I am the Director of the Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater and a Professor in Environmental Engineering at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UTS.

The overarching aim of my work is to discover, develop, and transfer new knowledge, skills, and technologies that improve the provision of clean water and purification of wastewater in service to society.

Prior to joining UTS, I have received research training and experience from the University of New South Wales, Yale University, University of Melbourne, and University of Wollongong. In 2009, I was a visiting professor at Colorado School of Mines. In May and June 2016, i was an August-Wilhelm Scheer Visiting Professor at the Technical University of Munich. To date, I have supervised to completion 20 PhD and 8 MPhil students, and have overseen the delivery of numerous research projects with over $3 million in funding.


Professional

Media:

Turning food waste into energy

Media release from the Hon. Don Harwin Office (Minister for Energy and Utilities)

Co-digesting food waste and sewage sludge for energy production

Device mines precious phosphorus from sewage

Awards:

2017 – UOW Vice Chancellor Award for Research Partnership and Impact

2016 – August-Wilhelm Scheer Visiting Professor – Technical University of Munich

2016 – Excellence in Reviewing Award from Environmental Science: Water Research Technology

2015 – UOW Vice Chancellor Highly Commended Research Supervision Award

2012 – Excellence in Reviewing Award from Desalination

2010 – UOW Vice Chancellor Excellence in Research Award for Emerging Researcher

2009 – UOW Vice Chancellor Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning (OCTAL) Faculty Early Career Academic Award

Editorial services:

Editorial board of Environmental Science: Water Research Technology

Section Editor of Current Pollution Reports