Overview
Background
Badin is an environmental engineer with over 20 years’ experience in environmental hydrology and water resource engineering. In his current role with the University of Queensland’s School of Civil Engineering he leads a program of research that aims to support the sustainable management of water resources and aquatic ecosystems. This research seeks to quantify water flows and the associated transport of sediment and contaminants in environmental systems ranging from upland rivers and streams to lakes, estuaries and the near-coastal ocean as well as their connected groundwater systems. Badin employs a multi-disciplinary approach that combines the application of innovative environmental monitoring with a range of models to better understand how different factors influence water quality and ecosystem health in these systems.
Prior to joining the University of Queensland, Badin was active in engineering and environmental management roles within various local government, state government, not-for-profit and professional engineering consulting organisations. He applies this past industry experience in his current research activities, which are characterised by close collaboration with water management agencies, to deliver scientific information to support management decisions.
Badin also maintains an active involvement in the University of Queensland’s undergraduate and post-graduate teaching programs where he delivers lectures in various subjects including environmental engineering, hydrology, environmental risk assessment and modelling of surface water and groundwater systems. The experience gained in these roles enables him to communicate complex environmental information with a level of detail appropriate to a range of different audiences from community stakeholders to the engineering profession and regulatory agencies. Badin also supervises a number of post-graduate and undergraduate students who are pursuing research in the area of environmental hydrology and contaminant transport, with many focusing on the implications of forecast climate shifts on water resource management decisions.
Availability
- Associate Professor Badin Gibbes is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Engineering, Griffith University
- Masters (Coursework), University of New South Wales
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Environmental Hydrology and Water Resources
Monitoring and modelling of water flows and associated bio-geochemical processes at the catchment scale as they relate to water supply systems. A particular research interest is monitoring and modelling the coupled hydrodynamic and bio-geochemical processes that occur in lakes and water supply reservoirs.
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Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions
Measurement and modelling of the exchange of water (and associated dissolved chemicals) between groundwater and surface water systems such as lakes, rivers, estuaries and oceans.
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Contaminant transport and fate
A focus of my research is on natural substances such as sediments, nutrients, pathogens, heat and salt that can become contaminants when changes in land use or anthropogenic activity cause them to be present in elevated concentrations in aquatic systems. A combination of environmental monitoring and numerical models are used to explore the movement of these contaminants through environmental systems.
Works
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2010
Book
Community management systems to protect marine ecosystems of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Final report to The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Albert, S., Corrin, J., Ross, A., Tibbetts, T., Buckius, C., Cohen, T., Gibbes, B., Grinham, A., Kvennefors, C., Verlinden, N. and Udy, J. (2010). Community management systems to protect marine ecosystems of Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. Final report to The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Not available:
2010
Book
Understanding the variability in sediment oxygen demand of Little Nerang and Wivenhoe storages. Final report to Seqwater
Grinham, A., Knowles, B., Gibbes, B., Gale, D. and Udy, J. (2010). Understanding the variability in sediment oxygen demand of Little Nerang and Wivenhoe storages. Final report to Seqwater. Not available:
2010
Book
Little Nerang storage carbon budget. Final report to Seqwater
Grinham, A., Gibbes, B., Jinks, D., Maxwell, P., Dunbabin, M., Gale, D. and Udy, J. (2010). Little Nerang storage carbon budget. Final report to Seqwater. Not available:
2010
Book
Building social and ecological resilience to climate change in Roviana, Solomon Islands. Final report to Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australian Government
Albert, S., Grinham, A., Bythell, J., Olds, A., Schwarz, A., Abernethy, K., Aranani, K., Sirikolo, M., Watoto, C., Duke, N., McKenzie, J., Roelfsema, C., Liggins, L., Brokovich, E., Pantos, O., Oeta, J. and Gibbes, B. (2010). Building social and ecological resilience to climate change in Roviana, Solomon Islands. Final report to Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australian Government. Not available:
2010
Book
Effect of inundation of vegetated areas on storage dissolved oxygen levels. Final report to Seqwater
Grinham, A., Dunbabin, M., Gibbes, B. and Udy, J. (2010). Effect of inundation of vegetated areas on storage dissolved oxygen levels. Final report to Seqwater. Not available:
2007
Other Outputs
Pore water exchange processes in offshore intertidal sandbanks
Gibbes, Badin (2007). Pore water exchange processes in offshore intertidal sandbanks. PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/158590
2005
Conference Publication
Measurement of groundwater and swash interactions on a sandy beach
Robinson, C., Baldock, T. E., Horn, D. P., Gibbes, B., Hughes, M. G., Nielsen, P. and Li, L. (2005). Measurement of groundwater and swash interactions on a sandy beach. 5th International Conference on Coastal Dynamics, Barcelona, Spain, 4-8 April 2005. Red Hook, NY United States: Curran Associates. doi: 10.1061/40855(214)104
2004
Conference Publication
Flow systems within intertidal sandbanks and their implications for iron transport in Moreton Bay
Gibbes, B., Li, L. and Lockington, D. (2004). Flow systems within intertidal sandbanks and their implications for iron transport in Moreton Bay. International Conference on Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICCEE-2004), Faculty Club (Gakushi-Kaikan), Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan, 27 - 28 July, 2004.
2000
Journal Article
South east Queensland regional water quality management strategy
Lloyd, T., McMahon, P., Gibbes, B. and Collier, C. (2000). South east Queensland regional water quality management strategy. Water, 27 (6), 42-47.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Badin Gibbes is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Assessing the performance of urban wetlands – an industry linked project
Engineered wetlands are increasingly used in urban stormwater systems to enhance water quality and ecosystem health. Design of these systems is often informed by coupled hydrologic and water quality models, however these models are often unable to resolve detailed hydrodynamic and water quality interactions. Recent advances in numerical models and computational capacity now allow simulation of these processes.
The project will focus on the application of a coupled three-dimensional hydrodynamic and water quality model to directly simulate the hydraulic and water quality performance of urban wetlands. Specifically, the project seeks to develop and test innovative approaches to the simulation of flow-vegetation interactions (with a focus on aquatic macrophytes) and the associated implications for nutrient cycling, pathogen dynamics and aquatic vegetation over multiple seasonal cycles. This project involves close collaboration with an industry partner that is an international leader in the simulation of water quality, with opportunities to complete research while embedded within the industry partner organisation. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to develop world-class skills in the construction and application of advanced water quality models. Exposure to environmental modelling is a prerequisite and previous experience in data analysis would be advantageous.
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Water resource, water quality and aquatic ecosystem management topics
Opportunities in these areas of investigaiton are continually emerging. Please contact me directly (b.gibbes@uq.edu.au) to discuss the latest research opportunities or to propose your own study topic.
Current areas of active research include:
1. Monitoring and modelling of pollutants (sediments, nutrients, pathogens and chemicals) in lakes and groundwater systems.
2. Urban lake modelling and management.
3. Simulation of future climate impacts on the hydrologial cycle with a focus on assessing changes in catchment runoff and lake dynamics.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Quantifying wind-driven greenhouse gas exchange within engineered landfills
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor William Clarke, Dr Alistair Grinham
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Doctor Philosophy
Destratification and hypolimnion oxygenation: implications for water quality and long-term stability in subtropical lakes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alistair Grinham
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of green stormwater infrastructure on increasing or decreasing flood/water quality risk in urban settings
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Mojtaba Moravej
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Formation and Role of Indurated Sand in the Northern Entrance to Moreton Bay
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Associate Professor Remo Cossu, Dr Alistair Grinham
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Dense Jet Behaviour in Dynamic Receiving Environments
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Associate Professor David Callaghan, Dr Alistair Grinham
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Numerical modelling for optimisation of water quality monitoring stations: A monitoring - modelling - management study of an Australian subtropical reservoir
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor D Lockington
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
On the real-time non-stationary monitoring-integrated modelling of flows from catchments into receiving waters: Studies in the development and application of dynamic solutions for measuring and predicting aquatic systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alistair Grinham, Associate Professor Simon Albert
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Fate and Transport of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Coastal Aquifers
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Chenming Zhang, Emeritus Professor D Lockington
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2018
Master Philosophy
Investigating the elevated arsenic concentrations in the Gold Ridge Tailings Storage Facility surface water.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Alistair Grinham, Associate Professor Simon Albert
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding Salt Transport in the Hyporheic Zone of Ephemeral Streams
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Quantifying woody vegetation water use in subtropical groundwater systems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor D Lockington
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Near-shore Groundwater Dynamics In Unconfined Coastal Aquifers
Associate Advisor
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