Our Team of Experts

The Biogeochemical Engineering, Management & Systems (BioGEMS) Group within the Water Research Centre (WRC) consists of a team of 14 highly experienced researchers. 

 

Scientia Professor David Waite
David is the leader of the BioGEMS group. He is also the Deputy Dean for Research in the Faculty of Engineering.His research interests are focused particularly on the dynamics of oxidation-reduction processes in natural and engineered systems and in innovative electrochemical technologies for water and wastewater treatment... Full profile
Dr Mark Bligh
Dr Mark Bligh is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre. His expertise lies in the area of iron redox cycling in relation to nutrient uptake by algae in addition to concrete geochemistry... Full profile
Dr Richard Collins
Richard is a senior researcher within the UNSW Water Research Centre. He is an XAS specialist and has an extensive knowledge of radionuclide chemistry, having previously worked as a research engineer at the French Atomic Energy Commission. He is also an expert on iron redox cycling in soils and a specialist in acid sulfate soil remediation... Full profile
Dr Shikha Garg
Shikha is a Senior Research Associate with the UNSW Water Research Centre. Her expertise lies in the area of free radical chemistry involving iron and silver nanoparticles including Fenton based advanced oxidation processes... Full profile
Dr Di He
Di is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre. His expertise lies in the area of nanoparticles, reactive oxygen species and water treatment using CDI and advanced oxidation technologies... Full profile
Dr Adele Jones
Adele is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre. Her expertise includes iron redox cycling in natural systems coupled to the degradation of contaminants, in addition to concrete geochemistry... Full profile
Dr Andrew Kinsela
Andrew is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre. His expertise lies in the area of iron redox cycling in relation to radionuclide transport and acid sulfate soils... Full profile
Dr Peter Kovalsky
Peter is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre His expertise lies in the area of water treatment using CDI technology and 3D flow and thermodynamic speciation modeling... Full profile
Dr Xiaomin Li
Xiaomin is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre. Her expertise lies in the area of iron redox cycling in the presence of iron reducing bacteria and natural electron shuttling compounds... Full profile
Dr Jinxing Ma
Jinxing is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre. His expertise is in development of innovative water treatment technologies involving electrochemical and advanced oxidation processes... Full profile
Dr Chris Miller
Chris is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre. His expertise lies in the area of iron-based advanced oxidation process including those involving electro-Fenton processes and iron sulfides... Full profile
Dr An Ninh Pham
Ninh is a Lecturer and Research Fellow with the UNSW Water Research Centre. His expertise lies in the area of kinetic modeling of chemical reactions, the geochemistry of iron in natural systems and the role of copper in natural biological processes... Full profile
Xabier
Xabier is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre. His expertise lies in the area of iron reducing bacteria and microbiology in general... Full profile
Dr Xiu Yuan
Xiu is a Research Associate within the UNSW Water Research Centre. Her expertise lies in the area of advanced oxidative water treatment processes involving iron and copper... Full profile