Tom Pankratz is Editor of the Water Desalination Report, a weekly publication of Global Water Intelligence. He also serves as an independent desalination consultant and technical advisor. Tom has been involved in the water industry for his entire career and participated in the development of some of the world's largest and most technically advanced desalination and water reuse projects. He was appointed to National Academy of Sciences desalination roadmap review committee, the WHO Desalination Guidelines Technology/Chemistry/Engineering Working Group, and the research advisory council of the Middle East Desal Research Center. His water experience includes international assignments in the Middle East and Europe, and he has written several industry-related books including the "desalination.com", "Dictionary of Environmental Engineering", and "Screening Equipment Handbook". He has also written technical papers on subjects ranging from seawater desalination to water reuse to zero liquid discharge.

Email: tp@globalwaterintel.com