Atiq Zaman World Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2026

Atiq Zaman

Dr Atiq Zaman is an Associate Professor specializing in circular economy and zero waste practices at the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, School of Design and the Built Environment. He is also a founding Co-director of the Global South Nexus, a research cluster dedicated to generating interdisciplinary knowledge to promote sustainable development goals (SDGs) and foster collaboration between the global North and South. With a bachelor's degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from SUST, Bangladesh, a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure from KTH, Sweden, and a PhD from UniSA, Australia, Atiq has established himself as a multidisciplinary researcher and educator. As the Curtin Node Leader for the Australian National Environmental Science Program, funded by the Commonwealth Government on Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub, he leads the Curtin team's efforts in various national priority research areas. He leads the circular economy research theme at the Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, focusing on socio-economic and environmental assessments of climate solutions through life cycle analysis and energy balance.