Overview
Background
Monitoring and understanding of greenhouse gas emissions and sediment dynamics in shallow water bodies.
My primary interests are in monitoring and understanding biogeochemical processes within shallow water ecosystems. My formal training was in biochemistry and marine biology focusing on Southern Ocean food webs. Subsequently, I have focused on monitoring sediment loading and greenhouse gas emissions from sub-tropical coastal and freshwater systems.
I joined the School of Civil Engineering in 2007 to work in the area of sediment biogeochemical cycling in freshwater storages and coastal lagoons. In order to better understand these processes it is critical to monitor overlying water column processes as well as catchment interactions. Therefore, my primary research activities have been in the developing novel monitoring systems of catchments and their receiving water bodies.
Availability
- Dr Alistair Grinham is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2011
Conference Publication
Viability criteria for the presence of the seagrass Zostera muelleri in Moreton Bay, based on benthic light dose
O'Brien, K. R., Grinham, A., Roelfsema, C. M., Saunders, M. I. and Dennison, W. C. (2011). Viability criteria for the presence of the seagrass Zostera muelleri in Moreton Bay, based on benthic light dose. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand (MODSIM 2011), Perth, Australia, 12 - 16 December 2011. Perth, Australia: Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand.
2011
Other Outputs
Assessing efficiency of bacteria at toxin removal. Final report to Seqwater
Green, T., Gibbes, B., Grinham, A. and Bartkow, M. (2011). Assessing efficiency of bacteria at toxin removal. Final report to Seqwater. Brisbane, Australia:
2011
Other Outputs
Link biogeochemical processes to real-time modelling. Final report to Seqwater
Grinham, A., Knowles, B., Gibbes, B., Green, T., Gale, D. and Bartkow, M. (2011). Link biogeochemical processes to real-time modelling. Final report to Seqwater. Brisbane, Australia:
2011
Conference Publication
Effects of large water level fluctuations on water quality in subtropical reservoirs
Laursen, R. K., Gibbes, B., Grinham, A., Gale, D., Udy, J. and Lockington, D. (2011). Effects of large water level fluctuations on water quality in subtropical reservoirs. 34th IAHR World Congress, 33rd Hydrology and Water Resources Symposium and 10th Conference on Hydraulics in Water Engineering, Brisbane, Australia, 26 June - 1 July 2011. Brisbane, Australia: Engineers Australia.
2011
Other Outputs
Sediment water flux annual loads. Final report to Seqwater
Gibbes, B., Grinham, A., Aryal, R., Green, T., Gale, D., Watkinson, M. and Bartkow, M. (2011). Sediment water flux annual loads. Final report to Seqwater. Brisbane, Australia:
2010
Journal Article
Anaerobic digestion of harvested aquatic weeds: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), cabomba (Cabomba Caroliniana) and salvinia (Salvinia molesta)
O'Sullivan, Cathryn, Rounsefell, Beth, Grinham, Alistair, Clarke, William and Udy, James (2010). Anaerobic digestion of harvested aquatic weeds: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), cabomba (Cabomba Caroliniana) and salvinia (Salvinia molesta). Ecological Engineering, 36 (10), 1459-1468. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2010.06.027
2010
Conference Publication
Experimental evaluation of an autonomous surface vehicle for water quality and greenhouse gas emission monitoring
Dunbabin, Matthew and Grinham, Alistair (2010). Experimental evaluation of an autonomous surface vehicle for water quality and greenhouse gas emission monitoring. IEEE International Conference on Robots and Automation, ICRA 2010, Alaska, U.S.A., 3-7 May 2010. U. S. A.: IEEE - Computer Society. doi: 10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509187
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:
2010
Journal Article
Elemental composition and productivity of cyanobacterial mats in an arid zone estuary in north Western Australia
Lovelock, Catherine E., Grinham, Alistair, Adame, Maria F. and Penrose, Helen M. (2010). Elemental composition and productivity of cyanobacterial mats in an arid zone estuary in north Western Australia. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 18 (1), 37-47. doi: 10.1007/s11273-009-9146-6
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:
2009
Journal Article
Continous monitoring of reservoir water quality: The Wivenhoe Project
Dunbabin, Matt, Udy, James, Grinham, Alistair and Bruenig, Michael (2009). Continous monitoring of reservoir water quality: The Wivenhoe Project. Water, 36 (6), 74-77.
2009
Conference Publication
An autonomous surface vehicle for water quality monitoring
Dunbabin, Matthew, Grinham, Alistair and Udy, James (2009). An autonomous surface vehicle for water quality monitoring. Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation 2009, Sydney, Australia, 2-4 December 2009. Web Master online: Australian Robotics and Automation Association.
2009
Conference Publication
Using diatom community structure to assess freshwater reservoirs in South East Queensland, Australia
Gale, Deb, Grinham, Alistair and Udy, James (2009). Using diatom community structure to assess freshwater reservoirs in South East Queensland, Australia. Symposium on Diatom Taxonomy in the 21st Century in Honour of Henri Van Heurck, Meise, Belgium, 23-26 August 2009. Meise, Belgium: Natl Botanical Garden Belgium.
2007
Journal Article
Accurately measuring the abundance of benthic microalgae in spatially variable habitats
Grinham, Alistair R., Carruthers, Tim J. B., Fisher, Paul L., Udy, James W. and Dennison, William C. (2007). Accurately measuring the abundance of benthic microalgae in spatially variable habitats. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods, 5 (5), 119-125. doi: 10.4319/lom.2007.5.119
2007
Other Outputs
Downstream effects of land use on shallow-water benthic microalgal communities in Moreton Bay, Australia and Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands
Grinham, Alistair Robert (2007). Downstream effects of land use on shallow-water benthic microalgal communities in Moreton Bay, Australia and Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands. PhD Thesis, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/158525
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Alistair Grinham is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the Formation and Role of Indurated Sand in the Northern Entrance to Moreton Bay
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Associate Professor Badin Gibbes, Associate Professor Remo Cossu
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Doctor Philosophy
Real time, dynamic aquatic monitoring through the use of autonomous systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Matthew D'Souza, Associate Professor Simon Albert
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Doctor Philosophy
Use of multispectral imagery to enhance aquaculture operations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Associate Professor Remo Cossu, Professor Stuart Phinn
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Doctor Philosophy
Quantifying wind-driven greenhouse gas exchange within engineered landfills
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor William Clarke, Associate Professor Badin Gibbes
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Doctor Philosophy
Developing an autonomous model with predictive capabilities using computer vision and machine learning to facilitate remote monitoring of activities
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Alexander Scheuermann
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Doctor Philosophy
Use of Multispectral Imagery to Enhance Aquaculture Operation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Associate Professor Remo Cossu, Professor Stuart Phinn
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Doctor Philosophy
Use of multispectral imagery to enhance aquaculture operations
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn, Associate Professor Remo Cossu, Associate Professor Simon Albert
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessing the risk of oligomictic conditions in subtropical reservoirs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Badin Gibbes
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of green stormwater infrastructure on increasing or decreasing flood/water quality risk in urban settings
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Associate Professor Badin Gibbes
Completed supervision
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Diatoms as indicators of ecological change in freshwater reservoirs of South East Queensland
Principal Advisor
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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: Associate Professor Badin Gibbes, Associate Professor Simon Albert
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Analysis of tidal energy resources driven by strong tidal currents in Australian coastal waters
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Remo Cossu
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
FINE SEDIMENT TRANSPORT MECHANISMS IN A SHALLOW SUBTROPICAL EMBAYMENT - A COASTAL SYSTEM RESPONSE TO EXTREME FLOODING
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Nielsen, Associate Professor Remo Cossu
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Dense Jet Behaviour in Dynamic Receiving Environments
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert, Associate Professor David Callaghan, Associate Professor Badin Gibbes
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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: Associate Professor Badin Gibbes, Associate Professor Simon Albert
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from South East Queensland waterways
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Social and Environmental Impacts of an Exploited Fishery: Holothurians in Marovo Lagoon, Solomon Islands
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Simon Albert
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Methane and nitrous oxide emissions from subtropical coastal systems and freshwater reservoirs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Zhiguo Yuan
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Microphytobenthos Abundance from Remote Sensing: Heron Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn, Associate Professor Chris Roelfsema
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Enquiries
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- biogeochemical processes
- coastal engineering
- engineering
- greenhouse gas emissions
- mud distribution
- sediment dynamics
- shallow water
- tidal energy
- tidal engineering
- volcano
- wave energy
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