Rate My Professor Nick Voulvoulis

Professor Nick Voulvoulis, BSc (Hons), MSc, DIC, PhD, DMS, is Professor of Environmental Technology and Deputy Head of the Centre for Environmental Policy in the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London. He joined the institution in 1995 as a Research Assistant, advancing through research and lecturing roles to his current senior position. Voulvoulis's career highlights his commitment to applying science and technology to environmental challenges, with involvement in numerous research groups including AMR Watch, OPAL Soil Centre, and collaborations with Anglian Water.

His research specializations encompass environmental technology, water and waste management, pollution monitoring, catchment management, environmental risk assessment, emerging contaminants like pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, antimicrobial resistance, sewage overflows, and systems thinking for circular economies and zero pollution. Key publications include 'Aquatic environmental assessment of the top 25 English prescription pharmaceuticals' (2002), 'Household disposal of pharmaceuticals as a pathway for aquatic contamination in the United Kingdom' (2005), 'Pharmaceuticals: a threat to drinking water?' (2005), 'Household hazardous waste in municipal landfills: contaminants in leachate' (2005), 'The EU Water Framework Directive: From great expectations to problems with implementation' (2017), and 'Water reuse from a circular economy perspective and potential risks from an unregulated approach' (2018). These works have garnered thousands of citations, underscoring his influence. Voulvoulis has received the Eddy Wastewater Principles/Processes Medal from the Water Environment Federation, secured grants such as NERC funding, supervises PhD students, teaches environmental policy courses, contributes to editorial boards, and provides expert input to public inquiries including BBC investigations on sewage pollution and UK parliamentary evidence on climate change and security.