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Fields of Research (FoR)

Water Quality Engineering, Water Resources Engineering

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Biography

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering | ARC Industry Fellow

I am Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering at UNSW Sydney, Australian Research Council Mid-Career Industry Fellow (IM230100222) and lead CI of the Nuisance and Harmful Algae Science-Practice Partnership (NHASP). My main research interests are the management of ‘bad algae’ in our waterbodies and the use of ‘good algae’ to produce valuable bioproducts. Previously,...view more

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering | ARC Industry Fellow

I am Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering at UNSW Sydney, Australian Research Council Mid-Career Industry Fellow (IM230100222) and lead CI of the Nuisance and Harmful Algae Science-Practice Partnership (NHASP). My main research interests are the management of ‘bad algae’ in our waterbodies and the use of ‘good algae’ to produce valuable bioproducts. Previously, I was Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney. I have a multidisciplinary scientific / engineering background with a PhD in Chemical Engineering, an MSc in Sustainable Energy Futures and an MSci in Physics, all from Imperial College London.


My Grants

2023-26 – Australian Research Council Mid-Career Industry Fellow (IM230100222) – Large scale urban stormwater reuse: safe, clear and odourless water supply


My Qualifications

PhD: Chemical Engineering (2009-12) Imperial College London

MSc: Sustainable Energy Futures (2008) Imperial College London

MSci: Physics (2003-07) Imperial College London


My Research Activities

Bad Algae

How to manage and mitigate harmful algal blooms in the environment so as to preserve water quality and aquatic habitats.

Good Algae

How to cultivate algal biomass in order to produce useful products such as biofuels, animal feed and sustainable chemicals.


My Teaching

DESN1000 Engineering Design and Innovation

CVEN9886 Environmental Microbial Processes

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Location

Civil Engineering Building (H20)
Level 5, Room CE309
Kensington Campus