Meet the Team

CTO and Co-Founder
Wendong Tao, PhD, P.Eng.
Professor, Department of Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY ESF.
Inventor of the VaSA™ and STROP™ technologies, with expertise in environmental engineering, sustainable wastewater treatment and resource recovery spanning over 2 decades.
https://watertao.wixsite.com/wastewater https://www.esf.edu/faculty/tao/index.php

CEO and Co-Founder
Taye M. HAMID
PhD Candidate, Environmental Resources Engineering, SUNY ESF.
Leads the company's overall strategy and business growth. Brings both technical and entrepreneurship experience.
https://www.esf.edu/faculty/tao/index.php

COO and Co-Founder
Pubudu Wickramasinghe Arachchilage
PhD Candidate, Graduate Program in Environmental Science, SUNY ESF
Specializes on wastewater treatment and biogas generation. Leads the real-world testing of our system.
Our Collaborators & Funders






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