Lead investigator in Western Australia on research specialising in the agricultural and environmental aspects of organic waste recycling
Water Corporation
- Sludge validation during wastewater treatment, plant desludging, dewatering and storage (2019-2021)
- Sludge Stabilisation in Regional Wastewater Treatment Plants (2015-2018)
- Alum sludge (2008-2010)
- DNA fingerprinting of biosolids (2007-2010)
- Pelletised biosolids (2007-2009)
- Lime-amended biosolids (2006-2009)
- Anaerobically digested biosolids (2002-2005)
Norske Skog (Australasia) Pty Ltd
- Paper mill sludge – nitrogen transformations (2013)
Melbourne Water
- Consultancy Report Assessment of R&D Proposal for beneficial use of MWC Biosolids (2011).
CSIRO
- WA project leader for CSIRO based National Biosolids Research Program (NBRP) to investigate the benefits and risks of biosolids use in Australian agriculture (2002-2005).
Environmental Solutions International (Ltd)
- Energy and nutrient recovery from sewage sludge via pyrolysis (2003).
Collaborative work
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT): Literature review. ‘Land application of biosolids: nitrogen and phosphorus management’, for Smart Water Fund, Victoria (2010).
- Australian New Zealand Biosolids Partnership (ANZBP): ‘Literature Compendium- Biosolids Research’ (2010, 2012, 2016).
- Cooperative Research Centre for Coal in Sustainable Development, QCAT: ‘Low-Grade Zeolites from Fly Ash for Fertiliser Applications’ (2008).
- PhD project (Curtin University) – Doctorate research studied the ‘bioavailability of phosphorus in land-applied biosolids’ (1999-2005).
