Professor Heiner Strathmann is an Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Professor Strathmann worked in industry both in the USA and Germany, on the development of membranes and their applications. He held academic posts at the Universities of Tubingen, Germany, Twente, the Netherland and Stuttgarts, Germany. Professor Strathmann has authored over 200 publications, including 35 patents, penned more than 10 monographs on membrane technology and is on the editorial board of several journals. Professor Strathmann's work has been recognised through many awards, including the Willy Hager Medaille and the Richard Barrer Price.