
Today is World Water Day.
UQ experts are available for comment on topics such as sustainable management of water, recycling and reuse, water sensitive cities, and waste water.
Dr Nina Hall
Program Manager, Sustainable Water program at UQ’s Global Change Institute.
Expertise: Sustainable management of water, including ensuring quality, quantity and security of water resources within environmental and social considerations.
Contact: n.hall2@uq.edu.au, 07 3443 3104
Associate Professor Eva Abal
Program Director, Sustainable Water at UQ’s Global Change Institute.
Expertise: Eco-efficient water management, ecosystem health report cards and monitoring.
Contact: e.abal@uq.edu.au, 07 3346 3878
Professor Zhiguo Yuan
Director of the Advanced Water Management Centre.
Expertise: Sewer corrosion and odour management, energy neutral/positive waste water treatment, integrated urban water management.
Contact: zhiguo@awmc.uq.edu.au, 07 3365 4374
Professor Jurg Keller
Deputy Director (Research) of the Advanced Water Management Centre and Chief Research Officer for the CRC for Water Sensitive Cities.
Expertise: Resource-efficient waste water treatment, water recycling and reuse, water sensitive cities.
Contact: j.keller@awmc.uq.edu.au, 07 3365 4727
Professor Damien Batstone
Deputy Director (Education) of the Advanced Water Management Centre and Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering.
Expertise: Industrial waste water treatment, resource recovery and/or fertilisers from waste, environmental biotechnology and biosolids management.
Contact: damienb@awmc.uq.edu.au, 07 3346 9051
Media: UQ’s central communications, communications@uq.edu.au, ph +61 7 3365 1120.