Professor Erica Donner is an environmental scientist with expertise in chemical and microbiological risk assessment and management. She specialises in systems-based contaminants analysis, focussing on the water cycle, circular economy, and food production systems. Erica is intent on understanding the environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in these contexts and how we can best harness this knowledge to deliver positive benefits for societies. Her research, which is grounded in the concepts of One Health and One Water, reveals the close interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.
To address the complex challenge of AMR Erica engages in industry-partnered research to support informed discussion and the... Read more
About me
Professor Erica Donner is an environmental scientist with expertise in chemical and microbiological risk assessment and management. She specialises in systems-based contaminants analysis, focussing on the water cycle, circular economy, and food production systems. Erica is intent on understanding the environmental dimensions of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in these contexts and how we can best harness this knowledge to deliver positive benefits for societies. Her research, which is grounded in the concepts of One Health and One Water, reveals the close interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health.
To address the complex challenge of AMR Erica engages in industry-partnered research to support informed discussion and the co-development of sustainable solutions. In recent years, she has led an SA government-funded international collaboration project on AMR in wastewater treatment plants and downstream environments. She was also a core participant in European COST Action ES1403: ‘New and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Wastewater Reuse’ (NEREUS; www.nereus-cost.eu), a four-year collaborative network program bringing together scientists from around the world to share insights, conduct joint research, and mentor early career researchers.
Erica is a member of the Australian Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (ASTAG) and is a Steering Committee member for the Victorian Antimicrobial Resistance Strategy and the South Australian AMR Action Plan. She is also co-lead of the Water, Soil, and Food Security Theme in the NHMRC-funded national HEAL network (www.heal2021.com.au/heal-network). This newly established democratic research network, which has strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership, is co-creating regional hubs and communities of practice dedicated to advancing One Health solutions across Australia.
Building on her interest and expertise in AMR, Erica has worked with industry collaborators in the water, organic waste, and agricultural sectors to initiate a Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) bid. The CRC for Solving Antimicrobial resistance in Agribusiness, Food and Environments (CRC SAAFE) is a cross-sector bid designed to help translate Australia’s National AMR Strategy into industry best practice. The CRC consortium provides the ideal forum to co-create knowledge with industry experts and researchers through a fundamentally transdisciplinary approach. The CRC SAAFE proposal is currently undergoing Stage 2 assessment in Round 23 of the CRC program.
About me
About me
Doctor of Philosophy University of Reading
Bachelor of Science University of New South Wales
Bachelor of Arts University of New South Wales
Environmental chemistry and microbiology; One Health; Antimicrobial resistance; Wastewater-based epidemiology; Circular economies; Environmental pollution; Environmental risk assessment and management; Microbial resistance and cross-resistance; Synchrotron spectroscopy; Water and waste recycling; Research translation; Best management practices; Sustainable industries
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
Use of disruptive technologies to trace, track and tackle antibiotic resistance, MRFF - Frontier Health and Medical Research Stage One Plan Grant, 01/07/2019 - 30/09/2020
Improving safety of vegetable produce through on‐farm sanitation, using Electrolysed Oxidising (EO) Water - VG15068, Hort Innovation, 01/06/2017 - 31/05/2020
Transfer and control of antibiotic resistant bacteria and their genes during wastewater treatment and reuse, International Research Grants Program (DSD), 01/06/2015 - 30/06/2019
Is mass commercialisation of silver-based nanotechnology undermining its biomedical antibacterial potential?, ARC - Future Fellowship, 18/04/2014 - 31/12/2018
Sanitisation and disinfection using electrochemically generated disinfectant, SA Dept of Premier & Cabinet, 14/03/2014 - 31/12/2016
A surface functionality based approach for risk assessment of manufactured nanomaterials in the environment, ARC - Discovery Projects, 01/06/2012 - 31/03/2016
3.1.02 Environmental risk assessemnt of nanomaterials for soil and groundwater remediation, CRC CARE Pty Ltd, 02/04/2012 - 30/03/2016
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. To see earlier years visit ORCID, ResearcherID or Scopus
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
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2020 |
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2013 |
9
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15
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2010 |
4
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2022 |
Open access
26
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2022 |
1
12
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2022 |
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1
19
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2022 |
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2022 |
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2022 |
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2022 |
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7
7
1058
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2021 |
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5
3
7
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2021 |
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1
1
8
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2021 |
6
4
6
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2021 |
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2021 |
Open access
2
8
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2021 |
21
20
43
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2021 |
28
29
28
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2021 |
Open access
14
13
22
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2021 |
1
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2021 |
1
1
7
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2020 |
4
4
2
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2020 |
Open access
19
18
24
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2020 |
Open access
133
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2020 |
3
2
1
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2020 |
Open access
9
9
5
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2019 |
Open access
13
14
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2019 |
Open access
7
7
1
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2019 |
53
49
3
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2019 |
30
28
1
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2019 |
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9
8
1
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2019 |
12
13
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2019 |
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16
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39
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2018 |
173
158
21
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2018 |
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51
5
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2018 |
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9
8
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2018 |
87
79
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2018 |
63
58
1
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2018 |
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20
18
1
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2018 |
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12
9
9
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2017 |
34
32
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2017 |
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12
9
4
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2017 |
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34
29
4
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2017 |
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48
46
1
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2017 |
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32
33
3
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2017 |
86
82
1
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2016 |
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23
63
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2016 |
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18
14
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2016 |
47
43
10
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2016 |
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8
6
41
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2015 |
Open access
81
73
1
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2015 |
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14
14
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2015 |
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43
39
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2015 |
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36
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2015 |
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29
29
2
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2015 |
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28
27
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2015 |
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5
4
36
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2015 |
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83
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2015 |
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39
33
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2015 |
68
69
1
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2015 |
4
3
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2015 |
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51
19
1
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2014 |
16
17
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2014 |
51
46
2
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2014 |
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43
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115
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2014 |
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80
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2014 |
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3
1
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52
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2013 |
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39
1
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21
18
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2013 |
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126
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18
18
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2013 |
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155
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2013 |
59
57
7
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2013 |
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2
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2013 |
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9
9
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16
14
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2013 |
35
33
1
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2012 |
Open access
65
55
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2012 |
14
14
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2012 |
49
46
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2012 |
Open access
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41
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2012 |
25
23
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2012 |
8
6
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2012 |
20
17
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2012 |
Open access
41
39
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2012 |
184
169
3
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2011 |
72
69
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2011 |
Open access
122
115
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2011 |
67
59
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2011 |
Open access
83
76
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2011 |
Open access
61
56
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2010 |
9
10
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2009 |
42
44
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2009 |
1
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Research
Environmental chemistry and microbiology; One Health; Antimicrobial resistance; Wastewater-based epidemiology; Circular economies; Environmental pollution; Environmental risk assessment and management; Microbial resistance and cross-resistance; Synchrotron spectroscopy; Water and waste recycling; Research translation; Best management practices; Sustainable industries
External engagement & recognition
Organisation | Country |
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Aarhus University | DENMARK |
AAT-Advanced Analytical Technologies | ITALY |
AgResearch | NEW ZEALAND |
Agricultural Research Organization | ISRAEL |
Agricultural Research Organization of Israel | ISRAEL |
Arizona State University | UNITED STATES |
Australian Defence Force | AUSTRALIA |
Australian National Beamline Facility | JAPAN |
Australian National University | AUSTRALIA |
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation | AUSTRALIA |
Australian Synchrotron | AUSTRALIA |
Australian Water Quality Centre | AUSTRALIA |
Beneo-Institute | GERMANY |
Carnegie Mellon University | UNITED STATES |
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart | ITALY |
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology | UNITED KINGDOM |
Charles Sturt University | AUSTRALIA |
Charles University in Prague | CZECH REPUBLIC |
CIRAD | FRANCE |
City of Stockholm | SWEDEN |
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (National Research Council) | ITALY |
CSIRO Australia (Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation) | AUSTRALIA |
Dartmouth College | UNITED STATES |
Department of Industry Innovation Science Research and Tertiary Education | AUSTRALIA |
Ecas4 Australia | AUSTRALIA |
ECAS4 Australia | AUSTRALIA |
Ecas4 Australia Pty Ltd | AUSTRALIA |
Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Envicat Consulting | BELGIUM |
Environmental Institute | SLOVAK REPUBLIC |
ETH Zürich | SWITZERLAND |
Flemish Institute for Technological Research | BELGIUM |
Flinders University | AUSTRALIA |
Government of Pakistan | UNITED STATES |
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus | UNITED KINGDOM |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem | ISRAEL |
Institute for Chemical and Bioengineering, Switzerland | SWITZERLAND |
Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd. | NEW ZEALAND |
Jozef Stefan Institute | SLOVENIA |
Kansas State University | UNITED STATES |
King Saud University | SAUDI ARABIA |
Ku Leuven | BELGIUM |
Lancaster University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Land and Water - CSIRO | AUSTRALIA |
Lincoln University | NEW ZEALAND |
Lulea University of Technology | SWEDEN |
Melbourne Water | AUSTRALIA |
Melbourne Water Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
Middlesex University | UNITED KINGDOM |
Monash University | AUSTRALIA |
Nanjing Agricultural University | CHINA |
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | CHINA |
National Measurement Institute | AUSTRALIA |
National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL) - EPA | UNITED STATES |
Natural History Museum London | UNITED KINGDOM |
niversity of Notre Dame | UNITED STATES |
Northwestern Polytechnical University | CHINA |
Norwegian Institute for Air Research | NORWAY |
Norwich Research Park | UNITED KINGDOM |
NSW Department of Primary Industries | AUSTRALIA |
Örebro University | SWEDEN |
Quadram Institute | UNITED KINGDOM |
Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries | AUSTRALIA |
Queensland University of Technology | AUSTRALIA |
RMIT University | AUSTRALIA |
Rothamsted Research | UNITED KINGDOM |
SA Water Corporation | AUSTRALIA |
SCION | NEW ZEALAND |
Shandong University | CHINA |
Siva Innovation Centre | NORWAY |
South Australian Museum | AUSTRALIA |
South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI) | AUSTRALIA |
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) | SWITZERLAND |
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology | SWITZERLAND |
Swiss Federal Laboratory for Material Testing and Research | SWITZERLAND |
Sydney Adventist Hosptial | AUSTRALIA |
Technical University of Denmark | DENMARK |
TRILITY | AUSTRALIA |
United States Environmental Protection Agency | UNITED STATES |
United States Environmental Protection Authority | UNITED STATES |
Universidade Católica Portuguesa | PORTUGAL |
Universiti Malaysia Perlis | MALAYSIA |
University of Aberdeen | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Adelaide | AUSTRALIA |
University of Amsterdam | NETHERLANDS |
University of Bari | ITALY |
University of Canberra | AUSTRALIA |
University of Copenhagen | DENMARK |
University of Cyprus | CYPRUS |
University of Exeter | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Ferrara | ITALY |
University of Glasgow | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Hong Kong | HONG KONG |
University of Kentucky | UNITED STATES |
University of Ljubljana | SLOVENIA |
University of Melbourne | AUSTRALIA |
University of New South Wales | AUSTRALIA |
University of Newcastle | AUSTRALIA |
University of Oxford | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Pecs | HUNGARY |
University of Porto | PORTUGAL |
University of Queensland | AUSTRALIA |
University of Reading | UNITED KINGDOM |
University of Sassari | ITALY |
University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
University of South Florida | UNITED STATES |
University of Technology Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Technology, Sydney | AUSTRALIA |
University of Thessaly | GREECE |
University of Wollongong | AUSTRALIA |
University of York | UNITED KINGDOM |
US Environmental Protection Agency | UNITED STATES |
US Environmental Protection Authority | UNITED STATES |
Utrecht University | NETHERLANDS |
Veolia Research & Innovation | FRANCE |
Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute | AUSTRALIA |
Water Research Australia | AUSTRALIA |
XING Technologies (Australia) | AUSTRALIA |
Zhejiang University | CHINA |
External engagement & recognition
Engagement/recognition | Year |
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MemberSociety for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
2017 |
MemberSociety for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
2016 |
Active Drafting Committee MemberInternational Organization for Standardization |
2015 |
CG Stephens Award Committee ChairSoil Science Australia |
2015 |
Co-ConvenorInternational Conference on the Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements (ICOBTE) |
2015 |
Elected Australasian Member, Nominations CommitteeInternational Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB) |
2015 |
Management Committee Member (Co-opted International Observer)EU COST Action ES1403, New and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Wastewater Reuse |
2015 |
MemberSociety for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
2015 |
Participating Committee Member for Standards Australia Committee WS-039 Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposalStandards Australia |
2015 |
Active Drafting Committee MemberInternational Organization for Standardization |
2014 |
Elected Australasian Member, Nominations CommitteeInternational Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB) |
2014 |
Management Committee Member (Co-opted International Observer)EU COST Action ES1403, New and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Wastewater Reuse |
2014 |
MemberSociety for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) |
2014 |
Participating Committee Member for Standards Australia Committee WS-039 Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposalStandards Australia |
2014 |
President, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2014 |
Active Drafting Committee MemberInternational Organization for Standardization |
2013 |
Elected Australasian Member, Nominations CommitteeInternational Society of Trace Element Biogeochemistry (ISTEB) |
2013 |
Future FellowshipAustralian Research Council (ARC) |
2013 |
Outstanding Reviewer AwardJournal of Environmental Quality |
2013 |
Participating Committee Member for Standards Australia Committee WS-039 Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposalStandards Australia |
2013 |
President, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2013 |
Vice President, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2012 |
ASSSI Jane Gillooly Memorial AwardCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) |
2011 |
Committee Member, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2011 |
Committee Member, South Australian BranchSoil Science Australia |
2010 |
Past President (South Australia), Soil Science Australia
Working Group 1 Member (Microbiome and mobile antibiotic resistome in treated wastewater and in downstream environments,Committee Member, Standards Australia Committee WS-039 ‘Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal’ and ISO TC 275 ‘Sludge recovery, recycling, treatment and disposal’
Teaching & student supervision
Supervisions from 2010 shown
Thesis title | Student status |
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Antimicrobial resistance carriage in birds: potential links to habitat, diet, and the environment | Current |
Comparative effects of agricultural pesticides on SA soil microbial functions. | Current |
Distribution and co-occurrence of environmental antimicrobial resistant bacteria and genetic resistance elements of rivers and coastal ecosystems | Current |
Optimization of drinking water treatment processes during extreme events | Current |
Smart monitoring for Environmental Microbial Risk Assessment | Current |
The future of recycled water law in Australia | Current |
Utilization of drinking water treatment sludge in cement-based materials to mitigate microbiologically induced corrosion | Current |
A novel approach for investigating the transformation of silver nanoparticles in the environment using nano in situ deployment devices | Completed |
Computer simulated modelling for environmental risk governance of engineered nanomaterials: uncertainty communication and the development of policy relevant knowledge | Completed |
The absorption and translocation of foliar-applied zinc oxide nanoparticle fertilisers in wheat | Completed |
The effects and side effects of using nano zero-valent-iron for environmental remediation | Completed |
The importance of biochar characteristics for its environmental applications | Completed |