Dr. Atiq Zaman is an Associate Professor specializing in circular economy and zero waste practices at the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute, Curtin University, Western Australia. He is a member of the UN Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET), an independent advisory council to the United Nations Secretary-General. Additionally, Dr. Zaman serves as the Curtin Node Leader for the Australian National Environmental Science Program on Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub, funded by the Commonwealth Government. He holds the Circular Economy Theme Lead role at the Curtin Institute for Energy Transition. Dr. Zaman is also a founding Co-director of the Global South Nexus, a research cluster promoting collaboration between the global North and South. He co-authored the book "Zero-Waste: Reconsidering Waste Management for the Future," published by Routledge.