Sustainable Resource Recovery from Used Water

Gilda Carvalho is a Senior Lecturer and Joint Course Coordinator at the Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology at the University of Queensland, Australia. She also coordinates the Master of Engineering in Urban Water program. With a background as a chemical engineer and a PhD in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, Carvalho has established herself as an expert in environmental bioengineering, focusing on water and wastewater treatment technologies. Her research interests include the removal of nutrients and emerging pollutants, as well as biologically-mediated resource recovery processes. As a passionate educator, she has extensive experience in developing and delivering a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering. Carvalho has played a key role in developing a unique suite of postgraduate programs in Urban Water Engineering, characterized by a comprehensive and integrative vision of the urban water cycle and strong links with industry. Her work bridges the gap between academic research and practical applications in water engineering, contributing significantly to the field of sustainable urban water management.

Xianghua Wen is a distinguished Professor in the School of Environment at Tsinghua University, Beijing, where she also serves as Joint Course Coordinator. She obtained her PhD in Environmental Engineering from Tsinghua University in 1991. Her expertise spans water pollution control theory and technology, and environmental biotechnology. As a key researcher at the State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, Professor Wen focuses on critical areas such as membrane bioreactors for industrial wastewater treatment, biotechnology applications in pollutant detoxification, and sustainable urban water resource management. Her teaching portfolio includes graduate-level courses in Modern Environmental Biotechnology and Advanced Wastewater Treatment. With an impressive academic output of over 230 technical journal papers and 5 books, Professor Wen has made significant contributions to the field of environmental engineering. Her ongoing research projects encompass a wide range of topics, including the use of innovative technologies for degrading refractory organics and the development of advanced systems for industrial wastewater treatment. Professor Wen's work has earned her recognition as a leading expert in wastewater treatment, membranes, microbial ecology, and environmental engineering.

Liu Ye is a Professor at The University of Queensland's School of Chemical Engineering, recently promoted from her previous role as Associate Professor. She earned her PhD from Beijing University of Technology and Bachelor's degree from Zhengzhou University. Her research focuses on sustainable environmental engineering, particularly in developing innovative solutions for net-zero emissions and climate resilience in wastewater treatment. As the Greenhouse Gas research program leader at UQ urban water engineering, she has established herself as a leading expert in understanding and mitigating fugitive GHG emissions from urban wastewater systems