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Dr. Naresh Singhal

Abstract

Professor – Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland

In this lecture, I cover some of humanity’s biggest challenges and my perspective on leadership required to address these through my contributions, core values, and leadership development. I share our research motivation for understanding microbial functions in the environment using various multi-omics techniques. These insights have enabled us to assess antimicrobial development in the environment, connect wastewater process operations to eliminating emerging contaminants like pharmaceuticals and develop ways of reducing nitrous oxide emissions. I also highlight the potential of wastewater as a valuable source of biochemicals and our recent efforts to study how natural waterbodies respond to our changing climate. Lastly, I draw inspiration from stories told to me by my father and some of today’s influential leaders to emphasise the important role youth and academia play in our society.

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