Dr Raj Kurup is an internationally reputed and award-winning environmental engineer and project manager with over 25 years of professional experience in various facets of environmental monitoring, water and wastewater treatment engineering, sludge management, odour control and management, and nutrient removal technologies.
He was recognised by Engineers Australia as one Australia's Most Innovative Engineers in the consulting category for 2017, and awarded the Australian Water Association WA Water Professional of the Year for 2017.
Dr Kurup is the principal of Environmental Engineers International and has led many small to large scale projects in the fields of water and wastewater treatment for a wide variety of industries and utilities. These include his role as the principal engineer for effluent treatment of the $14 billion Woodside Pluto LNG Project and the waste-to-energy Lancashire Waste Project through Global Renewables.
Dr Kurup is an experienced researcher having authored over 60 technical reports, journal papers, conference papers, and editorials.
He holds a PhD in Wastewater Treatment, an MBA, a Master of Engineering Science (Research) in Environmental Engineering, a Master of Engineering in Environmental Science & Technology, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering.