Author Editor
Date April 20, 2021

Training Centre Director, Andy Ball and Deputy Directors, Kalpit Shah and Aravind Surapaneni recently toured the site of the new Pilot Plant facility currently under construction at RMIT’s Bundoora West campus, with project manager Melinda Iser.

The ARC ITTC Transforming Biosolids Pilot Plant facility will be utilised by academics from the schools of both Science and Engineering – researchers involved in both RMIT and ARC-funded Centres. This new unique facility will help strengthen RMIT’s international standing in resource and waste technologies’ research mainly around the chemical, thermal and hydrothermal processing of biosolids. RMIT is poised to become a unique place to host various waste technology research in Australia.

Through funding from ARC and industry, RMIT acquired ten new unique assets (several lab-, bench-, semi-pilot and pilot-scale rigs as well as gas analysers) which are due to be housed at this site.

The new facility is due to be completed by July 2021.

[Image: RMIT Project Management  (L-R) Dr Aravind Surapaneni, Dist. Prof. Andy Ball, A/Prof Kalpit Shah, Melinda Iser]

 

 

 

Author Editor
Date April 1, 2021

UPDATE: These positions have now been filled. (Ed)

 

Exciting progress today on implementing the Training Centre’s biosolids research programme with the advertising of four (4) new Postdoctoral Research Assistant positions at RMIT University.

Located at the Bundoora campus,  the Postdoctoral Research Assistants will work with Centre Director, Dist. Professor Andy Ball and the Centre’s Deputy Director (Academic), Associate Professor Kalpit Shah on Projects 1B, 1C and 3C.

For further details, and links to the RMIT Careers website, go to our Training page – located here

Author Editor
Date January 27, 2021

Congratulations to our Theme Leader, Professor Damien Batstone from The University of Queensland, on his involvement in the above project which was successful in the recently announced CRC Projects Round 10 awards.

This CRC-P brings together industry, regulators and research partners to develop a suite of technologies to increase existing treatment infrastructure capacity, produce quality biosolids for soil fertiliser and increase bioenergy recovery.

Details can be found here.

Author Editor
Date December 16, 2020

The ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resource took a leap forward this week by finalising all its project proposals.

In a series of on-line Industry Endorsement Workshops held over the past 5 weeks during November and December, Chief Investigators on all ten projects presented feedback received from industry partners following the initial consultation round, and reviewed amendments to the projects as a result of this valuable industry input.

Workshop discussions then helped to clarify and prioritise industry expectations and sought to identify potential impacts from the Centre’s research on the future of the sector.

The close cooperation and support of industry personnel and user groups for the Centre’s research program is significant in helping to create strong partnerships and ensuring the long term practical application of research outcomes.

Author Editor
Date December 9, 2020

UPDATE: These positions have now been filled. (Ed)

 

The University of NSW is seeking two Research Associates to work on Theme 3 Projects 3A and 3B.  The recruitment process has commenced and details of these positions and how to apply can be found  on the UNSW website.

Applications close on 4 January 2021.

For further details please refer to the following:

• Details on the Theme 3 projects – see here
• Research Associate position for Project 3A – see here
• Research Associate position for Project 3B – see here

 

Author Editor
Date December 9, 2020

Biosolids Training Centre researchers were recently named as recipients of the following notable awards:

Dr Sarvesh Soni from RMIT University (pictured left) has received the 2020 RMIT Award for Research Impact – Technology. The citation notes the “potential and impact of his research includes transformation in the way biosolids are managed in Australia, which paves the way for improved and more environmentally sustainable practices globally”. See more from RMIT’s award announcement here.

Professor Stuart Khan from the University of New South Wales is among 25 leading Australian scientists and engineers announced as the 2020 Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) Fellows. Professor Khan’s pioneering contributions to the field of water management – through his research and advocacy for urban water quality and management – have influenced water policy and industry adoption internationally. For more, see the UNSW Newsroom’s article here.

Author Editor
Date September 21, 2020

UPDATE: The conference organisers advised this event has been postponed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.  (Ed)

The Australian Water Association and the Australian & New Zealand Biosolids Partnership are holding the Biosolids National Conference 2021 on 4-5 March 2021.

This biannual conference will be delivered as a digital event. Details are available here.

Author Editor
Date September 15, 2020

RMIT News reports today that

“Researchers have used biosolids to produce hydrogen from wastewater, in new technology that supports the comprehensive recycling of one of humanity’s unlimited resources – sewage”.

 

Refer here to read this article.

 

 

SOURCE: RMIT News – published 15 September 2020