Experience

Australian Laboratory for Emerging Contaminants (ALEC)
• Australia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Chief Investigator

  • Oct 2020 - Present

University of Melbourne
• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry

  • Jul 2019 - Present


RMIT University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Lecturer

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2019

• Lecturer

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2016



The University of Arizona

• United States
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Nov 2010 - Feb 2012

  I was a senior member of Professor Shane Snyder’s research team. Broadly we investigate the occurrence, environmental fate, methods of attenuation and toxicological relevance of a broad range of organic pollutants in potable water, recycled water and biosolids. I am co-supervising graduate and undergraduate students in a wide variety of research projects as well as casual laboratory employees. Current research activities include: real-time monitoring of AOP water treatment; determining the efficiency of filters to remove trace contaminants; risks from perflurorchemicals in biosolids and wastewater; chemical tracers to monitor wastewater recharge sites and the potential impacts on source water by landfill leachate. My other responsibilities include assisting to establish a new Agilent research laboratory (worth approximately $2 million) at the Bio5 research institute. Finally, I am also heavily engaged in the preparing grant proposals. Show less



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate and Visiting Academic

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

  Conducting collaborative research that broadly investigates organic pollutants in the environment. Key projects that I was the principal investigator were: review of ‘emerging’ organic pollutants in biosolids; contaminated land remediation; biosolids land application risk assessment for phthalates acid esters (PAEs); and an investigation into the environmental distribution of ‘microplastics’ in the environment. Supervised undergraduate and postgraduate research projects. Conducting collaborative research that broadly investigates organic pollutants in the environment. Key projects that I was the principal investigator were: review of ‘emerging’ organic pollutants in biosolids; contaminated land remediation; biosolids land application risk assessment for phthalates acid esters (PAEs); and an investigation into the environmental distribution of ‘microplastics’ in the environment. Supervised undergraduate and postgraduate research projects.



Melbourne Water

• Australia
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Scientist

  • Aug 2008 - Nov 2008

  Conducted a literature review of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in biosolids in order to better understand the environmental risks associated with biosolids land application in Australia. This review provided the foundation for identifying research requirements in Victoria (Australia) that aim to accurately determine the nutrient value of biosolids in an agricultural environment. Conducted a literature review of nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in biosolids in order to better understand the environmental risks associated with biosolids land application in Australia. This review provided the foundation for identifying research requirements in Victoria (Australia) that aim to accurately determine the nutrient value of biosolids in an agricultural environment.

• PhD Candidate

  • Jan 2005 - Oct 2008

  Assessing the risks to public health from persistent organic pollutants in biosolids Assessing the risks to public health from persistent organic pollutants in biosolids