TORONTO, Canada, 23 October 2022: Waterloo Filtration Institute (WFI) appoint Dr Iyad Al-Attar as a Strategic Director for its international affairs. Making the announcement through a Press release, WFI said Dr Al-Attar’s breadth of business expertise in filtration is invaluable to the industry and will make a global difference to a broader audience of interested parties in both filtration science and manufacturing.

Dr Iyad Al-Attar

WFI highlighted that Dr Al-Attar has authored many articles on air filter design, performance, particle characterisation in Climate Control Middle East magazine, ES Engineering and Eurovent Middle East’s newsletter. Dr Al-Attar is also an editorial member/referee in the Filtration Society (UK) and the Journal of Cleaner Production, WFI said.

WFI said Dr Al-Attar is a mechanical engineer and an independent air filtration consultant. He is also a Visiting Academic Fellow in the School of Aerospace, Transport, and Manufacturing at Cranfield University, consulting for air quality and filter performance relevant to land-based gas turbines, WFI said.

Dr Al-Attar is an instructor and member of the Waterloo Filtration Institute advisory board. In 2020, Eurovent Middle East appointed Dr Al-Attar as the first associated consultant for air filtration affairs, WFI added.

According to WFI, Dr Al-Attar received his engineering degrees (BSc, MSc, Ph.D.) from the University of Toronto (Canada), Kuwait University and Loughborough University (UK), respectively. He received his specialisation in business and strategy from Harvard Business School, it said. As a climate advocate and environmental enthusiast, he is currently active in researching sustainable strategies and opportunities for industries with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, it added.

According to WFI, Dr Al-Attar’s area of expertise focuses on the design and performance of high-efficiency filters for HVAC and land-based gas turbine applications, particularly on the chemical and physical characterisation of airborne particles.

WFI said it is dedicated to supporting the growth of the global filtration industry and advancing filtration and separation processes for a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable world. It said it brings world-filtration experts together to facilitate the required knowledge and expertise towards more sustainable ways of living and a cleaner surrounding environment.