Team

A truly multi-disciplinary team

A truly multi-disciplinary team involving high performing researchers in the biosolids area from biology, environmental and agriculture sciences, engineering and technology, guidelines and policy framework and social studies

Centre leadership team

Dist. Prof Andy Ball

Centre Director
RMIT University

Prof Kalpit Shah

Centre Deputy Director (Academic)
RMIT University

Dr Aravind Surapaneni

Centre Deputy Director (Industry)
South East Water

Elissa McElroy

Centre Manager
RMIT University

Isobel Decru

Project Officer
RMIT University

Prof Kalpit Shah

Centre Deputy Director (Academic)
RMIT University

Dr Aravind Surapaneni

Centre Deputy Director (Industry)
South East Water

Elissa McElroy

Centre Manager
RMIT University

Node leaders

Prof Damien Batstone

University of Queensland

Prof Megan Ryan

University of Western Australia

Prof Richard Stuetz

UNSW Sydney

Chief investigators

Prof Anas Ghadouani

University of Western Australia

Prof Susanne Schmidt

University of Queensland

A/Prof Michael Burton

University of Western Australia

Prof Thomas Wiedmann

UNSW Sydney

Prof Lauren Rickards

RMIT (to 2023); La Trobe University from 2023

Prof Stuart Khan

UNSW Sydney

Prof Denis O'Carroll

UNSW Sydney

Dr Sarvesh Soni

RMIT University (to 2021 – Adjunct)

Dr Ruth Fisher

UNSW Sydney

Prof Matthew Kearnes

UNSW Sydney

Prof Nicky Eshtiaghi

RMIT University

Dr Sarvesh Soni

RMIT University

Industry Centre Postdocs (ICPD's) and Postdocs

Dr Liah Coggins

University of Western Australia

Dr Bede Mickan

University of Western Australia

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Dr Ademir Abdala Prata Junior

UNSW Sydney (to 2022); Visiting Researcher from 10/2022 –

Dr James Hayes

UNSW Sydney

Dr Soo Huey Teh

UNSW Sydney (to 2022)

Dr Christian Krohn

RMIT University

Dr Pobitra Halder

RMIT University (to 2021)

Dr Savankumar Patel

RMIT University

Dr Leadin Khudur

RMIT University

Dr Patrick Bonney

RMIT University

Dr Philip Keymer

University of Queensland

Dr Ganesh Veluswarmy

RMIT University

Dr Abhishek Sharma

RMIT University (2022-2023 only)

Dr Calvin He

UNSW Sydney

Dr Mojtaba Hedayati Marzbali

RMIT University (to 2023)

Varsha Sivagurunathan

UNSW Sydney (2022 only)

Dr Manoj Kumar Jena

RMIT University

Dr Shamim Aryampa

UNSW Sydney

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Dr Mojtaba Hedayati Marzbali

RMIT University

Varsha Sivagurunathan

UNSW Sydney

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Industry Centre Higher Degrees by Research (ICHDR's) and HDRs

Marilyn Braine

UNSW Sydney

Thais Guerrero

UNSW Sydney

Lisha Liu

UNSW Sydney

George Mercer

University of Western Australia

Andreas Pfeifle

University of Western Australia

Kraiwut (KJ) Jansriphibul

RMIT University

Shivani Agnihotri

RMIT University

Kamrun Nahar

RMIT University

Tim Micallef

RMIT University

Marina Corte Tedesco

UNSW Sydney

Bushra Parvin Upoma

University of Queensland

Feizia Huslina

RMIT University

Charles Chinyere Dike

RMIT University

Jake Elliot

RMIT University

Ibrahim Hakeem

RMIT University

Jingwen (Ross) Luo

UNSW Sydney (Masters 2021, PhD 2022 – )

Tien Ngo

RMIT University

Millicent Nicholls

University of Queensland (Masters 2021 only)

Alka Rani

RMIT University

Nimesha Parami Rathnayake

RMIT University

Manish Sharma

University of Western Australia

Seyedali (Ali) Tabatabaei

RMIT University

Daiana Velez Marin

University of Queensland (MPhil)

Habiba Sarwar

RMIT University

Tingting (Angela) An

University of Western Australia (Visiting PhD)

Shamima Eaysmine

University of Queensland

Tianyi Chu

University of Western Australia

Julie Besedin

RMIT University

Soulayma Hassan

RMIT University

Sali Khair Biek

RMIT University

Gerardo (Jerry) Aguilar Jr.

RMIT University

Ibrahim Said Hamed Humaid Al Waili

RMIT University