Seb co-founded Watercycle Technologies while researching for a PhD in Chemical Engineering at the University of Manchester. His passion for sustainability has been with him since school and lies at the heart of the company’s ethos. Driven by curiosity and a desire to create change for the better, Seb hopes to inspire people to work together to build a greener future.

Bahare is a Chemical Engineer with over seven years of experience in design, characterisation, and testing of membranes for both gas and liquid separation applications. Bahare completed her PhD in polymer chemistry at the University of Manchester, where she delved into the world of membranes for CO2 capture processes. As a postdoctoral researcher focusing on greener routes to membrane production, Bahare is passionate to help build sustainable systems at Watercycle and making a meaningful impact in today’s world.

Adel is a consultant of industrial and applied chemistry. He is an Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry at South Valley University (SVU), Egypt. He is the manager of the Nanocomposite Catalyst Lab and lead the Sustainable Chemistry research group in SVU. He specialises in the preparation and characterisation of active porous solids, by recovering from waste and/or local cheap resources. His research involves the valorisation of different types of solid wastes produced in urban and rural areas such as industrial, biomass, electronic, plastic, metallic and other municipal solid waste (MSW).

For instance, Adel’s research group produced iron oxide and alumina catalysts from drink cans and scrap wires as well as nanocomposite impurity-free hydroxyapatite from cement kiln dust produced in cement factories. In addition, they selectively removed lead and extracted pure zinc compounds from EAF dust generated as by-product in the iron and steel factories. Furthermore, Adel has an experience in the pilot-scale studies during his work with the sugar factories research team to develop sorbents for colour removal which is one of the important steps in the production of sugar from sugar cane.

David’s interest in metals chemistry and extraction began during his DPhil research at Oxford University and has continued during a 30-year career covering academic research, bulk industrial chemical manufacturing, mining, advanced metal alloys production, and consultancy.  He has held senior leadership positions in SHE and Sustainability in the metals and mining sector and is passionate about the recovery of valuable metal resources from secondary raw materials and wastes.

Ahmed co-founded Watercycle while completing a PhD at the National Water Research Centre in Cairo, Egypt. He met Seb during a secondment at the University of Manchester and now leads Watercycle’s research and development. As an Egyptian national, Ahmed keenly understands the importance of water and is fascinated by the opportunities offered by membrane technology in addressing global challenges like water scarcity and resource security.

Heloise completed a master’s in chemistry at the University of Manchester focusing on graphene and its thermoelectric properties. Her knowledge in material chemistry will contribute to the scale-up of our selective technology. She is committed to establishing greener processes to ensure a sustainable future.

Lisa completed a master’s in chemical engineering at EPFL in Switzerland, with her master thesis focusing on photocatalytic nanomaterials for green hydrogen production. She joined Watercycle Technologies to contribute to R&D projects supporting the scale-up of our technology. Lisa is invested in the development of sustainable processes to enable a true circular use of our planet’s resources.

Kevin has over 15 years experience in Environmental, Health & Safety management within the chemicals and semiconductor sectors, and has worked with multi-disciplinary teams to implement and improve standards both within the UK and internationally.

He has worked for both large, multi-national organisations with multiple sites across the world, and also UK based SME’s and so has a broad range of experience in EHS management across different types of operation.

With a strong focus on continuous improvement, sustainability, hazardous substance management and legal compliance, Kevin is passionate about empowering others to maintain a sustainable, safe and healthy working environment for everyone.

Matt has over 10 years’ experience working within the water industry and other industrial sectors both abroad and within the UK. A strong electrical and mechanical background, Relationship focused, he is passionate about getting the best from our team and doing right by our customers.

A chemical engineer who recently completed a masters in Subsurface Energy Engineering at the University of Manchester with his project thesis focusing on carbon capture and storage in geothermal aquifers. With a working knowledge of subsurface extraction of geothermal fluids as well as crystallization, he aims to contribute to optimizing this very process at Watercycle Technologies. He is very enthusiastic about contributing to greener practices to bring about significant change.

Jean-Marcel has 15+ years experience in cathode material development and evaluation, covering both academia and industry. With expertise in battery design and performance obtained from previous positions as lead engineer at Dyson and Integrals Power, Jean-Marcel joins Watercycle to drive technology projects and solutions, spearheading the implementation and development of novel approaches for CAM production.

Anastasiia is a highly skilled Geologist, Geochemist, and Mineralogist, holding a Master’s degree in Petroleum Geoscience from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and Newcastle University, Scotland. She also earned a degree in Inorganic Geochemistry from the University of St Andrews, Scotland.

With 12 years of combined experience in oil and gas exploration and geothermal energy, Anastasiia transitioned into the Direct Lithium extraction sector to focus on sustainable solutions.

In one of her previous roles as a Lithium Process Manager at Geothermal Engineering Limited, she specialised in harnessing geothermal water for heat and electricity production, as well as lithium extraction using Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technologies.

In her latest role as a Senior Consultant at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Anastasiia focused of delivery of Critical Raw Materials projects for oil and gas and geothermal energy companies worldwide.

Anastasiia is dedicated to advancing innovative geothermal and lithium technologies through her current work with Watercycle Technologies, driving sustainable energy solutions for the future.