Fields of Research (FoR)
Water Quality Engineering, Water Resources EngineeringSEO tags
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