Dr Afrooz Bayat

Afrooz is an associate lecturer and topic coordinator in Engineering. She has a passion for sustainable and renewable energy production pathways, such as hydrogen and biogas production via electrochemical systems.

Afrooz has several years of industry experience, having worked with local governments in New Zealand and engineering firms in Australia and New Zealand. She has been involved in designing water, wastewater, and waste management systems in both countries.

Her research interests predominantly focus on electrochemical hydrogen and biogas production. She explores the application of electrochemical systems in renewable energy production and waste/wastewater treatment. Afrooz completed her PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering at the University of Canterbury, where her thesis titled “Enhanced Performance of the Hydrogen-Assisted Anaerobic Digestion Process by Coupling with a Microbial Electrolysis Cell” utilized innovative electrochemical systems to improve wastewater treatment while increasing energy production.

Afrooz also has multiple years of teaching experience in Australia and New Zealand in the field of Systems and Environmental Engineering, covering topics such as Systems Engineering, Water and Wastewater Engineering, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Production.