Prof. Chris Chow obtained his B.App.Sc in Chemistry, M.App.Sc in environmental monitoring and PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of South Australia and worked as a water industry researcher for over 20 years with the South Australian Water Corporation (SA Water). Chris joined UniSA as the Professor of Water Science and Engineering in 2017 and currently the Director of Sustainable Infrastructure and Resource Management (SIRM). His main research areas, include real-time optimisation of water treatment processes (conventional water treatment, membrane filtration, ion-exchange, advanced oxidation), disinfection control, disinfection by-products, distribution system management and modelling, natural organic matter, cyanobacteria... Read more
About me
Prof. Chris Chow obtained his B.App.Sc in Chemistry, M.App.Sc in environmental monitoring and PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of South Australia and worked as a water industry researcher for over 20 years with the South Australian Water Corporation (SA Water). Chris joined UniSA as the Professor of Water Science and Engineering in 2017 and currently the Director of Sustainable Infrastructure and Resource Management (SIRM). His main research areas, include real-time optimisation of water treatment processes (conventional water treatment, membrane filtration, ion-exchange, advanced oxidation), disinfection control, disinfection by-products, distribution system management and modelling, natural organic matter, cyanobacteria and on-line sensor using surrogate measurements, which cover most of the water quality, treatment and supply. More recently he is working on water infrastructure, asset management and smart maintenance using data visualisation / data analytics to improve asset performance.
Chris has successfully obtained funding from different sources, Premier’s Science Research Fund, Water Research Australia (WaterRA), CRC for Water Quality and Treatment (CRCWQT), American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF) and Australian Research Council (ARC). He also has experience in implementation of applied research project for industry and involved in 2 commercialisation projects.
About me
Co-chair – Water Special Interest Group – Asset Institute, Australia
Committee Member – Special Interest Group - Water Monitoring and Analysis, Australian Water Association.
Issue Area Team member – Sensors Guidance and Integration (SENG), Water Environment and Reuse Foundation, USA.
Technology Review Team - Leaders Innovation Forum for Technology - Water Environment and Reuse Foundation, USA.
Adjunct Engagement / Industry Partnership Award, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, University of South Australia (2016)
Quick Wins Best Presentation, SA Water Research and Innovation Services annual forum (2014)
SA Water Research Development Innovation Technology Transfer Award (2009)
Guy Parker Award 2005/2006 best paper of the year (2006)
Recognition Award, CRC Water Quality and Treatment (2005)
Service Excellence Award, Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water (2002)
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Climate Resilience CWMS Operations Through Data Driven Awareness and Connectivity for Regional SA Communities, Local Government Association of South Australia, 20/10/2024 - 30/10/2025
SmartCrete 21.R1.0019-P: Using drinking water treatment alum sludge to enhance corrosion resistance of sewer structures, SmartCrete CRC, 01/08/2022 - 31/07/2025
Intelligent Image-based Hazard Identification System for Worker Safety in Forestry Operations, Forest and Wood Products Australia, 21/06/2024 - 31/07/2025
Extending the capacity of regional Community Wastewater Management System (CWMS) using Constructed Floating Wetlands (CFW) and Ultra-fine Ozone Bubble technology - Ardrossan, Legatus Group, 01/08/2023 - 30/04/2024
Extending the capacity of regional Community Wastewater Management System (CWMS) using Constructed Floating Wetlands (CFW) and Ultra-fine Ozone Bubble technology - Ardrossan, Hydro2050 Pty Ltd, 01/08/2023 - 30/04/2024
Ind: Optimising the management of plantation, water and environmental assets, OneFortyOne Plantations, 01/03/2019 - 15/12/2022
Cwth: Optimising the management of plantation, water and environmental assets, Forest and Wood Products Australia, 01/03/2019 - 15/12/2022
Improving water industry asset maintenance decision-making with condition monitoring technology and analytics, SA Water, 01/08/2019 - 31/07/2022
RACE: Opportunity Assessment: B1 Transforming energy productivity through value chains, Race for 2030, 15/02/2021 - 30/06/2021
Community Wastewater Management System (CWMS) pump monitoring and management, Legatus Group, 15/12/2020 - 30/06/2021
Non-destructive assessment of SA Water concrete assets, SA Water, 29/03/2019 - 28/02/2020
Electrochemical Sensors as Early Alert Screening Tools for Water Quality Assessment, ARC - Linkage Project, 11/10/2013 - 30/11/2017
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
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3
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1
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2024 |
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2024 |
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1
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2023 |
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8
8
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2023 |
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1
1
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1
1
1
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5
3
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2023 |
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2
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3
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1
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1
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10
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7
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5
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1
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2022 |
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1
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2022 |
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2
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2022 |
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24
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6
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2022 |
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31
26
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11
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2022 |
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54
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24
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39
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10
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2022 |
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3
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2021 |
7
6
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2021 |
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2021 |
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2021 |
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1
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11
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2021 |
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4
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2021 |
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36
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45
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2021 |
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13
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206
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10
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14
13
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1
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2020 |
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33
29
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2020 |
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15
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28
25
1
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2020 |
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14
1
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1
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2020 |
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10
1
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2020 |
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18
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2020 |
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56
5
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2020 |
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71
5
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2020 |
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7
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28
27
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2020 |
8
5
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2019 |
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16
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2019 |
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53
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2019 |
16
13
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2018 |
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24
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2018 |
257
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5
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2018 |
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5
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2018 |
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9
9
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2018 |
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2018 |
4
4
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2018 |
23
20
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2017 |
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30
24
1
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2017 |
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21
15
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2017 |
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45
40
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2017 |
10
8
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11
13
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2017 |
17
14
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2016 |
Open access
31
26
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2016 |
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7
6
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2016 |
35
30
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2016 |
13
12
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2016 |
23
18
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2016 |
21
17
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2016 |
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34
32
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2015 |
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2015 |
4
4
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2014 |
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2014 |
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2014 |
66
61
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2014 |
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24
23
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2014 |
22
20
3
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2014 |
3
2
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2014 |
55
53
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2014 |
Open access
69
56
3
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2014 |
129
98
3
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2014 |
108
87
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2013 |
15
13
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2013 |
3
3
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2013 |
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2013 |
22
17
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2013 |
13
9
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2013 |
3
3
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2013 |
104
96
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2013 |
20
16
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2013 |
38
30
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2013 |
5
5
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2013 |
58
54
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2013 |
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41
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2013 |
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9
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11
9
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2012 |
8
6
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2012 |
6
6
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2012 |
11
11
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2012 |
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93
75
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2012 |
7
6
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2012 |
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32
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2012 |
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27
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2012 |
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2
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2012 |
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15
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2012 |
10
10
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2012 |
7
6
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18
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73
66
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77
66
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7
4
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17
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27
19
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28
26
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2011 |
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31
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2011 |
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86
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2011 |
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5
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2010 |
32
27
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2010 |
51
41
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2010 |
69
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2010 |
68
68
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2010 |
85
78
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2010 |
19
15
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2010 |
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65
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2010 |
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62
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2009 |
10
6
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2009 |
7
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2009 |
114
98
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2009 |
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157
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2009 |
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1
1
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8
7
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2009 |
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2009 |
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2008 |
1
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2008 |
4
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2008 |
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191
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2008 |
4
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2008 |
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128
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2008 |
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111
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2008 |
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223
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2008 |
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21
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2008 |
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2023 |
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2022 |
Open access
4
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2022 |
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2022 |
Open access
2
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2018 |
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2017 |
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2015 |
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2015 |
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2012 |
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2011 |
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1
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6
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5
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2
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2012 |
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Research
Adjunct Engagement / Industry Partnership Award, Division of Information Technology, Engineering and the Environment, University of South Australia (2016)
Quick Wins Best Presentation, SA Water Research and Innovation Services annual forum (2014)
SA Water Research Development Innovation Technology Transfer Award (2009)
Guy Parker Award 2005/2006 best paper of the year (2006)
Recognition Award, CRC Water Quality and Treatment (2005)
Service Excellence Award, Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water (2002)
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Amity University | INDIA |
Australian Water Quality Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Beijing Municipal Institute of Labor Protection | CHINA |
Beijing Polytechnic | CHINA |
Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture | CHINA |
Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture | CHINA |
Ch2M Hill | UNITED STATES |
Charles Darwin University | AUSTRALIA |
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research | CHINA |
China University of Geosciences | CHINA |
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | CHINA |
Chinese Academy of Sciences | CHINA |
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences | CHINA |
CRC for Water Quality and Treatment, Australian Water Quality Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Dalian Maritime University | CHINA |
DCM Process Control | AUSTRALIA |
Donghua University | CHINA |
Dresden University of Technology | GERMANY |
Ecas4 Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Environment Protection Authority | AUSTRALIA |
Everline Ltd. | HONG KONG |
Ferronova | AUSTRALIA |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Georg-Simon-Ohm-Fachhochschule | GERMANY |
Griffith University | AUSTRALIA |
h2ope | UNITED STATES |
Hong Kong Shue Yan University | CHINA |
Hongik University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
Incheon National University | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF (SOUTH) |
IWW Rheinisch Westfalisches Institut fur Wasserforschung | GERMANY |
Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, CAS, Xiamen, China | CHINA |
Lyon School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics | FRANCE |
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs | CHINA |
Moi University | KENYA |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Mount Barker District Council | AUSTRALIA |
MWH | NEW ZEALAND |
National Chiao Tung University | TAIWAN |
National Engineering Research Center of Dredging Technology and Equipment | CHINA |
North China Electric Power University | CHINA |
Peking University | CHINA |
Purdue University | UNITED STATES |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | AUSTRALIA |
SA Water | AUSTRALIA |
SA Water Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
Saint Petersburg State University | RUSSIAN FEDERATION |
Seqwater | AUSTRALIA |
Shandong University of Science and Technology | CHINA |
Shanghai Jiao Tong University | CHINA |
Shanxi University | CHINA |
Shenzhen University | CHINA |
SINTEF | NORWAY |
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) | AUSTRALIA |
State Key Laboratory for Environmental Aquatic Chemistry | CHINA |
Sydney Water Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology | INDIA |
TRILITY | AUSTRALIA |
Trility Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Tsinghua University | CHINA |
United Water Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
University of Catania | ITALY |
University of Da Nang | VIET NAM |
University of Duisburg-Essen | GERMANY |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | UNITED STATES |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Science and Technology of China | CHINA |
University of Science Malaysia (Malaysia) | MALAYSIA |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of Southern Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Washington | UNITED STATES |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
Veolia Water Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Vienna University of Technology | AUSTRIA |
Water Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
Water Corporation of Western Australia (Australia) | AUSTRALIA |
Water Research Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Western Sydney University | AUSTRALIA |
Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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Editorial Board MemberJournal of Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Springer |
2018 |
Adjunct Research ProfessorResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2017 |
Committee memberSpecialist Network Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Australian Water Association |
2017 |
EditorJournal of Water Science and Technology, Elsevier |
2017 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Springer |
2017 |
Issue Area Team member, Sensors Guidance and Integration (SENG)Water Environment and Reuse Foundation |
2017 |
Technology Review Team, Leaders Innovation Forum for TechnologyWater Environment and Reuse Foundation |
2017 |
Adjunct Research ProfessorResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2016 |
Committee memberSpecialist Network Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Australian Water Association |
2016 |
EditorJournal of Water Science and Technology, Elsevier |
2016 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Springer |
2016 |
Issue Area Team member, Sensors Guidance and Integration (SENG)Water Environment and Reuse Foundation |
2016 |
Technology Review Team, Leaders Innovation Forum for TechnologyWater Environment and Reuse Foundation |
2016 |
Adjunct Research ProfessorResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2015 |
Co-chair & Committee memberSpecialist Network Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Australian Water Association |
2015 |
EditorJournal of Water Science and Technology, Elsevier |
2015 |
Editorial Board MemberJournal of Water Conservation Science and Engineering, Springer |
2015 |
Issue Area Team member, Sensors Guidance and Integration (SENG)Water Environment and Reuse Foundation |
2015 |
Adjunct Research ProfessorResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2014 |
Co-chair & Committee memberSpecialist Network Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Australian Water Association |
2014 |
EditorJournal of Water Science and Technology, Elsevier |
2014 |
Quick Wins Best PresentationSA Water Research and Innovation Services Annual Forum |
2014 |
Adjunct Research ProfessorResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2013 |
Associate EditorJournal of Water Science and Technology, Elsevier |
2013 |
Co-chair & Committee memberSpecialist Network Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Australian Water Association |
2013 |
EditorJournal of Water Science and Technology, Elsevier |
2013 |
Scientific Committee member5th International Water Association (IWA) Speciality Conference on Natural Organic Matter (NOM) |
2013 |
Workshop ChairInternational Water Conference (Ozwater13), Australian Water Association |
2013 |
Adjunct Research ProfessorResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2012 |
Associate EditorJournal of Water Science and Technology, Elsevier |
2012 |
Co-chair & Committee memberSpecialist Network Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Australian Water Association |
2012 |
Adjunct Research ProfessorResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2011 |
Associate EditorJournal of Water Science and Technology, Elsevier |
2011 |
Committee memberSpecialist Network Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, Australian Water Association |
2011 |
Scientific Committee member4th International Water Association (IWA) Speciality Conference on Natural Organic Matter (NOM) |
2011 |
Symposium Co-chair7th International Conference on Intelligent Sensors, Sensor Networks and Information Processing, ISSNIP |
2011 |
Adjunct Research ProfessorResearch Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
2010 |
Teaching & student supervision
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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298 - Corrosion prediction in concrete drinking water tanks | Current |
A study of utilizing construction and demolition waste materials as a growing medium for floating wetland plants to remove pollutants from urban water sources | Current |
Information Sharing for Circular Economy in the Build Environment. The Role of BIM and IoT. | Current |
Mitigating vehicular crashes into masonry buildings uisng innovative material and damping technologies | Current |
Modelling, prevalence and immobilisation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances | Current |
Prognostics for rotating machinery through representation learning | Current |
Self-sensing carbon-based textile reinforced concrete | Current |
Smart repair and replacement decision support model for cathodic protection | Current |
The structural performance of GFRP-reinforced seawater sea-sand fiber reinforced concrete culverts | Current |
Utilising alum-based water treatment residue in producing highly durable alkaline-activated material | Current |
A decision support tool for wastewater pump operations with integrated electricity spot market prices using simulations | Completed |
Development of a model-based aluminium dose control for targeted removals of DOM from source waters of wide-ranging qualities used for drinking water supply | Completed |
Development of an integrated monochloramine residual management tool | Completed |
Development of CAC (calcium aluminate cement) ¿ GGBFS (ground granulated blast-furnace slag) blended strain hardening cementitious composite (SHCC) - material behaviour and retrofitting performance | Completed |
Development of coagulation technology for optimised removal of environmental pollutants | Completed |
Distribution and co-occurrence of environmental antimicrobial-resistant bacteria and genetic resistance elements of rivers and coastal ecosystems | Completed |
Impacts of catchment properties on the nature of dissolved organic matter from discrete catchments that supply water for domestic consumption | Completed |
Knowledge-driven approach to assist job hazard analysis | Completed |
Modelling and optimization of forest product supply chain integration, inventory management under demand uncertainty, and carbon market planning | Completed |
Modelling of historic bacterial regrowth potential (BRP) data for enhanced understanding of assimilable organic matter, present in drinking waters | Completed |
Optimization and modelling of drinking water treatment processes for waters of the river murray, south australia | Completed |
Optimization of drinking water treatment processes during extreme events | Completed |
Removal mechanisms of DOM from surface waters using metal (aluminium, titanium and zirconium) salts, and Fuller¿s Earth | Completed |
Risk model development of tree root intrusions in sewer pipes in an urbanised area | Completed |
Study of microbiologically mediated monochloramine decay in an experimental in-field pilot-scale drinking water distribution system and investigation into the potential of zinc for decay control | Completed |
Treatability and characterization of dissolved organic matter (DOM) present in River Murray waters impacted by change in climate conditions | Completed |
Treatment of pinus radiata pulp and paper mill wastewaters to minimise environmental impacts | Completed |
Utilization of drinking water treatment sludge to develop eco-friendly concrete products | Completed |