category from leading institutions nationally. I won the prize in this group. The NSTF-South32 Awards is regarded as the Oscars of the scientific community nationally and therefore, winning this prize is a reflection of the high quality of our outputs at DUT. It certainly further entrenches the credibility of the Institute for Water and Waste Water Technology as a leading player in the water sector. We will continue to strive towards impact driven research,” he explained.
The award gives recognition to leadership in water research, development and knowledge generation that considers transformation and growth of the human capital pipeline for sustainable water management in South Africa, over the last five to 10 years, considered either together or separately.
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Prof Bux’s research focuses on investigating microbial contributions to wastewater treatment processes, with emphasis on optimisation and wastewater beneficiation.
He was honoured to have been selected as a finalist for two prominent awards in the ‘Science Oscars’ of South Africa.
His first nomination was for the Lifetime Award, for which Prof Bux said he was extremely proud and humbled at being nominated among leading and globally-respected experts.
Annually, nominations are invited by the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF) and Prof Bux was nominated by DUT’s Professor Sibusiso Moyo, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) of Research, Innovation and Engagement (RIE) and a senior executive from Rand Water, Professor HC Kasan.
Alan Khan, Senior Director of Corporate Affairs at DUT, said the university was extremely proud of Prof Bux and his team at the Institute for Water and Waste Water Technology.
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