Julian Fairey is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Alberta and went on to complete his Master of Science and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Julian was a post-doctoral researcher at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA from 2006 to 2008. In August 2008, he started as an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas and in 2014 was promoted to Associate Professor. He teaches courses in water chemistry, environmental engineering, and physical-chemical processes for water and wastewater treatment. He conducts research on various aspects of environmental engineering, including drinking water disinfectant chemistry and micropollutant formation and control. His research has been published in prestigious journals, including Science, Water Research, and Environmental Science & Technology, and has been presented at conferences worldwide. He serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Environmental Science & Technology, contributing his expertise to the journal. His contributions have made a significant impact to improving drinking water treatment practice, most notably the discovery of chloronitramide anion, a decomposition product of inorganic chloramines.