Nadeem Khalil is an Environmental Engineer with Ph.D. from IIT Delhi, M. Tech (Env Engineering) & B.Tech (Civil Engg) from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). After graduation in 1994-95, he joined a leading consulting firm based in Delhi as an Environmental Engineer. He served there for about six years and worked on several projects in India and abroad. Gradually, he was made responsible for the planning, design, engineering and implementation of sewage and industrial effluent treatment plants, lake conservation projects and EIA studies.

In 2000, he joined as a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, India. He became Associate Professor in 2010 after completing PhD on a full-time basis at IIT Delhi. From 2016 to now, he has been working as a Professor in the Department of Civil Engg AMU.

His current research interests mainly focus on nature-based solutions for wastewater treatment, energy from biomass (short-rotation forestry), and waste management. Most of his research activities are in collaboration with leading International institutions, with funding from national and International agencies like the European Union, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), 2030 WRG, Department of Science & Technology, and Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India. 

As a lead coordinator cum PI, he has completed a major collaborative research project, SWINGS (Indo-Euro Water Technology Programme within FP7 Framework). Currently, he (as a Lead India Coordinator /PI) is holding a major R&D project, "PAVITR" (under Indo-EU Water Research Programme within HORIZON2020 Framework), with partners from Europe (6 countries) and India (4 leading institutions).

Dr. Nadeem has over 25 paper publications, 06 doctoral students under his guidance, and has supervised more than 25 PG dissertations. Besides teaching and research, he is also actively involved and associated with industry, government agencies, and ministries in India and abroad for providing technical advice and consultancy in the field of Environmental Engineering, STPs, Waste Management, and Lake Conservation Projects. He is one of the panel advisors for the National Mission for Clean Ganga and the National Lakes Conservation Directorate. He has also served as Co-Director of the Indo-US Collaboration STEM ER Centre at AMU during 2018-2019. He has also served as a Member Secretary for SPV (2019-2022) for the Smart City Projects (Aligarh, Agra, Bareilly) and several STP Projects at the PAN India level.